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Ma M, Zhang X, Chen X, Xiong H, Xu L, Cheng T, Yuan J, Wei F, Shen B. In situ imaging of the atomic phase transition dynamics in metal halide perovskites. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7142. [PMID: 37932253 PMCID: PMC10628210 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42999-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Phase transition dynamics are an important concern in the wide applications of metal halide perovskites, which fundamentally determine the optoelectronic properties and stabilities of perovskite materials and devices. However, a more in-depth understanding of such a phase transition process with real atomic resolution is still limited by the immature low-dose electron microscopy and in situ imaging studies to date. Here, we apply an emergent low-dose imaging technique to identify different phase structures (α, β and γ) in CsPbI3 nanocrystals during an in-situ heating process. The rotation angles of PbI6 octahedrons can be measured in these images to quantitatively describe the thermal-induced phase distribution and phase transition. Then, the dynamics of such a phase transition are studied at a macro time scale by continuously imaging the phase distribution in a single nanocrystal. The structural evolution process of CsPbI3 nanocrystals at the particle level, including the changes in morphology and composition, is also visualized with increasing temperature. These results provide atomic insights into the transition dynamics of perovskite phases, indicating a long-time transition process with obvious intermediate states and spatial distribution that should be generally considered in the further study of structure-property relations and device performance.
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- Mengmeng Ma
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Reaction Engineering and Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084, Beijing, PR China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Negative Carbon Technologies, Soochow University, 215123, Suzhou, Jiangsu, PR China.
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Romero-Pérez C, Delgado NF, Herrera-Collado M, Calvo ME, Míguez H. Ultrapure Green High Photoluminescence Quantum Yield from FAPbBr 3 Nanocrystals Embedded in Transparent Porous Films. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2023; 35:5541-5549. [PMID: 37528839 PMCID: PMC10389805 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c00934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Achieving highly transparent and emissive films based on perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) is a challenging task since their photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) typically drops abruptly when they are used as building blocks to make a solid. In this work, we obtain highly transparent films containing FAPbBr3 quantum dots that display a narrow green emission (λ = 530 nm, full width at half-maximum (FWHM) = 23 nm) with a PLQY as high as 86%. The method employed makes use of porous matrices that act as arrays of nanoreactors to synthesize the targeted quantum dots within their void space, providing both a means to keep them dispersed and a protective environment. Further infiltration with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) increases the mechanical and chemical stability of the ensemble and serves to passivate surface defects, boosting the emission of the embedded PQD and significantly reducing the width of the emission peak, which fulfills the requirements established by the Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage (CIE) to be considered an ultrapure green emitter. The versatility of this approach is demonstrated by fabricating a color-converting layer that can be easily transferred onto a light-emitting device surface to modify the spectral properties of the outgoing radiation.
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- Carlos Romero-Pérez
- Instituto
de Ciencias de Materiales de Sevilla (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla), C/Américo Vespucio, 49, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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- Department
of Material Science, Metallurgical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry
IMEYMAT, Facultad de Ciencias (Universidad
de Cádiz), Campus Río San Pedro, s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz 11510, Spain
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- Department
of Material Science, Metallurgical Engineering and Inorganic Chemistry
IMEYMAT, Facultad de Ciencias (Universidad
de Cádiz), Campus Río San Pedro, s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz 11510, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencias de Materiales de Sevilla (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla), C/Américo Vespucio, 49, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencias de Materiales de Sevilla (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones
Científicas-Universidad de Sevilla), C/Américo Vespucio, 49, Sevilla 41092, Spain
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Guilloux V, Ghribi A, Majrab S, Margaillan F, Bernard M, Bernardot F, Legrand L, Lhuillier E, Boujdaria K, Chamarro M, Testelin C, Barisien T. Exciton Fine Structure of CsPbCl 3 Nanocrystals: An Interplay of Electron-Hole Exchange Interaction, Crystal Structure, Shape Anisotropy, and Dielectric Mismatch. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37366625 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c00772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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In the semiconducting perovskite materials family, the cesium-lead-chloride compound (CsPbCl3) supports robust excitons characterized by a blue-shifted transition and the largest binding energy, thus presenting a high potential to achieve demanding solid-state room-temperature photonic or quantum devices. Here we study the fundamental emission properties of cubic-shaped colloidal CsPbCl3 nanocrystals (NCs), examining in particular individual NC responses using micro-photoluminescence in order to unveil the exciton fine structure (EFS) features. Within this work, NCs with average dimensions ⟨Lα⟩ ≈ 8 nm (α = x, y, z) are studied with a level of dispersity in their dimensions that allows disentangling the effects of size and shape anisotropy in the analysis. We find that most of the NCs exhibit an optical response under the form of a doublet with crossed polarized peaks and an average inter-bright-state splitting, ΔBB ≈ 1.53 meV, but triplets are also observed though being a minority. The origin of the EFS patterns is discussed in the frame of the electron-hole exchange model by taking into account the dielectric mismatch at the NC interface. The different features (large dispersity in the ΔBB values and occasional occurrence of triplets) are reconciled by incorporating a moderate degree of shape anisotropy, observed in the structural characterization, by preserving the relatively high degree of the NC lattice symmetry. The energy distance between the optically inactive state and the bright manifold, ΔBD, is also extracted from time-resolved photoluminescence measurements (ΔBD ≈ 10.7 meV), in good agreement with our theoretical predictions.
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- Victor Guilloux
- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- LR01ES15 Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux: Structure et Propriétés, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte 7021, Tunisia
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- LR01ES15 Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux: Structure et Propriétés, Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Bizerte 7021, Tunisia
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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- Institut des NanoSciences de Paris, CNRS UMR 7588, Sorbonne Université, F-75005 Paris, France
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Nguyen HA, Dixon G, Dou FY, Gallagher S, Gibbs S, Ladd DM, Marino E, Ondry JC, Shanahan JP, Vasileiadou ES, Barlow S, Gamelin DR, Ginger DS, Jonas DM, Kanatzidis MG, Marder SR, Morton D, Murray CB, Owen JS, Talapin DV, Toney MF, Cossairt BM. Design Rules for Obtaining Narrow Luminescence from Semiconductors Made in Solution. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37311205 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Solution-processed semiconductors are in demand for present and next-generation optoelectronic technologies ranging from displays to quantum light sources because of their scalability and ease of integration into devices with diverse form factors. One of the central requirements for semiconductors used in these applications is a narrow photoluminescence (PL) line width. Narrow emission line widths are needed to ensure both color and single-photon purity, raising the question of what design rules are needed to obtain narrow emission from semiconductors made in solution. In this review, we first examine the requirements for colloidal emitters for a variety of applications including light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, lasers, and quantum information science. Next, we will delve into the sources of spectral broadening, including "homogeneous" broadening from dynamical broadening mechanisms in single-particle spectra, heterogeneous broadening from static structural differences in ensemble spectra, and spectral diffusion. Then, we compare the current state of the art in terms of emission line width for a variety of colloidal materials including II-VI quantum dots (QDs) and nanoplatelets, III-V QDs, alloyed QDs, metal-halide perovskites including nanocrystals and 2D structures, doped nanocrystals, and, finally, as a point of comparison, organic molecules. We end with some conclusions and connections, including an outline of promising paths forward.
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- Hao A Nguyen
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Chimica, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 36, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, James Franck Institute, and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, United States
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Ma H, Kim D, Park SI, Choi BK, Park G, Baek H, Lee H, Kim H, Yu J, Lee WC, Park J, Yang J. Direct Observation of Off-Stoichiometry-Induced Phase Transformation of 2D CdSe Quantum Nanosheets. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2205690. [PMID: 36638252 PMCID: PMC9982559 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Crystal structures determine material properties, suggesting that crystal phase transformations have the potential for application in a variety of systems and devices. Phase transitions are more likely to occur in smaller crystals; however, in quantum-sized semiconductor nanocrystals, the microscopic mechanisms by which phase transitions occur are not well understood. Herein, the phase transformation of 2D CdSe quantum nanosheets caused by off-stoichiometry is revealed, and the progress of the transformation is directly observed by in situ transmission electron microscopy. The initial hexagonal wurtzite-CdSe nanosheets with atomically uniform thickness are transformed into cubic zinc blende-CdSe nanosheets. A combined experimental and theoretical study reveals that electron-beam irradiation can change the stoichiometry of the nanosheets, thereby triggering phase transformation. The loss of Se atoms induces the reconstruction of surface atoms, driving the transformation from wurtzite-CdSe(11 2 ¯ $\bar{2}$ 0) to zinc blende-CdSe(001) 2D nanocrystals. Furthermore, during the phase transformation, unconventional dynamic phenomena occur, including domain separation. This study contributes to the fundamental understanding of the phase transformations in 2D quantum-sized semiconductor nanocrystals.
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- Hyeonjong Ma
- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle ResearchInstitute for Basic Science (IBS)Seoul08826Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineeringand Institute of Chemical ProcessesSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle ResearchInstitute for Basic Science (IBS)Seoul08826Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineeringand Institute of Chemical ProcessesSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle ResearchInstitute for Basic Science (IBS)Seoul08826Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineeringand Institute of Chemical ProcessesSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
- Energy Science and Engineering Research CenterDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringBK21 FOUR ERICA‐ACE CenterHanyang UniversityAnsanGyeonggi15588Republic of Korea
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- Center for Nanoparticle ResearchInstitute for Basic Science (IBS)Seoul08826Republic of Korea
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineeringand Institute of Chemical ProcessesSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
- Institute of Engineering ResearchCollege of EngineeringSeoul National UniversitySeoul08826Republic of Korea
- Advanced Institute of Convergence TechnologySeoul National UniversitySuwon‐siGyeonggi‐do16229Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and EngineeringDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
- Energy Science and Engineering Research CenterDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)Daegu42988Republic of Korea
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Scalon L, Freitas FS, Marques FDC, Nogueira AF. Tiny spots to light the future: advances in synthesis, properties, and application of perovskite nanocrystals in solar cells. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:907-941. [PMID: 36629010 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05043a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Perovskites are in the hotspot of material science and technology. Outstanding properties have been discovered, fundamental mechanisms of defect formation and degradation elucidated, and applications in a wide variety of optoelectronic devices demonstrated. Advances through adjusting the bulk-perovskite composition, as well as the integration of layered and nanostructured perovskites in the devices, allowed improvement in performance and stability. Recently, efforts have been devoted to investigating the effects of quantum confinement in perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) aiming to fabricate optoelectronic devices based solely on these nanoparticles. In general, the applications are focused on light-emitting diodes, especially because of the high color purity and high fluorescence quantum yield obtained in PNCs. Likewise, they present important characteristics featured for photovoltaic applications, highlighting the possibility of stabilizing photoactive phases that are unstable in their bulk analog, the fine control of the bandgap through size change, low defect density, and compatibility with large-scale deposition techniques. Despite the progress made in the last years towards the improvement in the performance and stability of PNCs-based solar cells, their efficiency is still much lower than that obtained with bulk perovskite, and discussions about upscaling of this technology are scarce. In light of this, we address in this review recent routes towards efficiency improvement and the up-scaling of PNC solar cells, emphasizing synthesis management and strategies for solar cell fabrication.
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- Lucas Scalon
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais 30421-169, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-970, Brazil.
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Yang RX, McCandler CA, Andriuc O, Siron M, Woods-Robinson R, Horton MK, Persson KA. Big Data in a Nano World: A Review on Computational, Data-Driven Design of Nanomaterials Structures, Properties, and Synthesis. ACS NANO 2022; 16:19873-19891. [PMID: 36378904 PMCID: PMC9798871 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The recent rise of computational, data-driven research has significant potential to accelerate materials discovery. Automated workflows and materials databases are being rapidly developed, contributing to high-throughput data of bulk materials that are growing in quantity and complexity, allowing for correlation between structural-chemical features and functional properties. In contrast, computational data-driven approaches are still relatively rare for nanomaterials discovery due to the rapid scaling of computational cost for finite systems. However, the distinct behaviors at the nanoscale as compared to the parent bulk materials and the vast tunability space with respect to dimensionality and morphology motivate the development of data sets for nanometric materials. In this review, we discuss the recent progress in data-driven research in two aspects: functional materials design and guided synthesis, including commonly used metrics and approaches for designing materials properties and predicting synthesis routes. More importantly, we discuss the distinct behaviors of materials as a result of nanosizing and the implications for data-driven research. Finally, we share our perspectives on future directions for extending the current data-driven research into the nano realm.
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- Ruo Xi Yang
- Materials
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Materials
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
- Liquid
Sunlight Alliance and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Materials
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Materials
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Materials
Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, University
of California, Berkeley, California94720, United States
- Molecular
Foundry, Energy Sciences Area, Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California94720, United States
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He Y, Zheng K, Henry PF, Pullerits T, Chen J. Direct Observation of Size-Dependent Phase Transition in Methylammonium Lead Bromide Perovskite Microcrystals and Nanocrystals. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:39970-39974. [PMID: 36385807 PMCID: PMC9648073 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Methylammonium (MA) lead halide perovskites have been widely studied as active materials for advanced optoelectronics. As crystalline semiconductor materials, their properties are strongly affected by their crystal structure. Depending on their applications, the size of MA lead halide perovskite crystals varies by several orders of magnitude. The particle size can lead to different structural phase transitions and optoelectronic properties. Herein, we investigate the size effect for phase transition of MA lead bromide (MAPbBr3) by comparing the temperature-dependent neutron powder diffraction patterns of microcrystals and nanocrystals. The orthorhombic-to-tetragonal phase transition occurs in MAPbBr3 microcrystals within the temperature range from 100 to 310 K. However, the phase transition is absent in nanocrystals in this temperature range. In this work, we offer a persuasive and direct evidence of the relationship between the particle size and the phase transition in perovskite crystals.
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- Yanmei He
- Department
of Chemical Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemical Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
- Department
of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kongens
Lyngby, Denmark
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- ISIS
Pulsed Neutron Muon Facility, Rutherford
Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
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- Department
of Chemical Physics and NanoLund, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 22100 Lund, Sweden
- Nano-Science
Center & Department of Chemistry, University
of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken
5, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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Yuan HL, Wang K, Hu H, Yang L, Chen J, Zheng K. Atomic-Scale Observation of Grain Boundary Dominated Unsynchronized Phase Transition in Polycrystalline Cu 2 Se. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2205715. [PMID: 35981531 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phase transition is a physical phenomenon that attracts great interest of researchers. Although the theory of second-order phase transitions is well-established, their atomic-scale dynamics in polycrystalline materials remains elusive. In this work, second-order phase transitions in polycrystalline Cu2 Se at the transition temperature are directly observed by in situ aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy. Phase transitions in microcrystalline Cu2 Se start at the grain boundaries and extend inside the grains. This phenomenon is more pronounced in nanosized grains. Analysis of phase transitions in nanocrystalline Cu2 Se with different grain boundaries demonstrates that grain boundary energy dominates unsynchronized phase transition behavior. This suggests that the energy of grain boundaries is the key factor influencing the energetic barrier for initiation of phase transition. The findings advance atomic-scale understanding of second-order phase transitions, which is crucial for the control of this process in polycrystalline materials.
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- Hua-Lei Yuan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621999, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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Huang X, Matsushita Y, Sun HT, Shirahata N. Impact of bismuth-doping on enhanced radiative recombination in lead-free double-perovskite nanocrystals. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2022; 4:3091-3100. [PMID: 36133518 PMCID: PMC9419852 DOI: 10.1039/d2na00238h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Lead-free double-perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have received considerable attention as promising candidates for environmentally friendly optical applications. Furthermore, double-perovskite nanostructures are known to be physically stable compared to most other inorganic halide perovskites, with a generic chemical formula of ABX3 (e.g., A = Cs+; B = Sn2+ or Ge2+; X = Cl-, Br-, I-, or their combination). However, relevant experimental studies on the photophysical properties are still insufficient for Pb-free double-perovskite NCs. Herein, we synthesized Cs2Ag0.65Na0.35InCl6 NCs doped with bismuth (Bi3+) ions and investigated their photophysical properties to reveal the role of the dopant on the enhanced photoemission properties. Specifically, it was found that the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) increased up to 33.2% by 2% Bi-doping. The optical bandgap of the NCs decreased from 3.47 eV to 3.41 eV as the amount of the dopant increased from 2% to 15%. To find out the effect of Bi-doping, the temperature-dependent PL properties of the undoped and doped NCs were investigated by utilizing steady-state and time-resolved PL spectroscopy. With increasing the temperature from 20 K to 300 K, the PL intensities of the doped NCs decreased slower than the undoped ones. The correlated average PL lifetimes of both the bismuth-doped and undoped NCs decreased with increasing the temperature. The experimental results revealed that all the NC samples showed thermal quenching with the temperature increasing, and the PL quenching was suppressed in bismuth-doped NCs.
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- Xiaoyu Huang
- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0814 Japan
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- Research Network and Facility Services Division, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
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- International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) Ibaraki 305-0044 Japan
- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University Sapporo 060-0814 Japan
- Department of Physics, Chuo University Tokyo 112-8551 Japan
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Clabel H. JL, Chacaliaza-Ricaldi J, Marega Jr E. Potential Application of Perovskite Structure for Water Treatment: Effects of Band Gap, Band Edges, and Lifetime of Charge Carrier for Photocatalysis. FRONTIERS IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fnano.2022.827925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Perovskite structures have attracted scientific interest as a promising alternative for water treatment due to their unique structural, high oxidation activity, electronic stability, and optical properties. In addition, the photocatalytic activity of perovskite structures is higher than that of many transition metal compounds. A critical property that determines the high-performance photocatalytic and optical properties is the band gap, lifetime of carrier charge, and band edges relative to the redox potential. Thus, the synthesis/processing and study of the effect on the band gap, lifetime of carrier charge, and band edges relative to the redox potential in the development of high-performance photocatalysts for water treatment are critical. This review presents the basic physical principles of optical band gaps, their band gap tunability, potentials, and limitations in the applications for the water treatment. Furthermore, it reports recent advances in the synthesis process and comparatively examines the band gap effect in the photocatalytic response. In addition to the synthesis, the physical mechanisms associated with the change in the band gap have been discussed. Finally, the conclusions of this review, along with the current challenges of perovskites for photocatalysis, are presented.
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M A G, Rahman A. Phase evolution of all-inorganic perovskite nanowires during its growth from quantum dots. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 33:085706. [PMID: 34753118 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac37e2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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All-inorganic lead-halide perovskites have emerged as an exciting material owing to their excellent optoelectronic properties and high stability over hybrid organometallic perovskites. Nanowires of these materials, in particular, have shown great promise for optoelectronic applications due to their high optical absorption coefficient and low defect state density. However, the synthesis of the most promising alpha-Cesium lead iodide (α-CsPbI3) nanowires is challenging as it is metastable and spontaneously converts to a non-perovskiteδ-phase. The hot-injection method is one of the most facile, well-controlled, and commonly used approaches for synthesizing CsPbX3nanostructures. But the exact mechanism of growing these nanowires in this technique is not clear. Here, we show that the hot-injection method produces photoactive phases of quantum dots (QDs) and nanowires of CsPbBr3,and QDs of CsPbI3, but CsPbI3nanowires are grown in their non-perovskiteδ-phase. Monitoring the nanowire growth during the hot-injection technique and through detailed characterization, we establish that CsPbI3nanowires are formed in the non-perovskite phase from the beginning rather than transforming after its growth from perovskite to a non-perovskite phase. We have discussed a possible mechanism of how non-perovskite nanowires of CsPbI3grow at the expense of photoactive perovskite QDs. Our findings will help to synthesize nanostructures of all-inorganic perovskites with desired phases, which is essential for successful technological applications.
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- Gokul M A
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute for Science Education and Research (IISER)-Pune, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute for Science Education and Research (IISER)-Pune, Dr Homi Bhabha Road, Pune-411008, India
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Cui Y, Liu XY, Ji SY, Sun Y, Deng JP, Ma XF, Li ZQ, Wang ZW. Energy Resonance Transfer between Quantum Defects in Metal Halide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:11182-11190. [PMID: 34761944 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Quantum defects have been shown to play an essential role in nonradiative recombination in metal halide perovskites (MHPs). Nonetheless, the processes of charge transfer assisted by defects are still ambiguous. Herein, we theoretically study the nonradiative multiphonon processes among different types of quantum defects in MHPs using Markvart's model for the induced mechanisms of electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions. We find that the charge carrier can transfer between the neighboring levels of the same type of shallow defects by multiphonon processes, but it will be distinctly suppressed with an increase in the defect depth. For the nonradiation multiphonon transitions between donor- and acceptor-like defects, the processes are very fast and not sensitive to the defect depth, which provides a possible explanation for the phenomenon of blinking of photoluminescence spectra. We also discuss the temperature dependence of these multiphonon processes and find that their variational trends depend on the comparison of the Huang-Rhys factor with the emitted phonon number. These theoretical results not only fill some of the gaps in defect-assisted nonradiative processes in the perovskite materials but also provide deeper physical insights into producing higher-performance perovskite-based devices.
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- Yu Cui
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Low Dimensional Materials Physics and Preparing Technology, Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300354, China
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Spivakov AA, Lin CR, Lin ES, Chen YZ, Tseng YT. Preparation and Magnetic Properties of Cobalt-Doped FeMn 2O 4 Spinel Nanoparticles. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2021; 16:162. [PMID: 34735640 PMCID: PMC8568747 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-021-03619-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mixed-metal oxide nanoparticles have attracted great scientific interest since they find applications in many fields. However, the synthesis of size-controlled and composition-tuned mixed-metal oxide nanoparticles is a great challenge that complicates their study for practical application. In this study, Co-doped FeMn2O4 nanoparticles were synthesized by the solvothermal method in which the crystallization was carried out under autogenous pressure at temperatures of 190 °C for 24 h. The influence of Co doping on the evolution of the structural and magnetic properties was investigated by various methods. It was found from XRD data that crystallite size decreases from 9.1 to 4.4 nm with the increase in Co content, which is in good agreement with the results of TEM. Based on the results of magnetic measurements, it was found that the saturation magnetization first increases with an increase in the cobalt content and reaches its maximum value at x = 0.4, and a further increase in x leads to a decrease in the saturation magnetization. The influence of cation redistribution on the observed changes has been discussed.
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- Aleksandr A Spivakov
- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan.
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan
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- Department of Applied Physics, National Pingtung University, No. 1 Linsen Rd., Pingtung City, 900393, Taiwan
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Ji Y, Wang M, Yang Z, Qiu H, Padhiar MA, Zhou Y, Wang H, Dang J, Gaponenko NV, Bhatti AS. Trioctylphosphine-Assisted Pre-protection Low-Temperature Solvothermal Synthesis of Highly Stable CsPbBr 3/TiO 2 Nanocomposites. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3786-3794. [PMID: 33847498 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Lead halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) are reported as a promising branch of perovskites, which have recently emerged as a field in luminescent materials research. However, before the practical applications of PQDs can be realized, the problem of poor stability has not yet been solved. Herein, we propose a trioctylphosphine (TOP)-assisted pre-protection low-temperature solvothermal synthesis of highly stable CsPbBr3/TiO2 nanocomposites. Due to the protection of branched ligands and the lower temperature of shell formation, these TOP-modified CsPbBr3 PQDs are successfully incorporated into a TiO2 monolith without a loss of fluorescence intensity. Because the excellent nature of both parent materials is preserved in CsPbBr3/TiO2 nanocomposites, it is found that the as-prepared CsPbBr3/TiO2 nanocomposites not only display excellent photocatalytic activity but also yield improved PL stability, enabling us to build highly stable white light-emitting diodes and to photodegrade rhodamine B.
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- Yongqiang Ji
- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research and Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research and Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research and Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research and Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research and Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research and Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research and Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research and Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
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- Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, P. Browki St.6, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
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- Centre for Micro and Nano Devices, Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad 44500, Pakistan
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Revealing the Exciton Fine Structure in Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11041058. [PMID: 33924196 PMCID: PMC8074593 DOI: 10.3390/nano11041058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Lead-halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) are attractive nano-building blocks for photovoltaics and optoelectronic devices as well as quantum light sources. Such developments require a better knowledge of the fundamental electronic and optical properties of the band-edge exciton, whose fine structure has long been debated. In this review, we give an overview of recent magneto-optical spectroscopic studies revealing the entire excitonic fine structure and relaxation mechanisms in these materials, using a single-NC approach to get rid of their inhomogeneities in morphology and crystal structure. We highlight the prominent role of the electron-hole exchange interaction in the order and splitting of the bright triplet and dark singlet exciton sublevels and discuss the effects of size, shape anisotropy and dielectric screening on the fine structure. The spectral and temporal manifestations of thermal mixing between bright and dark excitons allows extracting the specific nature and strength of the exciton–phonon coupling, which provides an explanation for their remarkably bright photoluminescence at low temperature although the ground exciton state is optically inactive. We also decipher the spectroscopic characteristics of other charge complexes whose recombination contributes to photoluminescence. With the rich knowledge gained from these experiments, we provide some perspectives on perovskite NCs as quantum light sources.
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Ji Y, Wang M, Yang Z, Qiu H, Wang H, Padhiar MA, Zhou Y, Dang J, Gaponenko NV, Bhatti AS. A versatile approach for shape-controlled synthesis of ultrathin perovskite nanostructures. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:3308-3314. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt04203j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We demonstrate that ultrathin CsPbBr3 nanostructures can be obtained by a simple mixing of precursor–ligand complexes under ambient conditions.
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Recent Advances and Challenges in Halide Perovskite Crystals in Optoelectronic Devices from Solar Cells to Other Applications. CRYSTALS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst11010039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials have attracted tremendous attention as a key material in various optoelectronic devices. Distinctive optoelectronic properties, such as a tunable energy band position, long carrier diffusion lengths, and high charge carrier mobility, have allowed rapid progress in various perovskite-based optoelectronic devices (solar cells, photodetectors, light emitting diodes (LEDs), and lasers). Interestingly, the developments of each field are based on different characteristics of perovskite materials which are suitable for their own applications. In this review, we provide the fundamental properties of perovskite materials and categorize the usages in various optoelectronic applications. In addition, the prerequisite factors for those applications are suggested to understand the recent progress of perovskite-based optoelectronic devices and the challenges that need to be solved for commercialization.
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Ji Y, Wang M, Yang Z, Qiu H, Kou S, Padhiar MA, Bhatti AS, Gaponenko NV. Pressure-Driven Transformation of CsPbBrI 2 Nanoparticles into Stable Nanosheets in Solution through Self-Assembly. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:9862-9868. [PMID: 33170699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Very recently, two-dimensional (2D) perovskite nanosheets (PNSs), taking the advantages of perovskite as well as the 2D structure properties, have received an enormous level of interest throughout the scientific community. In spite of this incredible success in perovskite nanocrystals (NCs), self-assembly of many nanostructures in metal halide perovskites has not yet been realized, and producing highly efficient red-emitting PNSs remains challenging. In this Letter, we show that by using CsPbBrI2 perovskite nanoparticles (NPs) as a building block, PNSs can emerge spontaneously under high ambient pressure via template-free self-assembly without additional complicated operation. It is found that the formation of PNSs is ascribed to the high pressure that provides the driving force for the alignment of NPs in solution. Because of the disappearance of the grain boundaries between the adjacent NPs and increased crystallinity, these PNSs self-assembled from NPs exhibit enhanced properties compared to the initial NPs, including higher PL intensity and remarkable chemical stability toward light and water.
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- Yongqiang Ji
- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research, Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research, Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research, Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research, Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research, Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education International Center for Dielectric Research, Shannxi Engineering Research Center of Advanced Energy Materials and Devices, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 710049 Xi'an, China
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- Centre for Micro and Nano Devices, Department of Physics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad 44500, Pakistan
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- Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics, P. Browki St. 6, 220013 Minsk, Belarus
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Yin C, Lv Y, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Yu WW, Zhang C, Yu ZG, Wang X, Xiao M. Transition from Doublet to Triplet Excitons in Single Perovskite Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:5750-5755. [PMID: 32589423 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have emerged as novel semiconductor nanostructures possessing great potential for optoelectronic, photovoltaic, and quantum information processing applications. Success in these applications requires a comprehensive understanding of the perovskite NCs' electronic structures, which mysteriously exhibit either doublet or triplet peaks of exciton luminescence at the single-particle level. Here we show that the transition from doublet- to triplet-exciton peaks can be triggered in single CsPbI3 NCs from the same batch of samples when they are stored in the ambient environment. We propose theoretically that the doublet-exciton peaks originate from two in-plane dipole moments, while the optical transition arising from the out-of-plane dipole moment becomes prominent only after the crystal-field splitting is strongly reduced by the structural transformation in the deterioration process. Furthermore, the quantum-confinement effect is strongly reinforced in the single CsPbI3 NCs with a triplet-exciton configuration, leading to enhanced Auger recombination and allowing us to extract the emission-energy dependence of the exciton-energy-level fine structure.
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- Chunyang Yin
- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- ISP/Applied Sciences Laboratory, Washington State University, Spokane, Washington 99210, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, United States
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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- National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, School of Physics, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
- Department of Physics, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
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Beimborn JC, Walther LR, Wilson KD, Weber JM. Size-Dependent Pressure-Response of the Photoluminescence of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:1975-1980. [PMID: 32066242 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We report the size-dependent pressure response for CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals in the size range 5.7-10.9 nm using photoluminescence spectroscopy in a diamond anvil cell. As the nanocrystal size decreases below ca. 7.5 nm, we observe a decrease in the transition pressure at which there is a change in the mode of deformation concomitant with an isostructural phase transition. We hypothesize that surface fluctuations regarding the tilt and distortion of surface PbBr6 octahedra facilitate the change in the mode of deformation and phase transition at lower pressures for smaller nanocrystals.
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- J Curtis Beimborn
- JILA and the Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440, United States
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- JILA and the Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440, United States
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- JILA and the Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440, United States
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- JILA and the Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0440, United States
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