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Luo F, Lim D, Seok HJ, Kim HK. Solvent-free preparation and thermocompression self-assembly: an exploration of performance improvement strategies for perovskite solar cells. RSC Adv 2024; 14:17261-17294. [PMID: 38808244 PMCID: PMC11132079 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra02191f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) exhibit sufficient technological efficiency and economic competitiveness. However, their poor stability and scalability are crucial factors limiting their rapid development. Therefore, achieving both high efficiency and good stability is an urgent challenge. In addition, the preparation methods for PSCs are currently limited to laboratory-scale methods, so their commercialization requires further research. Effective packaging technology is essential to protect the PSCs from degradation by external environmental factors and ensure their long-term stability. The industrialization of PSCs is also inseparable from the preparation technology of perovskite thin films. This review discusses the solvent-free preparation of PSCs, shedding light on the factors that affect PSC performance and strategies for performance enhancement. Furthermore, this review analyzes the existing simulation techniques that have contributed to a better understanding of the interfacial evolution of PSCs during the packaging process. Finally, the current challenges and possible solutions are highlighted, providing insights to facilitate the development of highly efficient and stable PSC modules to promote their widespread application.
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- Fang Luo
- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University 2066, Seobu-ro Jangan-gu Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16419 the Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University 2066, Seobu-ro Jangan-gu Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16419 the Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University 2066, Seobu-ro Jangan-gu Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16419 the Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University 2066, Seobu-ro Jangan-gu Suwon-si Gyeonggi-do 16419 the Republic of Korea
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Roy M, Sykora M, Aslam M. Chemical Aspects of Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2024; 382:9. [PMID: 38430313 DOI: 10.1007/s41061-024-00453-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Halide perovskite nanocrystals (HPNCs) are currently among the most intensely investigated group of materials. Structurally related to the bulk halide perovskites (HPs), HPNCs are nanostructures with distinct chemical, optical, and electronic properties and significant practical potential. One of the keys to the effective exploitation of the HPNCs in advanced technologies is the development of controllable, reproducible, and scalable methods for preparation of materials with desired compositions, phases, and shapes and low defect content. Another important condition is a quantitative understanding of factors affecting the chemical stability and the optical and electronic properties of HPNCs. Here we review important recent developments in these areas. Following a brief historical prospective, we provide an overview of known chemical methods for preparation of HPNCs and approaches used to control their composition, phase, size, and shape. We then review studies of the relationship between the chemical composition and optical properties of HPNCs, degradation mechanisms, and effects of charge injection. Finally, we provide a short summary and an outlook. The aim of this review is not to provide a comprehensive summary of all relevant literature but rather a selection of highlights, which, in the subjective view of the authors, provide the most significant recent observations and relevant analyses.
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- Mrinmoy Roy
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India
- Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, 84104, Slovakia
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- Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava, 84104, Slovakia
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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Zhang Y, Huang J, Zhu M, Zhang Z, Nie K, Wang Z, Liao X, Shu L, Tian T, Wang Z, Lu Y, Fei L. Significant hydrogen generation via photo-mechanical coupling in flexible methylammonium lead iodide nanowires. Chem Sci 2024; 15:1782-1788. [PMID: 38303930 PMCID: PMC10829025 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05434a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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The flexoelectric effect, which refers to the mechanical-electric coupling between strain gradient and charge polarization, should be considered for use in charge production for catalytically driving chemical reactions. We have previously revealed that halide perovskites can generate orders of higher magnitude flexoelectricity under the illumination of light than in the dark. In this study, we report the catalytic hydrogen production by photo-mechanical coupling involving the photoflexoelectric effect of flexible methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) nanowires (NWs) in hydrogen iodide solution. Upon concurrent light illumination and mechanical vibration, large strain gradients were introduced in flexible MAPbI3 NWs, which subsequently induced significant hydrogen generation (at a rate of 756.5 μmol g-1 h-1, surpassing those values from either photo- or piezocatalysis of MAPbI3 nanoparticles). This photo-mechanical coupling strategy of mechanocatalysis, which enables the simultaneous utilization of multiple energy sources, provides a potentially new mechanism in mechanochemistry for highly efficient hydrogen production.
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- Yucheng Zhang
- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Micro- & Nano electronic Materials and Devices, School of Microelectronics, Hubei University Wuhan 430062 China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR China
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- School of Physics and Materials Science, Nanchang University Nanchang 330031 China
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Abia C, López CA, Gainza J, Rodrigues JES, Fragoso B, Ferrer MM, Fernández-Díaz MT, Fauth F, Martínez JL, Alonso JA. Structural Features and Optical Properties of All-Inorganic Zero-Dimensional Halides Cs 4PbBr 6-xI x Obtained by Mechanochemistry. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:40762-40771. [PMID: 37595125 PMCID: PMC10472433 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c07707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Despite the great success of hybrid CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite in photovoltaics, ascribed to its excellent optical absorption properties, its instability toward moisture is still an insurmountable drawback. All-inorganic perovskites are much less sensitive to humidity and have potential interest for solar cell applications. Alternative strategies have been developed to design novel materials with appealing properties, which include different topologies for the octahedral arrangements from three-dimensional (3D, e.g., CsPbBr3 perovskite) or two-dimensional (2D, e.g., CsPb2Br5) to zero-dimensional (0D, i.e., without connection between octahedra), as the case of Cs4PbX6 (X = Br, I) halides. The crystal structure of these materials is complex, and their thermal evolution is unexplored. In this work, we describe the synthesis of Cs4PbBr6-xIx (x = 0, 2, 4, 6) halides by mechanochemical procedures with green credentials; these specimens display excellent crystallinity enabling a detailed structural investigation from synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction (SXRD) data, essential to revisit some features in the temperature range of 90-298 K. In all this regime, the structure is defined in the trigonal R3̅c space group (#167). The presence of Cs and X vacancies suggests some ionic mobility into the crystal structure of these 0D halides. Bond valence maps (BVMs) are useful in determining isovalent surfaces for both Cs4PbBr6 and Cs4PbI6 phases, unveiling the likely ionic pathways for cesium and bromide ions and showing a full 3D connection in the bromide phase, in contrast to the iodide one. On the other hand, the evolution of the anisotropic displacement parameters is useful to evaluate the Debye temperatures, confirming that Cs atoms have more freedom to move, while Pb is more confined at its site, likely due to a higher covalency degree in Pb-X bonds than that in Cs-X bonds. Diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy shows that the optical band gap can be tuned depending on iodine content (x) in the range of 3.6-3.06 eV. From density functional theory (DFT) simulations, the general trend of reducing the band gap when Br is replaced by I is well reproduced.
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- Carmen Abia
- Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institut
Laue Langevin, BP 156X, Grenoble F-38042, France
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- Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- INTEQUI,
(UNSL-CONICET) and Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y
Farmacia, UNSL, Almirante
Brown 1455, 5700 San Luis, Argentina
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- Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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F. S. Rodrigues
- CELLS−ALBA
Synchrotron, Cerdanyola
del Valles, Barcelona E-08290, Spain
- European
Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 38000 Grenoble Cedex, France
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- CCAF, PPGCEM/CDTec, Federal University of Pelotas, 96010-610 Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- CCAF, PPGCEM/CDTec, Federal University of Pelotas, 96010-610 Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- CELLS−ALBA
Synchrotron, Cerdanyola
del Valles, Barcelona E-08290, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto
de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Vasilopoulou M, Mohd Yusoff ARB, Nazeeruddin MK. Perovskite Materials and Perovskite Solar Cells. PRINTABLE MESOSCOPIC PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS 2023:137-165. [DOI: 10.1002/9783527834297.ch6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Fykouras K, Lahnsteiner J, Leupold N, Tinnemans P, Moos R, Panzer F, de Wijs GA, Bokdam M, Grüninger H, Kentgens APM. Disorder to order: how halide mixing in MAPbI 3-xBr x perovskites restricts MA dynamics. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A 2023; 11:4587-4597. [PMID: 37383090 PMCID: PMC10294545 DOI: 10.1039/d2ta09069d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Mixed-halide lead perovskites are of particular interest for the design of tandem solar cells currently reaching record efficiencies. While halide phase segregation upon illumination of mixed perovskites is extensively studied, the effect of halide disorder on A cation dynamics is not well understood, despite its importance for charge carrier diffusion and lifetime. Here, we study the methylammonium (MA) reorientational dynamics in mixed halide MAPbI3-xBrx perovskites by a combined approach of experimental solid-state NMR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations based on machine-learning force-fields (MLFF). 207Pb NMR spectra indicate the halides are randomly distributed over their lattice positions, whereas PXRD measurements show that all mixed MAPbI3-xBrx samples are cubic. The experimental 14N spectra and 1H double-quantum (DQ) NMR data reveal anisotropic MA reorientations depending on the halide composition and thus associated disorder in the inorganic sublattice. MD calculations allow us to correlate these experimental results to restrictions of MA dynamics due to preferred MA orientations in their local Pb8I12-nBrn "cages". Based on the experimental and simulated results, we develop a phenomenological model that correlates the 1H dipolar coupling and thus the MA dynamics with the local composition and reproduces the experimental data over the whole composition range. We show that the dominant interaction between the MA cations and the Pb-X lattice that influences the cation dynamics is the local electrostatic potential being inhomogeneous in mixed halide systems. As such, we generate a fundamental understanding of the predominant interaction between the MA cations and the inorganic sublattice, as well as MA dynamics in asymmetric halide coordinations.
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- Kostas Fykouras
- Faculty of Science and Technology and MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede Netherlands
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- Department of Functional Materials, University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95447 Bayreuth Germany
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- Department of Functional Materials, University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95447 Bayreuth Germany
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen Netherlands
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- Department of Functional Materials, University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95447 Bayreuth Germany
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- Soft Matter Optoelectronics, University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95447 Bayreuth Germany
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen Netherlands
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- Faculty of Science and Technology and MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente P.O. Box 217 7500 AE Enschede Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen Netherlands
- Inorganic Chemistry III and Northern Bavarian NMR Centre, University of Bayreuth Universitätsstraße 30 95447 Bayreuth Germany
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- Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen Netherlands
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He X, Deng Y, Ouyang D, Zhang N, Wang J, Murthy AA, Spanopoulos I, Islam SM, Tu Q, Xing G, Li Y, Dravid VP, Zhai T. Recent Development of Halide Perovskite Materials and Devices for Ionizing Radiation Detection. Chem Rev 2023; 123:1207-1261. [PMID: 36728153 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Ionizing radiation such as X-rays and γ-rays has been extensively studied and used in various fields such as medical imaging, radiographic nondestructive testing, nuclear defense, homeland security, and scientific research. Therefore, the detection of such high-energy radiation with high-sensitivity and low-cost-based materials and devices is highly important and desirable. Halide perovskites have emerged as promising candidates for radiation detection due to the large light absorption coefficient, large resistivity, low leakage current, high mobility, and simplicity in synthesis and processing as compared with commercial silicon (Si) and amorphous selenium (a-Se). In this review, we provide an extensive overview of current progress in terms of materials development and corresponding device architectures for radiation detection. We discuss the properties of a plethora of reported compounds involving organic-inorganic hybrid, all-inorganic, all-organic perovskite and antiperovskite structures, as well as the continuous breakthroughs in device architectures, performance, and environmental stability. We focus on the critical advancements of the field in the past few years and we provide valuable insight for the development of next-generation materials and devices for radiation detection and imaging applications.
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- Xiaoyu He
- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei430074, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei430074, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental (NUANCE) Center, International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida33620, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Physics, and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi39217, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas77840, United States
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macao, SAR999078, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei430074, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Experimental (NUANCE) Center, International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois60208, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei430074, People's Republic of China
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Soultati A, Tountas M, Armadorou KK, Yusoff ARBM, Vasilopoulou M, Nazeeruddin MK. Synthetic approaches for perovskite thin films and single-crystals. ENERGY ADVANCES 2023; 2:1075-1115. [DOI: 10.1039/d3ya00098b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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Halide perovskites are compelling candidates for the next generation of photovoltaic technologies owing to an unprecedented increase in power conversion efficiency and their low cost, facile fabrication and outstanding semiconductor properties.
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- Anastasia Soultati
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Estavromenos, 71410 Heraklion Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongbuk 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos, 15341 Agia Paraskevi, Attica, Greece
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- Group for Molecular Engineering of Functional Materials, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Rue de l’Industrie 17, CH-1951 Sion, Switzerland
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Kupfer C, Elia J, Kato M, Osvet A, Brabec CJ. Mechanochemical Synthesis of Cesium Titanium Halide Perovskites Cs
2
TiBr
6‐x
I
x
(
x
= 0, 2, 4, 6). CRYSTAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.202200150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Christian Kupfer
- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Material Science Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i‐MEET) Friedrich‐Alexander‐Universität Erlangen‐Nürnberg Martensstraße 7 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Material Science Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i‐MEET) Friedrich‐Alexander‐Universität Erlangen‐Nürnberg Martensstraße 7 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Nagoya Institute of Technology Nagoya 466–8555 Japan
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Material Science Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i‐MEET) Friedrich‐Alexander‐Universität Erlangen‐Nürnberg Martensstraße 7 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Faculty of Engineering, Department of Material Science Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i‐MEET) Friedrich‐Alexander‐Universität Erlangen‐Nürnberg Martensstraße 7 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Helmholtz‐Institut Erlangen‐Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN) Immerwahrstraße 2 91058 Erlangen Germany
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Liu X, Li Y, Zeng L, Li X, Chen N, Bai S, He H, Wang Q, Zhang C. A Review on Mechanochemistry: Approaching Advanced Energy Materials with Greener Force. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2108327. [PMID: 35015320 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202108327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Mechanochemistry with solvent-free and environmentally friendly characteristics is one of the most promising alternatives to traditional liquid-phase-based reactions, demonstrating epoch-making significance in the realization of different types of chemistry. Mechanochemistry utilizes mechanical energy to promote physical and chemical transformations to design complex molecules and nanostructured materials, encourage dispersion and recombination of multiphase components, and accelerate reaction rates and efficiencies via highly reactive surfaces. In particular, mechanochemistry deserves special attention because it is capable of endowing energy materials with unique characteristics and properties. Herein, the latest advances and progress in mechanochemistry for the preparation and modification of energy materials are reviewed. An outline of the basic knowledge, methods, and characteristics of different mechanochemical strategies is presented, distinguishing this review from most mechanochemistry reviews that only focus on ball-milling. Next, this outline is followed by a detailed and insightful discussion of mechanochemistry-involved energy conversion and storage applications. The discussion comprehensively covers aspects of energy transformations from mechanical/optical/chemical energy to electrical energy. Finally, next-generation advanced energy materials are proposed. This review is intended to bring mechanochemistry to the frontline and guide this burgeoning field of interdisciplinary research for developing advanced energy materials with greener mechanical force.
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- Xingang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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Fan W, Deng K, Shen Y, Bai Y, Li L. Moisture‐Accelerated Precursor Crystallisation in Ambient Air for High‐Performance Perovskite Solar Cells toward Mass Production. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202211259. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202211259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Weili Fan
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing 100083 P. R. China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Thin Films Soochow University Suzhou 215006 P. R. China
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Fan W, Deng K, Shen Y, Bai Y, Li L. Moisture Accelerated Precursor Crystallization in Ambient Air for High‐performance Perovskite Solar Cells toward Mass Production. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202211259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Weili Fan
- University of Science and Technology Beijing Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology CHINA
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- Soochow University School of Physical Science and Technology CHINA
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- Soochow University School of Physical Science and Technology CHINA
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- University of Science and Technology Beijing Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology CHINA
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- Soochow University No 1, Shizi street 215006 Suzhou CHINA
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Gao B, Hu J, Tang S, Xiao X, Chen H, Zuo Z, Qi Q, Peng Z, Wen J, Zou D. Organic-Inorganic Perovskite Films and Efficient Planar Heterojunction Solar Cells by Magnetron Sputtering. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2102081. [PMID: 34528412 PMCID: PMC8596124 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Organic-inorganic halide perovskites have been widely used in photovoltaic technologies. Despite tremendous progress in their efficiency and stability, perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are still facing the challenges of upscaling and stability for practical applications. As a mature film preparation technology, magnetron sputtering has been widely used to prepare metals, metallic oxides, and some semiconductor films, which has great application potential in the fabrication of PSCs. Here, a unique technology where high-quality perovskite films are prepared via magnetron sputtering for controllable composition, solvent-free, large-area, and massive production, is presented. This strategy transforms the perovskite materials from powder to thin films by magnetron sputtering and post-treatment (vapor-assisted treatment with methanaminium iodide gas and methylamine gas treatment), which is greatly favorable to manufacture tandem solar cells. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs with perovskite films fabricated by magnetron sputtering is 6.14%. After optimization, high-performance perovskite films with excellent electronic properties are obtained and stable PSCs with excellent reproducibility are realized, showing a PCE of up to 15.22%. The entirely novel synthetic approach opens up a new and promising way to achieve high-throughput magnetron sputtering for large-area production in commercial applications of planar heterojunction and tandem PSCs.
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- Bo Gao
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular SciencesKey Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of EducationCenter for Soft Matter Science and EngineeringCollege of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for Active Matrix DisplayPeking UniversityBeijing100871China
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Leupold N, Seibel AL, Moos R, Panzer F. Electrical Conductivity of Halide Perovskites Follows Expectations from Classical Defect Chemistry. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Nico Leupold
- Department of Functional Materials University of Bayreuth Bayreuth 95440 Germany
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- Department of Functional Materials University of Bayreuth Bayreuth 95440 Germany
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- Department of Functional Materials University of Bayreuth Bayreuth 95440 Germany
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- Soft Matter Optoelectronics University of Bayreuth Bayreuth 95440 Germany
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Crystallization of CsPbBr 3 single crystals in water for X-ray detection. Nat Commun 2021; 12:1531. [PMID: 33750768 PMCID: PMC7943776 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21805-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Metal halide perovskites have fascinated the research community over the past decade, and demonstrated unprecedented success in optoelectronics. In particular, perovskite single crystals have emerged as promising candidates for ionization radiation detection, due to the excellent opto-electronic properties. However, most of the reported crystals are grown in organic solvents and require high temperature. In this work, we develop a low-temperature crystallization strategy to grow CsPbBr3 perovskite single crystals in water. Then, we carefully investigate the structure and optoelectronic properties of the crystals obtained, and compare them with CsPbBr3 crystals grown in dimethyl sulfoxide. Interestingly, the water grown crystals exhibit a distinct crystal habit, superior charge transport properties and better stability in air. We also fabricate X-ray detectors based on the CsPbBr3 crystals, and systematically characterize their device performance. The crystals grown in water demonstrate great potential for X-ray imaging with enhanced performance metrics. Perovskite single crystals are commonly grown in organic solvents, which require relatively high temperature condition. Here, the authors develop a low-temperature crystallisation strategy to grow CsPbBr3 single crystals in water with improved charge transport properties and stability.
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Tang S, Xiao X, Hu J, Gao B, Chen H, Zuo Z, Qi Q, Peng Z, Wen J, Zou D. Mechanochemical synthesis of pure phase mixed-cation/anion (FAPbI 3) x (MAPbBr 3) 1-x hybrid perovskite materials: compositional engineering and photovoltaic performance. RSC Adv 2021; 11:5874-5884. [PMID: 35423159 PMCID: PMC8694776 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra10751d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites have emerged as promising light harvesting materials for many optoelectronic devices. Here, we present a facile mechanochemical synthesis (MCS) route for the preparation of a series of pure phase mixed-cation/anion (FAPbI3)x(MAPbBr3)1−x (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) hybrid perovskite materials for high-efficiency thin-film perovskite solar cells (PSCs). The use of (α-FAPbI3)0.95(MAPbBr3)0.05 perovskite prepared by MCS for the thin-film PSCs achieves a maximum PCE of 15.9% from a current–voltage (J–V) scan, which stabilises at 15.4% after 120 s of the maximum power point output. Furthermore, PSCs based on (KPbI3)0.05(FAPbI3)0.9(MAPbBr3)0.05 perovskite prepared by MCS exhibit higher photovoltaic performance and lower hysteresis compared with (α-FAPbI3)0.95(MAPbBr3)0.05, with a maximum PCE of 16.7%. These results indicate that the use of mechanochemically synthesised perovskites provides a promising strategy for high performance PSCs and superior control in optoelectronic properties, leading to improved control in fabrication approaches and facilitating the development of efficient and stable PSCs in the future. Pure phase mixed-cation/anion (α-FAPbI3)x(MAPbBr3)1−x (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) hybrid perovskites are efficiently prepared via MCS, and the band gaps can be tuned easily. PSCs based on 5% K-doped perovskite exhibit low I–V hysteresis, with a maximum PCE of 16.7%.![]()
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- Sheng Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 China .,Beijing Engineering Research Center for Active Matrix Display, Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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Grüninger H, Bokdam M, Leupold N, Tinnemans P, Moos R, De Wijs GA, Panzer F, Kentgens APM. Microscopic (Dis)order and Dynamics of Cations in Mixed FA/MA Lead Halide Perovskites. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2021; 125:1742-1753. [PMID: 33542781 PMCID: PMC7848893 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c10042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Recent developments in the field of high efficiency perovskite solar cells are based on stabilization of the perovskite crystal structure of FAPbI3 while preserving its excellent optoelectronic properties. Compositional engineering of, for example, MA or Br mixed into FAPbI3 results in the desired effects, but detailed knowledge of local structural features, such as local (dis)order or cation interactions of formamidinium (FA) and methylammonium (MA), is still limited. This knowledge is, however, crucial for their further development. Here, we shed light on the microscopic distribution of MA and FA in mixed perovskites MA1-x FA x PbI3 and MA0.15FA0.85PbI2.55Br0.45 by combining high-resolution double-quantum 1H solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy with state-of-the-art near-first-principles accuracy molecular dynamics (MD) simulations using machine-learning force-fields (MLFFs). We show that on a small local scale, partial MA and FA clustering takes place over the whole MA/FA compositional range. A reasonable driving force for the clustering might be an increase of the dynamical freedom of FA cations in FA-rich regions. While MA0.15FA0.85PbI2.55Br0.45 displays similar MA and FA ordering as the MA1-x FA x PbI3 systems, the average cation-cation interaction strength increased significantly in this double mixed material, indicating a restriction of the space accessible to the cations or their partial immobilization upon Br- incorporation. Our results shed light on the heterogeneities in cation composition of mixed halide perovskites, helping to exploit their full optoelectronic potential.
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- Helen Grüninger
- Institute
for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- H.G.: email,
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- Faculty
of Physics and Center for Computational Materials Sciences, University of Vienna, Sensengasse 8/12, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Faculty
of Science and Technology and MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- M.G.: email,
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- Department
of Functional Materials, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institute
for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Functional Materials, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institute
for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Functional Materials, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
- Soft
Matter Optoelectronics, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institute
for Molecules and Materials, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- A.P.M.K.: email,
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Enhanced stability in CH 3NH 3PbI 3 hybrid perovskite from mechano-chemical synthesis: structural, microstructural and optoelectronic characterization. Sci Rep 2020; 10:11228. [PMID: 32641694 PMCID: PMC7343856 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-68085-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Among the hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites MAPbX3 (MA: methyl-ammonium CH3-NH3+, X = halogen), the triiodide specimen (MAPbI3) is still the material of choice for solar energy applications. Although it is able to absorb light above its 1.6 eV bandgap, its poor stability in humid air atmosphere has been a major drawback for its use in solar cells. However, we discovered that this perovskite can be prepared by ball milling in a straightforward way, yielding specimens with a superior stability. This fact allowed us to take atomic-resolution STEM images for the first time, with sufficient quality to unveil microscopic aspects of this material. We demonstrated full Iodine content, which might be related to the enhanced stability, in a more compact PbI6 framework with reduced unit-cell volume. A structural investigation from neutron powder diffraction (NPD) data of an undeuterated specimen was essential to determine the configuration of the organic MA unit in the 100-298 K temperature range. A phase transition is identified, from the tetragonal structure observed at RT (space group I4/mcm) to an orthorhombic (space group Pnma) phase where the methyl-ammonium organic units are fully localized. Our NPD data reveal that the MA changes are gradual and start before reaching the phase transition. Optoelectronic measurements yield a photocurrent peak at an illumination wavelength of 820 nm, which is redshifted by 30 nm with respect to previously reported measurements on MAPbI3 perovskites synthesized by crystallization from organic solvents.
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Hu M, Jia S, Liu Y, Cui J, Zhang Y, Su H, Cao S, Mo L, Chu D, Zhao G, Zhao K, Yang Z, Liu SF. Large and Dense Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite CH 3NH 3PbI 3 Wafer Fabricated by One-Step Reactive Direct Wafer Production with High X-ray Sensitivity. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:16592-16600. [PMID: 32216332 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b23158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lead halide perovskites with good optoelectronic properties and high attenuation of high-energy radiation are great candidates for X-ray radiation detectors. Large area, dense, and thick films or wafers are a prerequisite for these applications. In this paper, a one-step heat-assisted high-pressure press method is developed to directly prepare a large (the largest has a diameter of 80 mm) and thickness- and shape-controlled phase-pure organic-inorganic hybrid CH3NH3PbI3 wafer of densely packed large microcrystals from raw powder materials. Meanwhile, this method uses no solvent to achieve essentially 100% material utilization. The obtained wafers show good ambipolar carrier mobilities of ∼20 cm2 V-1 s-1 and a μτ product as high as 3.84 × 10-4 cm2 V-1. Under an X-ray source using an acceleration voltage of 40 kV, the perovskite wafer-based X-ray detector shows an X-ray sensitivity as large as 1.22 × 105 μC Gyair-1 cm-2 under a 10 V bias, the highest reported for any perovskite material. The method provides a convenient strategy for producing large perovskite wafers with good optoelectronic properties, which will facilitate the development of large perovskite devices.
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- Mingxin Hu
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Advanced Energy Devices, Shaanxi Engineering Lab for Advanced Energy Technology, Institute for Advanced Energy Materials, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China
- Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy and Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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Tang S, Xiao X, Hu J, Gao B, Chen H, Peng Z, Wen J, Era M, Zou D. Solvent-Free Mechanochemical Synthesis of a Systematic Series of Pure-Phase Mixed-Halide Perovskites MAPb(I x Br 1-x ) 3 and MAPb(Br x Cl 1-x ) 3 for Continuous Composition and Band-Gap Tuning. Chempluschem 2020; 85:240-246. [PMID: 31990454 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201900723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2019] [Revised: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Hybrid perovskites have recently received much attention in optoelectronic applications. However, hybrid perovskites are unstable in a humid environment. Mixed halide perovskites (MHPs) show enhanced stability and band-gap tunability upon engineering of their halide composition. Here, MHPs are prepared through a solvent-free mechanochemical synthesis (MCS) route that allows superior control over halide compositions than the solvent synthesis routes (SS). The MCS route eliminates the problem in the preparation of MAPb(Ix Br1-x )3 with continuously varying x, while maintaining the material properties and suppressing phase segregation present in SS routes. UV-vis absorption and X-ray diffraction patterns confirm the production of the desired pure-phase MHPs. For MAPb(Ix Br1-x )3 (0≤x≤1), with increased ratio of halide (x), the cubic phase gradually transforms into the tetragonal phase and band-gap tunability is accomplished. The MCS route for the preparation of MHPs is a very promising and efficient technique for superior control in optoelectronic properties, leading to improved control in fabrication approaches.
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- Sheng Tang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Chemistry, Saga University, Saga, 840-8502, Japan
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China.,Beijing Engineering Research Center for Active Matrix Display, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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Prochowicz D, Saski M, Yadav P, Grätzel M, Lewiński J. Mechanoperovskites for Photovoltaic Applications: Preparation, Characterization, and Device Fabrication. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:3233-3243. [PMID: 31702124 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Hybrid organic-inorganic metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have emerged as excellent absorber materials for next generation solar cells owing to their simple solution-processed synthesis and high efficiency. This breakthrough in photovoltaics along with an accompanying impact in light-emitting applications prompted a renaissance of interest in the broad family of MHPs. Notably, the optoelectronic properties and the photovoltaic parameters of MHPs are highly sensitive to the adopted synthetic strategy. The preparation of MHPs has commonly relied on solution-based methods requiring elevated temperatures for homogeneity of reaction mixtures. While the solution-based approach is relatively versatile, it faces challenges such as limitations in compositional engineering of MHPs or their long-term storage among others. Therefore, there is a continuous great challenge to develop efficient synthetic strategies affording various high-quality MHP materials for numerous technological optoelectronic applications. In the past decade, mechanochemistry has appeared as a green alternative to traditional synthesis. This solid-state, re-emerging efficient synthetic methodology mediated by direct absorption of mechanical energy is growing explosively across organic and inorganic chemistry and materials science. In this Account, we describe our shared interest in the productive use of mechanical force in chemistry of MHPs, as well as assembly of the respective solar cell devices. We highlight the milestones achieved by our groups along with the seminal contributions by other groups. In particular, we demonstrate that mechanochemistry efficiently allows the formation of various phase pure hybrid lead and lead-free halide perovskite compositions (called hereafter "mechanoperovskites"). The progress in solvent-free solid-state synthesis is greatly enhanced by the integration of advanced methods of solid-state analysis like powder X-ray diffraction (pXRD), solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ss-NMR) and UV-vis spectroscopies, and we aim to illustrate this ongoing integration through appropriate examples. Furthermore, we show that thin films based on mechanoperovskites have the advantage of providing a higher degree of control of the stoichiometry and higher reproducibility, stability, and material phase purity. The impact of using powdered mechanoperovskite as a precursor for thin film formation on the electrochemical and photovoltaic properties of the solar cells is also discussed. Finally, our view of current challenges and future directions in this emerging interdisciplinary area of research is provided.
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- Daniel Prochowicz
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Solar Energy, School of Technology, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar, 382 007 Gujarat, India
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- Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
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