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Zhao C, Zhao X, Huang H, Zhang X, Yuan J. Surface ligand manipulation enables ∼15% efficient MAPbI 3 perovskite quantum dot solar cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:9214-9217. [PMID: 39109540 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc03057e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2024]
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We reported a surface ligand manipulation strategy for hybrid MAPbI3 perovskite quantum dots (PeQDs) using methylamine iodide (MAI), methylamine thiocyanate (MASCN) and methylamine acetate (MAAc) salts. After MAI salt post-treatment, a record high efficiency of 14.98% was obtained for MAPbI3 PeQD solar cells together with enhanced ambient stability.
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- Chenyu Zhao
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
- Department of Physics, University of Yangon, Pyay Road, Yangon 11181, Myanmar
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
- Department of Physics, University of Yangon, Pyay Road, Yangon 11181, Myanmar
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
- Department of Physics, University of Yangon, Pyay Road, Yangon 11181, Myanmar
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
- Department of Physics, University of Yangon, Pyay Road, Yangon 11181, Myanmar
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China.
- Department of Physics, University of Yangon, Pyay Road, Yangon 11181, Myanmar
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Kambhampati P. Unraveling the excitonics of light emission from metal-halide perovskite quantum dots. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:15033-15058. [PMID: 39052235 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr01481b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Metal halide semicondictor perovskites have been under intense investigation for their promise in light absorptive applications like photovoltaics. They have more recently experienced interest for their promise in light emissive applications. A key aspect of perovskites is their glassy, ionic lattice that exhibits dynamical disorder. One possible result of this dynamical disorder is their strong coupling between electronic and lattice degrees of freedom which may confer remarkable properties for light emission such as defect tolerance. How does the system, comprised of excitons, couple to the bath, comprised of lattice modes? How does this system-bath interaction give rise to novel light emissive properties and how do these properties give insight into the nature of these materials? We review recent work from this group in which time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy is used to reveal such insights. Based upon a fast time resolution of 3 ps, energy resolution, and temperature dependence, a wide variety of insights are gleaned. These insights include: lattice contributions to the emission linewidths, multiexciton formation, hot carrier cooling, excitonic fine structure, single dot superradiance, and a breakdown of the Condon approximation, all due to complex structural dynamics in these materials.
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Liu Y, Yun R, Yang H, Sun W, Li Y, Lu H, Zhang L, Li X. Lattice doping of lanthanide ions in Cs 2ZrCl 6 nanocrystals enabling phase transition and tunable photoluminescence. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2024. [PMID: 39143916 DOI: 10.1039/d4mh00723a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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Dopants can endow lead-free perovskite nanocrystals with novel photoelectric properties. However, understanding the effect of dopants on the structure and energy transfer of lead-free perovskite nanocrystals remains limited. In this work, we synthesize zero-dimensional Cs2ZrCl6 nanocrystals with a blue light quantum yield of up to 75.6% by an improved hot-injection method. And we introduce trace amounts of lanthanide ions (Ln3+) (<∼8%) in the lattice of nanocrystals and establish an effective energy transfer channel from self-trapped excitons (STEs) to various Ln3+ ions (Tb3+, Eu3+, Dy3+, Sm3+, and Pr3+), which can achieve tunable photoluminescence between red, green and blue. Interestingly, with increasing Ln3+ concentrations (>∼10%), the phase transition from the cubic phase Cs2ZrCl6:Ln3+ to the monoclinic phase Cs3LnCl6:Zr4+ occurred, while Zr4+ ions began to act as dopants. And a new energy transfer channel from dopant [ZrCl6]2- to host Ln3+ ions was established in the Cs3LnCl6 host accompanied by enhanced broadband photoluminescence excitation (PLE) and photoluminescence (PL). In particular, the photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of Tb3+ ions increases from 0.77% to 54% upon the phase transition (under 276 nm excitation). Our study provides new insights into the effects of dopants on the structure of perovskite nanocrystals and is beneficial to the design of a variety of light-emitting materials for optoelectronic applications.
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- Yachong Liu
- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy, Tianjin 300350, China
- Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy, Tianjin 300350, China
- Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy, Tianjin 300350, China
- Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy, Tianjin 300350, China
- Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy, Tianjin 300350, China
- Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center, Smart Sensing Interdisciplinary Science Center, School of Materials Science and Engineering, National Institute for Advanced Materials, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Solar Energy, Tianjin 300350, China
- Research Center of Thin Film Photoelectronic Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300350, China
- State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Materials and Cells, Tianjin 300350, China
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Titus T, Vishnu EK, Garai A, Dutta SK, Sandeep K, Shelke A, Ajithkumar TG, Shaji A, Pradhan N, Thomas KG. Biexciton Emission in CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals: Polar Facet Matters. NANO LETTERS 2024. [PMID: 39141763 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2024]
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The metal halide perovskite nanocrystals exhibit a remarkable tolerance to midgap defect states, resulting in high photoluminescence quantum yields. However, the potential of these nanocrystals for applications in display devices is hindered by the suppression of biexcitonic emission due to various Auger recombination processes. By adopting single-particle photoluminescence spectroscopy, herein, we establish that the biexcitonic quantum efficiency increases with the increase in the number of facets on cesium lead bromide perovskite nanocrystals, progressing from cube to rhombic dodecahedron to rhombicuboctahedron nanostructures. The observed enhancement is attributed mainly to an increase in their surface polarity as the number of facets increases, which reduces the Coulomb interaction of charge carriers, thereby suppressing Auger recombination. Moreover, Auger recombination rate constants obtained from the time-gated photon correlation studies exhibited a discernible decrease as the number of facets increased. These findings underscore the significance of facet engineering in fine-tuning biexciton emission in metal halide perovskite nanocrystals.
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- Timi Titus
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India
- Centre for Advanced Materials Research with International Engagement (CAMRIE), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India
- Centre for Advanced Materials Research with International Engagement (CAMRIE), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India
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- Central NMR Facility and Physical/Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
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- Central NMR Facility and Physical/Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, 411008, India
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- School of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India
- Centre for Advanced Materials Research with International Engagement (CAMRIE), Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram (IISER TVM), Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, India
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Ye J, Gaur D, Mi C, Chen Z, Fernández IL, Zhao H, Dong Y, Polavarapu L, Hoye RLZ. Strongly-confined colloidal lead-halide perovskite quantum dots: from synthesis to applications. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:8095-8122. [PMID: 38894687 DOI: 10.1039/d4cs00077c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals enable the realization and exploitation of quantum phenomena in a controlled manner, and can be scaled up for commercial uses. These materials have become important for a wide range of applications, from ultrahigh definition displays, to solar cells, quantum computing, bioimaging, optical communications, and many more. Over the last decade, lead-halide perovskite nanocrystals have rapidly gained prominence as efficient semiconductors. Although the majority of studies have focused on large nanocrystals in the weak- to intermediate-confinement regime, quantum dots (QDs) in the strongly-confined regime (with sizes smaller than the Bohr diameter, which ranges from 4-12 nm for lead-halide perovskites) offer unique opportunities, including polarized light emission and color-pure, stable luminescence in the region that is unattainable by perovskites with single-halide compositions. In this tutorial review, we bring together the latest insights into this emerging and rapidly growing area, focusing on the synthesis, steady-state optical properties (including exciton fine-structure splitting), and transient kinetics (including hot carrier cooling) of strongly-confined perovskite QDs. We also discuss recent advances in their applications, including single photon emission for quantum technologies, as well as light-emitting diodes. We finish with our perspectives on future challenges and opportunities for strongly-confined QDs, particularly around improving the control over monodispersity and stability, important fundamental questions on the photophysics, and paths forward to improve the performance of perovskite QDs in light-emitting diodes.
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- Junzhi Ye
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, Department of Physical Chemistry Campus Universitario As Lagoas, Marcosende 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA
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- Centre for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 440305, China
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, Department of Physical Chemistry Campus Universitario As Lagoas, Marcosende 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centre for Intelligent and Biomimetic Systems, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, 440305, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA
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- CINBIO, Universidade de Vigo, Materials Chemistry and Physics Group, Department of Physical Chemistry Campus Universitario As Lagoas, Marcosende 36310, Vigo, Spain.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR, UK.
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Singha PK, Mukhopadhyay T, Tarif E, Ali F, Datta A. Competition among recombination pathways in single FAPbBr3 nanocrystals. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:054704. [PMID: 39087543 DOI: 10.1063/5.0205940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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Single particle level microscopy of immobilized FAPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs) has elucidated the involvement of different processes in their photoluminescence (PL) intermittency. Four different blinking patterns are observed in the data from more than 100 NCs. The dependence of PL decays on PL intensities brought out in fluorescence lifetime intensity distribution (FLID) plots is rationalized by the interplay of exciton- and trion-mediated recombinations along with hot carrier (HC) trapping. The high intensity-long lifetime component is attributed to neutral exciton recombination, the low intensity-short lifetime component is attributed to trion assisted recombination, and the low intensity-long lifetime component is attributed to hot carrier recombination. Change-point analysis (CPA) of the PL blinking data reveals the involvement of multiple intermediate states. Truncated power law distribution is found to be more appropriate than power law and lognormal distribution for on and off events. Probability distributions of PL trajectories of single NCs are obtained for two different excitation fluences and wavelengths (λex = 400, 440 nm). Trapping rate (kT) prevails at higher power densities for both excitation wavelengths. From a careful analysis of the FLID and probability distributions, it is concluded that there is competition between the HC and trion assisted blinking pathways and that the contribution of these mechanisms varies with excitation wavelength as well as fluence.
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- Prajit Kumar Singha
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400076, India
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Minussi FB, Silva RM, Moraes JCS, Araújo EB. Organic cations in halide perovskite solid solutions: exploring beyond size effects. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:20770-20784. [PMID: 39072678 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp02419b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Halide perovskites are a class of materials of consolidated optoelectronic and electrochemical applications, reaching efficiencies compared to established materials in respective fields. In this scenario, the design and understanding of composition-structure-property relations is imperative. In solid solutions containing mixed cations, some direct relations between the sizes of the substituents and the properties of perovskites are generally observed. However, in several cases, these relations are not observed, implying that other characteristics of these cations play a major role. Despite its importance, this understanding has not been comprehensively deepened. To address this issue, we synthesized and characterized the structure, electrical behavior, and stability of methylammonium lead iodide-based perovskites with equal amounts of the substituents guanidinium, ethylammonium, and acetamidinium. These three large organic cations have essentially equal sizes but other remarkably different characteristics, such as the number of N-H bonds, intrinsic dipole moment, and order of C-N bonds. Herein, we show that these cations have dramatically different effects over important fundamental and applied properties of resulting perovskites, including the orthorhombic-to-tetragonal and tetragonal-to-cubic phase transitions, microstructural development, ionic conductivity, I-V hysteresis, electronic carrier mobility, and stability against light-induced degradation. These effects are correlated with the characteristics of the large substituent cations and help pave the way for a better rational chemical design of halide perovskites.
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- F B Minussi
- Department of Physics and Chemistry, São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, 15385-007, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, 15385-007, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, 15385-007, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Physics and Chemistry, São Paulo State University, Ilha Solteira, 15385-007, SP, Brazil.
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Goldreich A, Prilusky J, Prasad N, Puravankara A, Yadgarov L. Highly Stable CsPbBr 3@MoS 2 Nanostructures: Synthesis and Optoelectronic Properties Toward Implementation into Solar Cells. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2404727. [PMID: 39092690 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202404727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024]
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Halide perovskites (HPs) have gained significant interest in the scientific and technological sectors due to their unique optical, catalytic, and electrical characteristics. However, the HPs are prone to decomposition when exposed to air, oxygen, or heat. The instability of HP materials limits their commercialization, prompting significant efforts to address and overcome these limitations. Transition metal dichalcogenides, such as MoS2, are chemically stable and are suitable for electronic, optical, and catalytic applications. Moreover, it can be used as a protective media or shell for other nanoparticles. In this study, a novel CsPbBr3@MoS2 core-shell nanostructure (CS-NS) is successfully synthesized by enveloping CsPbBr3 within a MoS2 shell for the first time. Significant stability of CS-NSs dispersed in polar solvents for extended periods is also demonstrated. Remarkably, the hybrid CS-NS exhibits an absorption of MoS2 and quenching of the HP's photoluminescence, implying potential charge or energy transfer from HPs to MoS2. Using finite difference time domain simulations, it is found that the CS-NSs can be utilized to produce efficient solar cells. The addition of a MoS2 shell enhances the performance of CS-NS-based solar cells by 220% compared to their CsPbBr3 counterparts. The innovative CS-NS represents important progress in harnessing HPs for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications.
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- Achiad Goldreich
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel, 4076414, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel, 4076414, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel, 4076414, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel, 4076414, Israel
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ariel University, Ariel, 4076414, Israel
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Sha T, Zhang X, Zhou R, Du G, Xiong Y, Pan Q, Yao J, Feng Z, Gao X, You Y. Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Ferroelectric Nanosheets Synthesized by a Room-Temperature Antisolvent Method. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2400636. [PMID: 38778554 PMCID: PMC11304249 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Over the past years, the application potential of ferroelectric nanomaterials with unique physical properties for modern electronics is highlighted to a large extent. However, it is relatively challenging to fabricate inorganic ferroelectric nanomaterials, which is a process depending on a vacuum atmosphere at high temperatures. As significant complements to inorganic ferroelectric nanomaterials, the nanomaterials of molecular ferroelectrics are rarely reported. Here a low-cost room-temperature antisolvent method is used to synthesize free-standing 2D organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite (OIHP) ferroelectric nanosheets (NSs), that is, (CHA)2PbBr4 NSs (CHA = cyclohexylammonium), with an average lateral size of 357.59 nm and a thickness ranging from 10 to 70 nm. This method shows high repeatability and produces NSs with excellent crystallinity. Moreover, ferroelectric domains in single NSs can be clearly visualized and manipulated using piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM). The domain switching and PFM-switching spectroscopy indicate the robust in-plane ferroelectricity of the NSs. This work not only introduces a feasible, low-cost, and scalable method for preparing molecular ferroelectric NSs but also promotes the research on molecular ferroelectric nanomaterials.
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- Tai‐Ting Sha
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Applications of Molecular FerroelectricsSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials and Institute for Advanced MaterialsSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Applications of Molecular FerroelectricsSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Applications of Molecular FerroelectricsSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Applications of Molecular FerroelectricsSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Applications of Molecular FerroelectricsSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Applications of Molecular FerroelectricsSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Applications of Molecular FerroelectricsSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Engineering and Quantum Materials and Institute for Advanced MaterialsSouth China Academy of Advanced OptoelectronicsSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Science and Applications of Molecular FerroelectricsSoutheast UniversityNanjing211189P. R. China
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Chen R, Wang Z, Teng Q, Li C, Li J, Zeng L, Zhang R, Huang F, Lei L, Yuan F, Chen D. Binary Host-induced Exciplex Enabled High Color-Rendering Index of 94 for Carbon Quantum Dot-Based White Light-Emitting Diodes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2404485. [PMID: 38872266 PMCID: PMC11321674 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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White light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) with high color-rendering index (CRI, >90) are important for backlight displays and solid-state lighting applications. Although the well-developed colloidal quantum dots (QDs) based on heavy metals such as cadmium and lead are promising candidates for WLEDs, the low CRI still remains a significant limitation. In addition, the severe toxicity of heavy metals greatly limits their widespread use. Herein, the study demonstrates low-cost and environmentally friendly carbon quantum dots (CQDs)-based WLEDs that exhibit a high CRI of 94.33, surpassing that of conventional cadmium/lead-containing QD-based WLEDs. This achievement is attained through the employment of a binary host-induced exciplex strategy. The high hole/electron mobility and suitable energy levels of the donor and acceptor give rise to a broadband orange-yellow emission stemming from the exciplex. As the host, the binary exciplex is capable of contributing blue and orange-yellow emission components while efficiently mitigating the aggregation-induced quenching of CQDs. Meanwhile, CQDs effectively address the deep-red emission gap, enabling the realization of CQDs-based WLEDs with high CRI. These WLEDs also exhibit a remarkably low turn-on voltage of 2.8 V, a maximum luminance exceeding 2000 cd m- 2, a correlated color temperature of 4976 K, and Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage coordinates of (0.34, 0.32).
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- Renjing Chen
- College of Physics and EnergyFujian Normal UniversityFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy MaterialsFuzhou350117P. R. China
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- College of Physics and EnergyFujian Normal UniversityFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy MaterialsFuzhou350117P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of ChemistryBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of ChemistryBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of ChemistryBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringHunan University of Science and TechnologyXiangtan411201P. R. China
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- College of Physics and EnergyFujian Normal UniversityFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy MaterialsFuzhou350117P. R. China
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- College of Physics and EnergyFujian Normal UniversityFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy MaterialsFuzhou350117P. R. China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Materials and DevicesChina Jiliang UniversityHangzhou310018P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of EducationCollege of ChemistryBeijing Normal UniversityBeijing100875P. R. China
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- College of Physics and EnergyFujian Normal UniversityFujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Manipulation and New Energy MaterialsFuzhou350117P. R. China
- Fujian Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced High‐Field Superconducting Materials and EngineeringFuzhou350117P. R. China
- Fujian Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center of Solar Energy Conversion and Energy StorageFuzhou350117P. R. China
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Panda MK, Acharjee D, Mahato AB, Ghosh S. Facet Dependent Photoluminescence Blinking from Perovskite Nanocrystals. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311559. [PMID: 38546015 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Photoluminescence (PL) blinking of nanoparticles, while detrimental to their imaging applications, may benefit next-generation displays if the blinking is precisely controlled by reversible electron/hole injections from an external source. Considerable efforts are made to create well-characterized charged excitons within nanoparticles through electrochemical charging, which has led to enhanced control over PL-blinking in numerous instances. Manipulating the photocharging/discharging rates in nanoparticles by surface engineering can represent a straightforward method for regulating their blinking behaviors, an area largely unexplored for perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs). This work shows facet engineering leading to different morphologies of PNCs characterized by distinct blinking patterns. For instance, examining the PL intensity trajectories of single PNCs, representing the instantaneous photon count rate over time, reveals that the OFF-state population significantly increases as the number of facets increases from six to twenty-six. This study suggests that extra-faceted PNCs, owing to their polar facets and expanded surface area, render them more susceptible to photocharging, which results in larger OFF-state populations. Furthermore, the fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) study unveils that the augmented propensity for photocharging in extra-faceted PNCs can also originate from their greater tendency to form complexes with neighboring molecules.
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- Mrinal Kanti Panda
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India
- Center for Interdisciplinary Sciences (CIS), National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), An OCC of Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), Khurda, Odisha, 752050, India
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Zhu J, Li Y, Lin X, Han Y, Wu K. Coherent phenomena and dynamics of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals for quantum information technologies. NATURE MATERIALS 2024; 23:1027-1040. [PMID: 38951651 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-024-01922-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/03/2024]
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Solution-processed colloidal nanocrystals of lead halide perovskites have been intensively investigated in recent years in the context of optoelectronic devices, during which time their quantum properties have also begun to attract attention. Their unmatched ease of synthetic tunability and unique structural, optical and electronic properties, in conjunction with the confinement of carriers in three dimensions, have motivated studies on observing and controlling coherent light-matter interaction in these materials for quantum information technologies. This Review outlines the recent efforts and achievements in this direction. Particularly notable examples are the observation of coherent single-photon emission, evidence for superfluorescence and the realization of room-temperature coherent spin manipulation for ensemble samples, which have not been achieved for prototypical colloidal CdSe nanocrystals that have been under investigation for decades. This Review aims to highlight these results, point out the challenges ahead towards realistic applications and bring together the efforts of multidisciplinary communities in this nascent field.
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- Jingyi Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
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Qi H, Tong Y, Zhang X, Wang H, Fang Z, Zhang Y, Li H, Wang K, Wang H. Synergistic Steric Effect of Precursor And Antisolvent Enables Strongly Confined Perovskite Films with Efficient and Spectral Stable Blue Emission. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:39664-39672. [PMID: 39025786 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c08227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Reducing the crystal size of perovskites to the strong quantum confinement regime is an effective way to realize blue luminescence for light-emitting applications. However, challenges remain in directly constraining the crystal growth during film preparation to achieve three-dimensional quantum confinement, and the widely used long-chain ligands may bring difficulties for charge transport and unfavorably affect the device performance. Herein, we report a novel strategy for fabricating strongly confined blue-emitting perovskite nanocrystalline films via synergistic steric effect modulation by precursors and antisolvents. We synthesize cesium pentafluoropropanoate (CsPFPA) as a new type of precursor agent, where the steric effect of the PFPA group can help constrain the growth of perovskite crystals and passivate the defects. Furthermore, different types of antisolvents with varied molecular sizes and steric hindrance are used to regulate the size of perovskite crystals and improve film quality. Consequently, highly emissive blue perovskite films are realized with the emission wavelength effectively tuned in the blue region by varying the concentration of CsPFPA as well as the type of antisolvents. Based on the strongly confined perovskite films, blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are constructed, showing good spectral tunability and stability in the electroluminescence. This work demonstrates a novel pathway for developing bright perovskite blue emitters for LEDs, which may potentially advance their future applications in display and lighting.
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- Heng Qi
- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- School of Microelectronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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Das A, Ghosal S, Marjit K, Pati SK, Patra A. Chirality of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals with Varying Dimensions in the Presence of Chiral Molecules. J Phys Chem Lett 2024:7822-7831. [PMID: 39052510 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Chiral lead halide perovskite (LHP) nanocrystals (NCs) have been attracting considerable interest for circularly polarized luminescence (CPL)-based optoelectronic applications. This study combined experimental and computational analyses to investigate how the dimensionality of 3D (cubic) to 0D (quantum dots) influences the tunable chiral emission of CsPbBr3 LHP NCs. The circular dichroism (CD) spectra have a significant blue shift from 508 to 406 nm. The dissymmetry factors for CD (gCD) change from ±2.5 × 10-3 to ±7.5 × 10-3 as dimensionality varies from 3D to 0D in the presence of the chiral molecule (cyclohexylethylamine, CHEA). A significant luminescence dissymmetry factor (glum) of ±5.6 × 10-4 is observed in the 0D CsPbBr3 NCs. Theoretical calculations using structural distortion parameters, the extent of charge transfer, and electrostatic potential profiles have revealed that the most significant enhancement of the chirality transfer occurs from the CHEA molecules to 0D NCs, and the order of chirality transfer from CHEA to CsPbBr3 NCs is 0D (quantum dots) > 2D (nanoplatelet) > 3D (cubic).
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- Antika Das
- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore 560064, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- Theoretical Sciences Unit, School of Advanced Materials (SAMat), Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore 560064, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali 140306, India
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Bera S, Tripathi A, Titus T, Sethi NM, Das R, Afreen, Adarsh KV, Thomas KG, Pradhan N. CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Crack Platelet Nanocrystals and Their Biexciton Generation. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:20300-20311. [PMID: 39005055 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Lead halide perovskite nanocrystals have been extensively studied in recent years as efficient optical materials for their bright and color-tunable emissions. However, these are mostly confined to their 3D nanocrystals and limited to the anisotropic nanostructures. By exploring the Cs-sublattice-induced metal(II) ion exchange with Pb(II), crack CsPbBr3 perovskite platelet nanocrystals having polar surfaces in all three directions are reported here, which remained different than reported standard square platelets. The crack platelets are also passivated with halides to enhance their brightness. Further, as these crack and passivated crack platelets have defects and polar surfaces, the exciton and biexciton generation in these platelets is investigated using femtosecond photoluminescence and transient absorption measurement at ambient as well as cryogenic temperatures, correlated with time-resolved single-particle photoluminescence spectroscopy, and compared with standard square platelets having nonpolar facets. These investigations revealed that the crack platelets and passivated crack platelets possess enhanced biexciton emission compared to square platelets due to the presence of polar surfaces in all three directions. These results provide insights into not only the design of the anisotropic nanostructures of ionic nanocrystals but also the possibility of tuning the single exciton to biexciton generation efficiency, which has potential applications in optoelectronic systems.
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- Suman Bera
- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462066, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462066, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh 462066, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Vithura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India
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- School of Materials Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, West Bengal 700032, India
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Song Y, Lan S, Yang B, Zheng Y, Zhou Z, Nan CW, Lin YH. High-Entropy Design for 2D Halide Perovskite. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:19748-19755. [PMID: 38980287 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Hybrid halide perovskites are good candidates for a range of functional materials such as optical electronic and photovoltaic devices due to their tunable band gaps, long carrier diffusion lengths, and solution processability. However, the instability in moisture/air, the toxicity of lead, and rigorous reaction setup or complex postprocessing have long been the bottlenecks for practical application. Herein, we present a simultaneous configurational entropy design at A-sites, B-sites, and X-sites in the typical (CHA)2PbBr4 two-dimensional (2D) hybrid perovskite. Our results demonstrate that the high-entropy effect favors the stabilization of the hybrid perovskite phase and facilitates a simple crystallization process without precise control of the cooling rate to prepare regular crystals. Moreover, high-entropy 2D perovskite crystals exhibit tunable energy band gaps, broadband emission, and a long carrier lifetime. Meanwhile, the high-entropy composition almost maintains the initial crystal structure in deionized water for 18 h while the original (CHA)2PbBr4 crystal mostly decomposes, suggesting obviously improved humidity stability. This work offers a facile approach to synthesize humidity-stable hybrid perovskites under mild conditions, accelerating relevant preparation of optoelectronics and light-emitting devices and facilitating the ultimate commercialization of halide perovskite.
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- Yan Song
- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics, Institute of Solid State Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, PR China
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De A, Bhunia S, Cai Y, Binyamin T, Etgar L, Ruhman S. Spectator Exciton Effects in Nanocrystals III: Unveiling the Stimulated Emission Cross Section in Quantum Confined CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:20241-20250. [PMID: 39007415 PMCID: PMC11273341 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c05412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/16/2024]
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Quantifying stimulated emission in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) remains challenging due to masking of its effects on pump-probe spectra by excited state absorption and ground state bleaching signals. The absence of this defining photophysical parameter in turn impedes assignment of band edge electronic structure in many of these important fluorophores. Here we employ a generally applicable 3-pulse ultrafast spectroscopic method coined the "Spectator Exciton" (SX) approach to measure stimulated-emission efficiency in quantum confined inorganic perovskite CsPbBr3 NCs, the band edge electronic structure of which is the subject of lively ongoing debate. Our results show that in 5-6 nm CsPbBr3 NCs, a single exciton bleaches more than half of the intense band edge absorption band, while the cross section for stimulated emission from the same state is nearly 6 times weaker. Discussion of these findings in light of several recent electronic structure models for this material proves them unable to simultaneously explain both measures, proving the importance of this new input to resolving this debate. Along with femtosecond time-resolved photoluminescence measurements on the same sample, SX results also verify that biexciton interaction energy is intensely attractive with a magnitude of ∼80 meV. In light of this observation, our previous suggestion that biexciton interaction is repulsive is reassigned to hot phonon induced slowdown of carrier relaxation leading to direct Auger recombination from an excited state. The mechanism behind the extreme slowing of carrier cooling after several stages of exciton recombination remains to be determined.
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- Apurba De
- Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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- Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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- Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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- Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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- Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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- Institute
of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem-91904, Israel
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Debnath T. Ultrafast electron shuttling suppresses the energy transfer process in Mn-doped CsPbCl 3 nanocrystals. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:19625-19629. [PMID: 39011547 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01815j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Taking advantage of the slow exciton-to-dopant energy transfer process, we dissociated the exciton in Mn-doped perovskite via ultrafast electron shuttling to a surface adsorbed 4-nitro phenol molecule. The observed ultrafast electron transfer process is competitive to the ultrafast exciton scattering process (∼140 fs) to the continuum states via optical phonons, but three-orders faster than the exciton-to-Mn energy transfer timescale.
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- Tushar Debnath
- Nano Physical Spectroscopy Group, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR, Uttar Pradesh-201314, India.
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Gallagher S, Kline J, Jahanbakhshi F, Sadighian JC, Lyons I, Shen G, Hammel BF, Yazdi S, Dukovic G, Rappe AM, Ginger DS. Ligand Equilibrium Influences Photoluminescence Blinking in CsPbBr 3: A Change Point Analysis of Widefield Imaging Data. ACS NANO 2024; 18:19208-19219. [PMID: 38982590 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c04968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Photoluminescence intermittency remains one of the biggest challenges in realizing perovskite quantum dots (QDs) as scalable single photon emitters. We compare CsPbBr3 QDs capped with different ligands, lecithin, and a combination of oleic acid and oleylamine, to elucidate the role of surface chemistry on photoluminescence intermittency. We employ widefield photoluminescence microscopy to sample the blinking behavior of hundreds of QDs. Using change point analysis, we achieve the robust classification of blinking trajectories, and we analyze representative distributions from large numbers of QDs (Nlecithin = 1308, Noleic acid/oleylamine = 1317). We find that lecithin suppresses blinking in CsPbBr3 QDs compared with oleic acid/oleylamine. Under common experimental conditions, lecithin-capped QDs are 7.5 times more likely to be nonblinking and spend 2.5 times longer in their most emissive state, despite both QDs having nearly identical solution photoluminescence quantum yields. We measure photoluminescence as a function of dilution and show that the differences between lecithin and oleic acid/oleylamine capping emerge at low concentrations during preparation for single particle experiments. From experiment and first-principles calculations, we attribute the differences in lecithin and oleic acid/oleylamine performance to differences in their ligand binding equilibria. Consistent with our experimental data, density functional theory calculations suggest a stronger binding affinity of lecithin to the QD surface compared to oleic acid/oleylamine, implying a reduced likelihood of ligand desorption during dilution. These results suggest that using more tightly binding ligands is a necessity for surface passivation and, consequently, blinking reduction in perovskite QDs used for single particle and quantum light experiments.
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- Shaun Gallagher
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
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- Materials Science and Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0215, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
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Dey AK, Das S, Jose SM, Sreedharan S, Kandoth N, Barman S, Patra A, Das A, Pramanik SK. Surface functionalized perovskite nanocrystals: a design strategy for organelle-specific fluorescence lifetime multiplexing. Chem Sci 2024; 15:10935-10944. [PMID: 39027267 PMCID: PMC11253202 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc01447b] [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: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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Fluorescent molecules or materials with high photoluminescence quantum yields and stability towards photobleaching are ideally suited for multiplex imaging. Despite complying with such properties, perovskite nanocrystals (Pv-NCs) are rarely used for bioimaging owing to their toxicity and limited stability in aqueous media and towards human physiology. We aim to address these deficiencies by designing core-shell structures with Pv-NCs as the core and surface-engineered silica as the shell (SiO2@Pv-NCs) since silica is recognized as a biologically benign carrier material and is known to be excreted through urine. The post-grafting methodology is adopted for developing [SiO2@Pv-NCs]tpm and [SiO2@Pv-NCs]tsy (tpm: triphenylphosphonium ion, tsy: tosylsulfonamide) for specific imaging of mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of the live HeLa cell, respectively. A subtle difference in their average fluorescence decay times ([SiO2@Pv-NCs]tpm: tpm τ av = 3.1 ns and [SiO2@Pv-NCs]tsy: tsy τ av = 2.1 ns) is used for demonstrating a rare example of perovskite nanocrystals in fluorescence lifetime multiplex imaging.
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- Anik Kumar Dey
- CSIR - Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute Gijubhai Badheka Marg Bhavnagar Gujarat 364002 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh 201 002 India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata Mohanpur West Bengal India
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- Human Science Research Centre, University of Derby Kedleston Road DE22 1GB UK
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata West Bengal India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata West Bengal India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences and Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata West Bengal India
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- CSIR - Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute Gijubhai Badheka Marg Bhavnagar Gujarat 364002 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-Human Resource Development Centre Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh 201 002 India
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Wang R, Wang C, Liao Y, Liu K, Wang W, Wang F, Wang L, Xu C, Chen F. Precise Control Light Emission of PVDF-CH 3NH 3PbBr 3-xCl x Nanocrystalline Films Using a Cl -(CH 3OH) n System. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:14594-14601. [PMID: 38943597 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2024]
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Methylammonium lead halide perovskites with highly efficient pure-color or white-light generation have gained increasing scientific interest and promote the development of a great commercial opportunity in displays, lighting, and other applications. However, the poor stabilities, lead toxicity, and unfriendly solvents and ligands in the growth process severely restrict their commercial application. Here, we proposed a green method for preparing uniform and stable polymer-encapsulated photoluminescence (PL) tunable CH3NH3PbBr3-xClx NC thin films at room temperature. Utilizing the swelling effect between alcohol compounds and organic polymers and the ionization of NaCl in methanol solution, the anion exchange process can be achieved rapidly within 7 min. Moreover, the PL wavelengths of the CH3NH3PbBr3-xClx NCs films were precisely tuned with steps as fine as 2 nm. Experimental results showed that NaCl dissolved in methanol solution can form Cl-(CH3OH)n, which brings ionized Cl into the polymer-encapsulated CH3NH3PbBr3 NCs film for CH3NH3PbBr3-xClx NCs film growth. Based on the swelling and anion exchange dynamics, a modified NaCl-CH3OH-MABr solution system was developed to trigger CH3NH3PbBr3-xClx NCs film PL emission tuning from 528 to 463 nm with several-fold intensity enhancement. The realization of precisely controlled photoluminescence from the perovskite nanocrystal film would have wide applications in the optical and imaging fields.
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- Rui Wang
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
- College of Food Science and Light Industry, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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Agarwal N, Agarwal D, Debnath T. Amino Acid-Driven Dimensional Reduction of CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:31026-31034. [PMID: 39035888 PMCID: PMC11256307 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c04364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Inspired by biomineralization, the recent incorporation of organic molecules into inorganic lattices shows interesting optical properties and tunability. We functionalize all inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) with amino acid (AA) cysteine using the water-hexane interfacial approach. Along with the AA cysteine, we added AuBr3 salt into the aqueous phase, leading to the formation of a Au-cysteine thiolate complex to activate the aqueous to nonaqueous phase transportation of the AA via a molecular shuttle, oleylamine. The interaction between CsPbBr3 PNCs and the Au-cysteine thiolate complex is probed using optical spectroscopy, which reveals dimensional reduction of the parent PNCs to form CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets (NPls) and subsequent phase transformation to CsPb2Br5 NPls. X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy conclusively support the above chemical transformation reaction via interfacial chemistry. We propose a mechanistic insight into the dimensional growth in one direction in the presence of AAs via preferential ligand binding to specific facets, leading to transformation from 3D cubes to 2D NPls, while, presumably, the phase transformation occurs via the CsBr stripping mechanism upon prolonged interaction with water. Since AAs are building blocks for several redox-active complex biological moieties, including proteins, investigation of the interaction of AAs with PNCs may be advantageous since the latter can act as a fluorescent probe for bioimaging application.
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- Nikunj Agarwal
- Centre
for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of
Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Centre
for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of
Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Centre
for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of
Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
- Nano
Physical Spectroscopy Group, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural
Sciences, Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi NCR 201314, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Xiong L, Xu M, Wang J, Chen Z, Li L, Yang F, Zhang Q, Jiang G, Li Z. Passivating Defects and Constructing Catalytic Sites on CsPbBr 3 with ZnBr 2 for Photocatalytic CO 2 Reduction. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12703-12707. [PMID: 38949122 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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In recent years, halide perovskites have attracted considerable attention for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. However, the presence of surface defects and the lack of specific catalytic sites for CO2 reduction lead to low photocatalytic performance. In this study, we demonstrate a facile method that post-treats CsPbBr3 with ZnBr2 for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Our experimental and characterization results show that ZnBr2 has a dual role: the Br- ions in ZnBr2 passivate Br vacancies (VBr) on the CsPbBr3 surface, while Zn2+ cations act as catalytic sites for CO2 reduction. The ZnBr2-CsPbBr3 achieves a photocatalytic CO evolution rate of 57 μmol g-1 h-1, which is nearly three times higher than that of the pristine CsPbBr3. The enhanced performance over ZnBr2-CsPbBr3 is mainly due to the decreased VBr and lower reaction energy barrier for CO2 reduction. This work presents an effective method to simultaneously passivate surface defects and introduce catalytic sites, providing useful guidance for the regulation of perovskite photoelectric properties and the design of efficient photocatalysts.
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- Li Xiong
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute of Photoelectronic, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Institute of Photoelectronic, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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Hua Z, Wang L, Gong S, Tian Y, Fu H. Recent strategies for triplet-state emission regulation toward non-lead organic-inorganic metal halides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:7246-7265. [PMID: 38916248 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01700e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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Organic-inorganic metal halides (OIMHs) have strengthened the development of triplet-state emission materials due to their excellent luminescence performance. Due to the inherent toxicity of lead (Pb) significantly limiting its further advancement, numerous studies have been conducted to regulate triplet-state emission of non-Pb OIMHs, and several feasible strategies have been proposed. However, most of the non-Pb OIMHs reported have a relatively short lifetime or a low luminescence efficiency, not in favor of their application. In this review, we provide a summary of recent reports on the regulation of triplet-state emissions in non-Pb OIMHs to provide benefits for the design of innovative luminescent materials. Our focus is primarily on exploring the internal and external factors that influence the triplet-state emission. Starting from the luminescence mechanism, the current strategies for regulating triplet-state emissions are summarized. Moreover, by manipulating these strategies, it becomes feasible to achieve triplet-state emissions that span a range of colors from blue to red, and even extend into the near-infrared spectrum with high luminescence efficiency, while also increasing their lifetimes. This review not only provides fresh insights into the advancement of triplet-state emissions in OIMHs but also integrates experimental and theoretical perspectives to illuminate the trajectory of future research endeavors.
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- Zhaorui Hua
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Optical Materials and Photonic Devices, Department of Chemistry, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China.
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Sheng M, Zhu H, Wang S, Liu Z, Zhou G. Accelerated Discovery of Halide Perovskite Materials via Computational Methods: A Review. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:1167. [PMID: 38998772 PMCID: PMC11243460 DOI: 10.3390/nano14131167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2024] [Revised: 07/03/2024] [Accepted: 07/04/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Halide perovskites have gained considerable attention in materials science due to their exceptional optoelectronic properties, including high absorption coefficients, excellent charge-carrier mobilities, and tunable band gaps, which make them highly promising for applications in photovoltaics, light-emitting diodes, synapses, and other optoelectronic devices. However, challenges such as long-term stability and lead toxicity hinder large-scale commercialization. Computational methods have become essential in this field, providing insights into material properties, enabling the efficient screening of large chemical spaces, and accelerating discovery processes through high-throughput screening and machine learning techniques. This review further discusses the role of computational tools in the accelerated discovery of high-performance halide perovskite materials, like the double perovskites A2BX6 and A2BB'X6, zero-dimensional perovskite A3B2X9, and novel halide perovskite ABX6. This review provides significant insights into how computational methods have accelerated the discovery of high-performance halide perovskite. Challenges and future perspectives are also presented to stimulate further research progress.
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- Ming Sheng
- College of Engineering, Shandong Xiehe University, Jinan 250109, China
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- College of Engineering, Shandong Xiehe University, Jinan 250109, China
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- College of Engineering, Shandong Xiehe University, Jinan 250109, China
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- Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
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- College of Engineering, Shandong Xiehe University, Jinan 250109, China
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Aminzare M, Li Y, Mahshid S, Dorval Courchesne NM. Mimicking nature to develop halide perovskite semiconductors from proteins and metal carbonates. Sci Rep 2024; 14:15357. [PMID: 38965313 PMCID: PMC11224268 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66116-8] [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: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/27/2024] [Indexed: 07/06/2024] Open
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Halide perovskite (HPs) nanostructures have recently gained extensive worldwide attentions because of their remarkable optoelectronic properties and fast developments. However, intrinsic instability against environmental factors-i.e., temperature, humidity, illumination, and oxygen-restricted their real-life applications. HPs are typically synthesized as colloids by employing organic solvents and ligands. Consequently, the precise control and tuning of complex 3D perovskite morphologies are challenging and have hardly been achieved by conventional fabrication methods. Here, we combine the benefits of self-assembly of biomolecules and an ion exchange reaction (IER) approach to customize HPs spatial shapes and composition. Initially, we apply a biomineralization approach, using biological templates (such as biopolymers, proteins, or protein assemblies), modulating the morphology of MCO3 (M = Ca2+, Ba2+) nano/microstructures. We then show that the morphology of the materials can be maintained throughout an IER process to form surface HPs with a wide variety of morphologies. The fabricated core-shell structures of metal carbonates and HPs introduce nano/microcomposites that can be sculpted into a wide diversity of 3D architectures suitable for various potential applications such as sensors, detectors, catalysis, etc. As a prototype, we fabricate disposable humidity sensors with an 11-95% detection range by casting the formed bio-templated nano/micro-composites on paper substrate.
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- Masoud Aminzare
- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Bioengineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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Zhang R, Yan A, Liu H, Lv Z, Hong M, Qin Z, Ren W, Jiang Z, Li M, Ho JC, Guo P. Biocompatible Perovskite Nanocrystals with Enhanced Stability for White Light-Emitting Diodes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:34167-34180. [PMID: 38896470 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c06854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Recently emerged lead halide perovskite CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, and I) nanocrystals (PNCs) have attracted tremendous attention due to their excellent optical properties. However, the poor water stability, unsatisfactory luminescence efficiency, disappointing lead leakage, and toxicity have restricted their practical applications in photoelectronics and biomedical fields. Herein, a controllable encapsulated strategy is investigated to realize CsPbX3 PNCs/PVP @PMMA composites with superior luminescence properties and excellent biocompatibility. Additionally, the synthesized CsPbBr3 and CsPbBr0.6I2.4 PNCs/PVP@PMMA structures exhibit green and red emissions with a maximal photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of about 70.24% and 98.26%, respectively. These CsPbX3 PNCs/PVP@PMMA structures show high emission efficiency, excellent stability after water storage for 18 months, and low cytotoxicity at the PNC concentration at 500 μg mL-1. Moreover, white light-emitting diode (WLED) devices based on mixtures of CsPbBr3 and CsPbBr0.6I2.4 PNCs/PVP@PMMA perovskite structures are investigated, which exhibit excellent warm-white light emissions at room temperature. A flexible manipulation method is used to fabricate the white light emitters based on these perovskite composites, providing a fantastic platform for fabricating solid-state white light sources and full-color displays.
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- Rui Zhang
- Department of Physics, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Physics, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Physics, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Physics, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- The Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Physics, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Physics, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Physics, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, SAR, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, SAR, China
- College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
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Saha RA, Chiu WH, Degutis G, Chen P, Filez M, Solano E, Orlov N, De Angelis F, Ariza R, Meneghini C, Detavernier C, Mali SS, Hoang MT, Yang Y, Garnett EC, Wang L, Wang H, Roeffaers MBJ, Steele JA. Oxygen-Mediated (0D) Cs 4PbX 6 Formation during Open-Air Thermal Processing Improves Inorganic Perovskite Solar Cell Performance. ACS NANO 2024; 18:16994-17006. [PMID: 38898819 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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The desire to commercialize perovskite solar cells continues to mount, motivating the development of scalable production. Evaluations of the impact of open-air processing have revealed a variety of physical changes in the fabricated devices─with few changes having the capacity to be functionalized. Here, we highlight the beneficial role of ambient oxygen during the open-air thermal processing of metastable γ-CsPbI3-based perovskite thin films and devices. Physiochemical-sensitive probes elucidate oxygen intercalation and the formation of Pb-O bonds in the CsPbI3 crystal, entering via iodine vacancies at the surface, creating superoxide (O2-) through electron transfer reactions with molecular oxygen, which drives the formation of a zero-dimensional Cs4PbI6 capping layer during annealing (>330 °C). The chemical conversion permanently alters the film structure, helping to shield the subsurface perovskite from moisture and introduces lattice anchoring sites, stabilizing otherwise unstable γ-CsPbI3 films. This functional modification is demonstrated in γ-CsPbI2Br perovskite solar cells, boosting the operational stability and photoconversion efficiency of champion devices from 12.7 to 15.4% when annealed in dry air. Such findings prompt a reconsideration of glovebox-based perovskite solar cell research and establish a scenario where device fabrication can in fact greatly benefit from ambient oxygen.
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- Rafikul Ali Saha
- cMACS, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
- Conformal Coating of Nanomaterials (CoCooN), Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- NCD-SWEET Beamline, ALBA Synchrotron Light Source, 08290 Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Science, Roma Tre University, via Della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Department of Science, Roma Tre University, via Della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- Conformal Coating of Nanomaterials (CoCooN), Department of Solid State Sciences, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281/S1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Polymer Energy Materials Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- Center for Nanophotonics, AMOLF, Science Park 104, 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute, Institute of Physics, University of Amsterdam, Science Park 904, 1098XH Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Faculty of Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
- Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia
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- cMACS, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
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- Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
- School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Deng BY, Zhou ZR, Xu HL, Liao ZH, Tung CH, Wu LZ, Wang F. Surficial Host-Guest Responsive CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Nanocrystals for Programmable Multi-Level Information Encryption. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311058. [PMID: 38351656 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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The design of smart stimuli-responsive photoluminescent materials capable of multi-level encryption and complex information storage is highly sought after in the current information era. Here, a novel adamantyl-capped CsPbBr3 (AD-CsPbBr3) perovskite NCs, along with its supramolecular host-guest assembly partner a modified β-CD (mCD), mCD@AD-CsPbBr3, are designed and prepared. By dispersing these two materials in different solvents, namely, AD-CsPbBr3 in toluene, mCD@AD-CsPbBr3 in toluene, and mCD@AD-CsPbBr3 in methanol, the three solutions exhibit diverse photoluminescence (PL) turn-on/off or PL discoloration response upon supramolecular stimulus. Based on these responses, a proof-of-principle programmable Multi-Level Photoluminescence Encoding System (MPLES) is established. Three types of four-level and three types of three-level information encoding are achieved by the system. A layer-by-layer four-level information encryption and decryption as well as a two-level encrypted 3D code are successfully achieved.
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- Bo-Yi Deng
- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Equipment Digitization, Guangdong HUST Industrial Technology Research Institute, Wuhan, 523808, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Equipment Digitization, Guangdong HUST Industrial Technology Research Institute, Wuhan, 523808, P. R. China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Equipment Digitization, Guangdong HUST Industrial Technology Research Institute, Wuhan, 523808, P. R. China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, 430205, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Equipment Digitization, Guangdong HUST Industrial Technology Research Institute, Wuhan, 523808, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage of Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, P. R. China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Manufacturing Equipment Digitization, Guangdong HUST Industrial Technology Research Institute, Wuhan, 523808, P. R. China
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Gutiérrez M, de la Hoz Tomás M, Rakshit S, Lezama L, Cohen B, Douhal A. Direct Evidence of the Effect of Water Molecules Position in the Spectroscopy, Dynamics, and Lighting Performance of an Eco-Friendly Mn-Based Organic-Inorganic Metal Halide Material for High-Performance LEDs and Solvent Vapor Sensing. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024; 11:e2400879. [PMID: 38654657 PMCID: PMC11234429 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202400879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Luminescent Mn(II)-based organic-inorganic hybrid halides have drawn attention as potential materials for sensing and photonics applications. Here, the synthesis and characterization of methylammonium (MA) manganese bromide ((MA)nBrxMn(H2O)2, (n = 1, 4 and x = 3, 6)) with different stoichiometries of the organic cation and inorganic counterpart, are reported. While the Mn2+ centers have an octahedral conformation, the two coordinating water molecules are found either in cis (1) or in trans (2) positions. The photophysical behavior of 1 reflects the luminescence of Mn2+ in an octahedral environment. Although Mn2+ in 2 also has octahedral coordination, at room temperature dual emission bands at ≈530 and ≈660 nm are observed, explained in terms of emission from Mn2+ in tetragonally compressed octahedra and self-trapped excitons (STEs), respectively. Above the room temperature, 2 shows quasi-tetrahedral behavior with intense green emission, while at temperatures below 140 K, another STE band emerges at 570 nm. Time-resolved experiments (77-360 K) provide a clear picture of the excited dynamics. 2 shows rising components due to STEs formation equilibrated at room temperature with their precursors. Finally, the potential of these materials for the fabrication of color-tunable down-converted light-emitting diode (LED) and for detecting polar solvent vapors is shown.
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- Mario Gutiérrez
- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, e INAMOL, Campus Tecnológico de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Avenida Carlos III, S.N., Toledo, 45071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, e INAMOL, Campus Tecnológico de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Avenida Carlos III, S.N., Toledo, 45071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, e INAMOL, Campus Tecnológico de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Avenida Carlos III, S.N., Toledo, 45071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco, UPV/EHU, B° Sarriena s/n, Leioa, 48940, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, e INAMOL, Campus Tecnológico de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Avenida Carlos III, S.N., Toledo, 45071, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Física, Facultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Bioquímica, e INAMOL, Campus Tecnológico de Toledo, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Avenida Carlos III, S.N., Toledo, 45071, Spain
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Lei Y, Zhang Y, Huo J, Ding F, Yan Y, Shen Y, Li X, Kang W, Yan Z. Stability Strategies and Applications of Iodide Perovskites. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311880. [PMID: 38366127 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Iodide perovskites have demonstrated their unprecedented high efficiency and commercialization potential, and their superior optoelectronic properties, such as high absorption coefficient, high carrier mobility, and narrow direct bandgap, have attracted much attention, especially in solar cells, photodetectors, and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, whether it is organic iodide perovskite, organic-inorganic hybrid iodide perovskite or all-inorganic iodide perovskite the stability of these iodide perovskites is still poor and the contamination is high. In recent years, scholars have studied more iodide perovskites to improve their stability as well as optoelectronic properties from various angles. This paper systematically reviews the strategies (component engineering, additive engineering, dimensionality reduction engineering, and phase mixing engineering) used to improve the stability of iodide perovskites and their applications in recent years.
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- Yuchen Lei
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
- School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- Tianjin Lishen Chaodian Technology Co., Ltd., Tianjin, 300392, P. R. China
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Shukla A, Kaur G, Babu KJ, Bhatt H, Ghosh HN. Unraveling the cation dependent carrier cooling and transient mobility in lead-free A3Sb2I9 perovskites. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:244706. [PMID: 38920401 DOI: 10.1063/5.0208324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Lead halide perovskites (LHPs) have gained prominence for their exceptional photophysical properties, holding promise for applications in high-end optoelectronic devices. However, the presence of lead is one of the major obstacles to the commercialization of LHPs in the field of photovoltaics. To address this, researchers have explored environment friendly lead-free perovskite solar cells by investigating non-toxic perovskite materials. This study explores the enhancement of photophysical properties through chemical engineering, specifically cation exchange, focusing on the crucial photophysical process of hot carrier cooling. Employing femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy and optical pump terahertz probe spectroscopy, we have probed the carrier relaxation dynamics in A3Sb2I9 with cesium and rubidium cations. This study unravels that the carrier relaxation is found to be slower in Rb3Sb2I9; along with this, the transient mobility decay is found to be retarded. Overall, this study suggests that an antimony-based Rb3Sb2I9 perovskite could be a substantial lead-free perovskite in photovoltaics. These findings provide valuable insights into cation engineering strategies, aiming to improve the overall performance of lead-free-based photovoltaic devices.
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- Ayushi Shukla
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Institute of Nano Science and Technology, SAS Nagar, Sector 81, Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- School of Chemical Science, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Jatni, Bhubaneswar 752050, Odisha, India
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Bayer S, Yin Yu JH, Nagl S. Room temperature synthesis of nanocomposite thin films with embedded Cs 2AgIn 0.9Bi 0.1Cl 6 lead-free double perovskite nanocrystals with long-term water stability, wide range pH tolerance, and high quantum yield. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:3347-3354. [PMID: 38933862 PMCID: PMC11197404 DOI: 10.1039/d4na00233d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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The synthesis of Cs2AgIn0.9Bi0.1Cl6 nanocrystals was achieved at room temperature under ambient conditions using the ligand-assisted reprecipitation (LARP) method. The synthesized NCs exhibit bright orange emission when excited at 375 nm and have broad photoluminescence (PL) emission spectra with a maximum of 630 nm. A photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 36% was observed in these NCs without any polymer coatings. Polystyrene (PS), and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) were used to enhance the water stability and PLQY values up to 64%. Nanocomposite thin films with these polymer encapsulations exhibit good thermal stability up to at least 353 K and high quantum yields. PMMA-coated NCs showed long-term water stability for at least 4 months. The composites remain photostable when in contact with water for at least 120 min under continuous 365 nm UV illumination at 1 mW cm-2. Due to their excellent optical properties, aqueous stability, and wide range pH tolerance, these nanocomposite thin films could be employed for a variety of biological applications.
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- Steevanson Bayer
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Kowloon Hong Kong SAR China
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Inico E, Saetta C, Di Liberto G. Impact of quantum size effects to the band gap of catalytic materials: a computational perspective. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:361501. [PMID: 38830369 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad53b5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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The evolution of nanotechnology has facilitated the development of catalytic materials with controllable composition and size, reaching the sub-nanometer limit. Nowadays, a viable strategy for tailoring and optimizing the catalytic activity involves controlling the size of the catalyst. This strategy is underpinned by the fact that the properties and reactivity of objects with dimensions on the order of nanometers can differ from those of the corresponding bulk material, due to the emergence of quantum size effects. Quantum size effects have a deep influence on the band gap of semiconducting catalytic materials. Computational studies are valuable for predicting and estimating the impact of quantum size effects. This perspective emphasizes the crucial role of modeling quantum size effects when simulating nanostructured catalytic materials. It provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles governing the physics of quantum confinement in various experimentally observable nanostructures. Furthermore, this work may serve as a tutorial for modeling the electronic gap of simple nanostructures, highlighting that when working at the nanoscale, the finite dimensions of the material lead to an increase of the band gap because of the emergence of quantum confinement. This aspect is sometimes overlooked in computational chemistry studies focused on surfaces and nanostructures.
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- Elisabetta Inico
- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Via R. Cozzi 55, 20125 Milano, Italy
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Chua XW, Dai L, Anaya M, Salway H, Ruggeri E, Bi P, Yang Z, Stranks SD, Yang L. Multifold Enhanced Photon Upconversion in a Composite Annihilator System Sensitized by Perovskite Nanocrystals. ACS NANO 2024; 18:15229-15238. [PMID: 38820532 PMCID: PMC11171765 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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Photon upconversion via triplet-triplet annihilation (TTA-UC) provides a pathway to overcoming the thermodynamic efficiency limits in single-junction solar cells by allowing the harvesting of sub-bandgap photons. Here, we use mixed halide perovskite nanocrystals (CsPbX3, X = Br/I) as triplet sensitizers, with excitation transfer to 9,10-diphenylanthracene (DPA) and/or 9,10-bis[(triisopropylsilyl)ethynyl]anthracene (TIPS-An) which act as the triplet annihilators. We observe that the upconversion efficiency is five times higher with the combination of both annihilators in a composite system compared to the sum of the individual single-acceptor systems. Our work illustrates the importance of using a composite system of annihilators to enhance TTA upconversion, demonstrated in a perovskite-sensitized system, with promise for a range of potential applications in light-harvesting, biomedical imaging, biosensing, therapeutics, and photocatalysis.
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- Xian Wei Chua
- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Institute
of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
- Departamento
Física de la Materia Condensada, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales
de Sevilla, Universidad de Sevilla−CSIC, Calle Américo Vespucio 49, Sevilla 41012, Spain
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
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- Institute
of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Institute
of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, U.K.
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS, U.K.
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- Institute
of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Innovis #08-03, Singapore 138634, Singapore
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, #03-09 EA, Singapore 117575, Singapore
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Li X, Chen L, Mao D, Li J, Xie W, Dong H, Zhang L. Low-threshold cavity-enhanced superfluorescence in polyhedral quantum dot superparticles. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2024; 6:3220-3228. [PMID: 38868834 PMCID: PMC11166106 DOI: 10.1039/d4na00188e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Due to the unique and excellent optical performance and promising prospect for various photonics applications, cavity-enhanced superfluorescence (CESF) in perovskite quantum dot assembled superstructures has garnered wide attention. However, the stringent requirements and high threshold for achieving CESF limit its further development and application. The high threshold of CESF in quantum dot superstructures is mainly attributed to the low radiation recombination rate of the quantum dot and the unsatisfactory light field limiting the ability of the assembled superstructures originating from low controllability of self-assembly. Herein, we propose a strategy to reduce the threshold of CESF in quantum dot superstructure microcavities from two aspects: facet engineering optimization of quantum dot blocks and controllability improvement of the assembly method. We introduce dodecahedral quantum dots with lower nonradiative recombination, substituting frequently used cubic quantum dots as assembly blocks. Besides, we adopt the micro-emulsion droplet assembly method to obtain spherical perovskite quantum dot superparticles with high packing factors and orderly internal arrangements, which are more controllable and efficient than the conventional solvent-drying methods. Based on the dodecahedral quantum dot superparticles, we realized low-threshold CESF (Pth = 15.6 μJ cm-2). Our work provides a practical and scalable avenue for realizing low threshold CESF in quantum dot assembled superstructure systems.
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- Xinjie Li
- Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201800 China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201800 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District Hangzhou 310024 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University Shanghai 200241 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201800 China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District Hangzhou 310024 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 201800 China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences No. 1, Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Xihu District Hangzhou 310024 China
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Semenikhin OA, Shova S, Golenya IA, Naumova DD, Gural’skiy IA. Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-bromo-ethyl-ammonium bromide - a possible side product upon synthesis of hybrid perovskites. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2024; 80:738-741. [PMID: 38974162 PMCID: PMC11223709 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989024005619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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This study presents the synthesis, characterization and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a small organic ammonium salt, C2H7BrN+·Br-. Small cations like the one in the title compound are considered promising components of hybrid perovskites, crucial for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications. While the incorporation of this organic cation into various hybrid perovskite structures has been explored, its halide salt counterpart remains largely uninvestigated. The obtained structural results are valuable for the synthesis and phase analysis of hybrid perovskites. The title compound crystallizes in the solvent-free form in the centrosymmetric monoclinic space group P21/c, featuring one organic cation and one bromide anion in its asymmetric unit, with a torsion angle of -64.8 (2)° between the ammonium group and the bromine substituent, positioned in a gauche conformation. The crystal packing is predominantly governed by Br⋯H inter-actions, which constitute 62.6% of the overall close atom contacts.
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- Oleksandr A. Semenikhin
- Department of Chemistry, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska St. 64, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Department of Inorganic Polymers, Petru Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Aleea Grigore Ghica Voda 41-A, Iasi 700487, Romania
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- Department of Chemistry, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska St. 64, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska St. 64, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Department of Chemistry, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska St. 64, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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Cho K, Park Y, Jo H, Seo S, Moon J, Lee SJ, Park SY, Yoon SJ, Park J. Identification and Dynamics of Microsecond Long-Lived Charge Carriers for CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Quantum Dots, Featuring Ambient Long-Term Stability. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:5795-5803. [PMID: 38780120 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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We analyze the stability and photophysical dynamics of CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots (PeQDs), fabricated under mild synthetic conditions and embedded in an amorphous silica (SiOx) matrix (CsPbBr3@SiOx), underscoring their sustained performance in ambient conditions for over 300 days with minimal optical degradation. However, this stability comes at the cost of a reduced photoluminescence efficiency. Time-resolved spectroscopic analyses, including flash-photolysis time-resolved microwave conductivity and time-resolved photoluminescence, show that excitons in CsPbBr3@SiOx films decay within 2.5 ns, while charge carriers recombine over approximately 230 ns. This longevity of the charge carriers is due to photoinduced electron transfer to the SiOx matrix, enabling hole retention. The measured hole mobility in these PeQDs is 0.880 cm2 V-1 s-1, underscoring their potential in optoelectronic applications. This study highlights the role of the silica matrix in enhancing the durability of PeQDs in humid environments and modifying exciton dynamics and photoluminescence, providing valuable insights for developing robust optoelectronic materials.
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- Kayoung Cho
- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
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Luangwanta T, Turren-Cruz SH, Masi S, Das Adhikari S, Recalde IB, Zanatta M, Iglesias D, Rodríguez-Pereira J, Gené-Marimon S, Martinez-Ferrero E, Kaowphong S, Palomares E, Sans V, Gualdrón-Reyes AF, Mora-Seró I. Enabling white color tunability in complex 3D-printed composites by using lead-free self-trapped exciton 2D perovskite/carbon quantum dot inks. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:10262-10272. [PMID: 38716577 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00707g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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The generation of stable white light emission using lead-free perovskites remains a huge challenge in the development of future display and lighting technologies, due to fast material deterioration and the decrease of the color quality. In this work, we report a combination of diverse types of 2D A2SnX4 (A = bulky cation, X = Br, I) perovskites exhibiting self-trapped exciton (STE) emission and blue luminescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs), with the purpose of generating A2SnX4/CQD inks with a broadband emission in the visible region and a tunable white light color. By varying the concentration of the 2D perovskite, the white emission of the mixtures is modulated to cool, neutral, and warm tonalities, with a PL quantum yield up to 45%. From the combinations, the PEA2SnI4/CQD-based ink shows the longest stability, due to suitable surface ligand passivation provided by the capping ligands covering the CQDs, compensating the defect sites in the perovskite. Then, by incorporating the PEA2SnI4/CQDs inks into an acrylate polymer matrix, the quenching of the PL component from the perovskite was restrained, being stable for >400 h under ambient conditions and at a relative humidity of ∼50%, and allowing the preparation of complex 3D-printed composites with stable white emission tonalities. This contribution offers an application of STE-based Sn-perovskites to facilitate the future fabrication of lead-free white-light optoelectronic devices.
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- Tawanwit Luangwanta
- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
- Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
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- Center of Materials and Nanotechnologies, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Nam. Cs. Legii 565, 53002 Pardubice, Czech Republic
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- The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia - CERCA (ICIQ-CERCA), Tarragona, 43007, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Technology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
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- The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia - CERCA (ICIQ-CERCA), Tarragona, 43007, Spain
- ICREA, Passeig Lluís Companys, 28, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
- Facultad de Ciencias, Instituto de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Isla Teja, Valdivia, 5090000, Chile
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- Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I (UJI), Avenida de Vicent Sos Baynat, s/n, 12071 Castelló de la Plana, Castellón, Spain.
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Liu M, Matta SK, Said TA, Liu J, Matuhina A, Al-Anesi B, Ali-Löytty H, Lahtonen K, Russo SP, Vivo P. Lattice Engineering via Transition Metal Ions for Boosting Photoluminescence Quantum Yields of Lead-Free Layered Double Perovskite Nanocrystals. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2401051. [PMID: 38809083 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202401051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024]
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Lead-free layered double perovskite nanocrystals (NCs), i.e., Cs4M(II)M(III)2Cl12, have recently attracted increasing attention for potential optoelectronic applications due to their low toxicity, direct bandgap nature, and high structural stability. However, the low photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY, <1%) or even no observed emissions at room temperature have severely blocked the further development of this type of lead-free halide perovskites. Herein, two new layered perovskites, Cs4CoIn2Cl12 (CCoI) and Cs4ZnIn2Cl12 (CZnI), are successfully synthesized at the nanoscale based on previously reported Cs4CuIn2Cl12 (CCuI) NCs, by tuning the M(II) site with different transition metal ions for lattice tailoring. Benefiting from the formation of more self-trapped excitons (STEs) in the distorted lattices, CCoI and CZnI NCs exhibit significantly strengthened STE emissions toward white light compared to the case of almost non-emissive CCuI NCs, by achieving PLQYs of 4.3% and 11.4% respectively. The theoretical and experimental results hint that CCoI and CZnI NCs possess much lower lattice deformation energies than that of reference CCuI NCs, which are favorable for the recombination of as-formed STEs in a radiative way. This work proposes an effective strategy of lattice engineering to boost the photoluminescent properties of lead-free layered double perovskites for their future warm white light-emitting applications.
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- Maning Liu
- Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, Lund, 22100, Sweden
- Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability, Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Lund, 22100, Sweden
- NanoLund, Lund University, Lund, 22100, Sweden
- Hybrid Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, Tampere, FI-33014, Finland
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- JSPS International Research Fellow (Center for Computational Sciences), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305-8577, Japan
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3000, Australia
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- Department Spins in Energy Conversion and Quantum Information Science, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Albert-Einstein-Str. 16, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- MAX IV Laboratory, Fotongatan 2, Lund, 224 84, Sweden
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- Hybrid Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, Tampere, FI-33014, Finland
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- Hybrid Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, Tampere, FI-33014, Finland
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- Surface Science Group, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 692, Tampere, FI-33014, Finland
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- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 692, Tampere, FI-33014, Finland
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- Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory, Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence for Exciton Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, 3000, Australia
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- Hybrid Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, Tampere, FI-33014, Finland
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Cortés-Villena A, Bellezza D, Cunha C, Rosa-Pardo I, Seijas-Da Silva Á, Pina J, Abellán G, Seixas de Melo JS, Galian RE, Pérez-Prieto J. Engineering Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals with BODIPY Dyes for Photosensitization and Photocatalytic Applications. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:14479-14492. [PMID: 38572736 PMCID: PMC11140745 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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The sensitization of surface-anchored organic dyes on semiconductor nanocrystals through energy transfer mechanisms has received increasing attention owing to their potential applications in photodynamic therapy, photocatalysis, and photon upconversion. Here, we investigate the sensitization mechanisms through visible-light excitation of two nanohybrids based on CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (NC) functionalized with borondipyrromethene (BODIPY) dyes, specifically 8-(4-carboxyphenyl)-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (BDP) and 8-(4-carboxyphenyl)-2,6-diiodo-1,3,5,7-tetramethyl-4,4-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene (I2-BDP), named as NC@BDP and NC@I2-BDP, respectively. The ability of I2-BDP dyes to extract hot hole carriers from the perovskite nanocrystals is comprehensively investigated by combining steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence as well as femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy with spectroelectrochemistry and quantum chemical theoretical calculations, which together provide a complete overview of the phenomena that take place in the nanohybrid. Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) dominates (82%) the photosensitization of the singlet excited state of BDP in the NC@BDP nanohybrid with a rate constant of 3.8 ± 0.2 × 1010 s-1, while charge transfer (64%) mediated by an ultrafast charge transfer rate constant of 1.00 ± 0.08 × 1012 s-1 from hot states and hole transfer from the band edge is found to be mainly responsible for the photosensitization of the triplet excited state of I2-BDP in the NC@I2-BDP nanohybrid. These findings suggest that the NC@I2-BDP nanohybrid is a unique energy transfer photocatalyst for oxidizing α-terpinene to ascaridole through singlet oxygen formation.
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- Alejandro Cortés-Villena
- Institute
of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute
of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- CQC-IMS,
Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Coimbra P-3004-535, Portugal
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- Institute
of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute
of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- CQC-IMS,
Department of Chemistry, University of Coimbra, Coimbra P-3004-535, Portugal
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- Institute
of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute
of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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- Institute
of Molecular Science, University of Valencia, c/Catedrático José
Beltrán Martínez 2, 46980 Paterna, Valencia, Spain
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Vighnesh K, Sergeev AA, Hassan MS, Portniagin AS, Sokolova AV, Zhu D, Sergeeva KA, Kershaw SV, Wong KS, Rogach AL. Red-Emitting CsPbI 3/ZnSe Colloidal Nanoheterostructures with Enhanced Optical Properties and Stability. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2400745. [PMID: 38804826 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Producing heterostructures of cesium lead halide perovskites and metal-chalcogenides in the form of colloidal nanocrystals can improve their optical features and stability, and also govern the recombination of charge carriers. Herein, the synthesis of red-emitting CsPbI3/ZnSe nanoheterostructures is reported via an in situ hot injection method, which provides the crystallization conditions for both components, subsequently leading to heteroepitaxial growth. Steady-state absorption and photoluminescence studies alongside X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy analysis evidence on a type-I band alignment for CsPbI3/ZnSe nanoheterostructures, which exhibit photoluminescence quantum yield of 96% due to the effective passivation of surface defects, and an enhancement in carrier lifetime. Furthermore, the heterostructure growth of ZnSe domains leads to significant improvement in the stability of the CsPbI3 nanocrystals under ambient conditions and against thermal and UV irradiation stress.
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- Kunnathodi Vighnesh
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Centre for Functional Photonics (CFP), City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, P. R. China
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Chen J, Ye L, Wu T, Hua Y, Zhang X. Band Engineering of Perovskite Quantum Dot Solids for High-Performance Solar Cells. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2404495. [PMID: 38762761 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202404495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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CsPbI3 perovskite quantum dot (PQD) shows high potential for next-generation photovoltaics due to their tunable surface chemistry, good solution-processability and unique photophysical properties. However, the remained long-chain ligand attached to the PQD surface significantly impedes the charge carrier transport within the PQD solids, thereby predominantly influencing the charge extraction of PQD solar cells (PQDSCs). Herein, a ligand-induced energy level modulation is reported for band engineering of PQD solids to improve the charge extraction of PQDSCs. Detailed theoretical calculations and systemic experimental studies are performed to comprehensively understand the photophysical properties of the PQD solids dominated by the surface ligands of PQDs. The results reveal that 4-nitrobenzenethiol and 4-methoxybenzenethiol molecules with different dipole moments can firmly anchor to the PQD surface through the thiol group to modulate the energy levels of PQDs, and a gradient band structure within the PQD solid is subsequently realized. Consequently, the band-engineered PQDSC delivers an efficiency of up to 16.44%, which is one of the highest efficiencies of CsPbI3 PQDSCs. This work provides a feasible avenue for the band engineering of PQD solids by tuning the surface chemistry of PQDs for high-performing solar cells or other optoelectronic devices.
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- Jingxuan Chen
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory for Micro/Nano Materials & Technology, School of Materials and Energy, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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Salari R, Amjadi M, Hallaj T. A smartphone-assisted fluorescent sensing platform for ochratoxin A using Mn-doped CsPbBr 3 perovskite quantum dots embedded in the mesoporous silica as a ratiometric probe. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 312:124083. [PMID: 38428214 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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Food sources are susceptible to contamination with ochratoxin A (OTA), which is a serious threat to human health. Thus, the construction of novel, simple sensing platforms for OTA monitoring is of utmost need. Manganese-doped lead halide perovskite quantum dots encapsulated with mesoporous SiO2 (Mn-CsPbBr3 QDs@SiO2) were prepared here and used as a ratiometric fluorescent probe for OTA. Mn-CsPbBr3 QDs, synthesized at room temperature, exhibit dual emission with maximum wavelengths of 440 and 570 nm and, when embedded in the SiO2 layer, produce a stable and robust photoluminescence signal. By adding OTA to the probe, emission at 440 nm increases while emission at 570 nm decreases, so a ratiometric response is obtained. Experimental variables affecting the probe signal were studied and optimized and the mechanism of sensing was discussed. This ratiometric sensor demonstrated excellent selectivity and low detection limit (4.1 ng/ml) as well as a wide linear range from 5.0 to 250 ng/ml for OTA. A simple portable smartphone-based device was also constructed and applied for the fluorescence assay. With different OTA concentrations, the multicolor transition from pink to blue under a UV lamp led to simple visual and smartphone-assisted sensing of OTA by using a color analyzing application. Satisfactory recoveries in black tea, coffee, moldy fig and flour samples confirmed the reliability of the assay. The accuracy of the probe was proved by comparison of the results with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
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- Rana Salari
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran.
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia 5714783734, Iran
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Zheng C, Wang W, Xu L, Xiang X, Liu W, Chen B. Boosting the Carrier Lifetime and Optical Activity of CsPbX 3 Nanocrystals through Aromatic Ligand Passivation. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:4633-4639. [PMID: 38647166 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Ligand engineering is crucial for tuning the structural and optoelectronic properties of perovskite nanocrystals (NCs), which also improves their stability. In contrast to the typically used long-chain alkylamine ligands, we successfully introduced an aromatic 1-(p-tolyl)ethylamine (PTEA) ligand to synthesize the CsPbX3 (X = Br or I) NCs. The CsPbI3 and CsPbBr3 NCs demonstrated long carrier lifetimes of ∼877 and 49 ns, respectively, as well as high photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) of ∼99% and 95%, respectively. Furthermore, such NCs realized excellent long-term stability in an ambient atmosphere without obvious degradation over one month. All of these properties were better than the properties of NCs coated with the conventional alkylamine ligands. The high performance of these NCs was discussed with the effective surface passivation by PTEA. Our finding suggests a facile and effective ligand (PTEA) for modulating perovskites, achieving enhancement of both the carrier lifetime and the PLQY.
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- Cheng Zheng
- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Zhang X, Huang Q, Yin W, Zheng W. Challenges in Developing Perovskite Nanocrystals for Commercial Applications. Chempluschem 2024; 89:e202300693. [PMID: 38179846 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202300693] [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: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
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Zero-dimensional lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) exhibit size-dependent bandgap and carrier confinement compared to bulk counterparts due to the quantum confinement effect, making them essential for achieving wide-color-gamut displays, studying excitonic spin relaxation, and constructing superlattices. Despite their promising potential, they face a variety of technical bottlenecks, such as insufficient color reproducibility, limited large-scale production, low stability, and toxicity. An outline of a research roadmap is provided in the review, which highlights key challenges in developing perovskite NCs for commercial applications.
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- Xiaoyu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Automobile Materials MOE, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jilin Provincial International Cooperation Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Clean Energy Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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Samanta S, Paul S, Debnath T. Obtaining Ligand-Free Aqueous Au-Nanoparticles Using Reversible CsPbBr 3 ↔ Au@CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystal Transformation. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024; 20:e2311712. [PMID: 38258404 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202311712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Water-hexane interfacial preparation of photostable Au@CsPbBr3 (Au@CPB) hybrid nanocrystals (NCs) from pure CsPbBr3 (CPB) NCs is reported, with the coexistence of exciton and localized surface plasmon resonance with equal dominance. This enables strong exciton-plasmon coupling in these plasmonic perovskite NCs where not only the photoluminescence is quenched intrinsically due to ultrafast charge separation, but also the light absorption property increases significantly, covering the entire visible region. Using a controlled interfacial strategy, a reversible chemical transformation between CPB and Au@CPB NCs is shown, with the simultaneous eruption of larger-size ligand-free aqueous Au nanoparticles (NPs). An adsorption-desorption mechanism is proposed for the reversible transformation, while the overgrowth reaction of the Au NPs passes through the Au aggregation intermediate. This study further shows that the plasmonic Au@CPB hybrid NCs as well as ligand-free Au NPs exhibit clear surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect of a commercially available probe molecule. Overall, the beautiful interfacial chemistry delivers two independent plasmonic materials, i.e., Au@CPB NCs and ligand-free aqueous Au NPs, which may find important implications in photocatalytic and biomedical applications.
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- Subarna Samanta
- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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Li H, Feng Y, Zhu M, Gao Y, Fan C, Cui Q, Cai Q, Yang K, He H, Dai X, Huang J, Ye Z. Nanosurface-reconstructed perovskite for highly efficient and stable active-matrix light-emitting diode display. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 19:638-645. [PMID: 38649747 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01652-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Perovskite quantum dots (QDs) are promising for various photonic applications due to their high colour purity, tunable optoelectronic properties and excellent solution processability. Surface features impact their optoelectronic properties, and surface defects remain a major obstacle to progress. Here we develop a strategy utilizing diisooctylphosphinic acid-mediated synthesis combined with hydriodic acid-etching-driven nanosurface reconstruction to stabilize CsPbI3 QDs. Diisooctylphosphinic acid strongly adsorbs to the QDs and increases the formation energy of halide vacancies, enabling nanosurface reconstruction. The QD film with nanosurface reconstruction shows enhanced phase stability, improved photoluminescence endurance under thermal stress and electric field conditions, and a higher activation energy for ion migration. Consequently, we demonstrate perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that feature an electroluminescence peak at 644 nm. These LEDs achieve an external quantum efficiency of 28.5% and an operational half-lifetime surpassing 30 h at an initial luminance of 100 cd m-2, marking a tenfold improvement over previously published studies. The integration of these high-performance LEDs with specifically designed thin-film transistor circuits enables the demonstration of solution-processed active-matrix perovskite displays that show a peak external quantum efficiency of 23.6% at a display brightness of 300 cd m-2. This work showcases nanosurface reconstruction as a pivotal pathway towards high-performance QD-based optoelectronic devices.
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- Hongjin Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Optoelectronic and Nano Materials and Engineering Research Centre of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Optoelectronic and Nano Materials and Engineering Research Centre of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Applied Physics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Optoelectronic and Nano Materials and Engineering Research Centre of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Optoelectronic and Nano Materials and Engineering Research Centre of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Optoelectronic and Nano Materials and Engineering Research Centre of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Silicon and Advanced Semiconductor Materials, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Novel Optoelectronic and Nano Materials and Engineering Research Centre of Zhejiang Province, Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University, Wenzhou, People's Republic of China.
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan, People's Republic of China.
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Wang B, Lim JWM, Loh SM, Mayengbam R, Ye S, Feng M, He H, Liang X, Cai R, Zhang Q, Kwek LC, Demir HV, Mhaisalkar SG, Blundell SA, Chien Sum T. Weakly Confined Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots as High-Purity Room-Temperature Single Photon Sources. ACS NANO 2024; 18:10807-10817. [PMID: 38598660 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c12311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Colloidal perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) have emerged as highly promising single photon emitters for quantum information applications. Presently, most strategies have focused on leveraging quantum confinement to increase the nonradiative Auger recombination (AR) rate to enhance single-photon (SP) purity in all-inorganic CsPbBr3 QDs. However, this also increases the fluorescence intermittency. Achieving high SP purity and blinking mitigation simultaneously remains a significant challenge. Here, we transcend this limitation with room-temperature synthesized weakly confined hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite (HOIP) QDs. Superior single photon purity with a low g(2)(0) < 0.07 ± 0.03 and a nearly blinking-free behavior (ON-state fraction >95%) in 11 nm FAPbBr3 QDs are achieved at room temperature, attributed to their long exciton lifetimes (τX) and short biexciton lifetimes (τXX). The significance of the organic A-cation is further validated using the mixed-cation FAxCs1-xPbBr3. Theoretical calculations utilizing a combination of the Bethe-Salpeter (BSE) and k·p approaches point toward the modulation of the dielectric constants by the organic cations. Importantly, our findings provide valuable insights into an additional lever for engineering facile-synthesized room-temperature PQD single photon sources.
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- Bo Wang
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SyMMES, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays, The Photonics Institute, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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- Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, on Singapore
- National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk Singapore 637616, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
- LUMINOUS! Center of Excellence for Semiconductor Lighting and Displays, The Photonics Institute, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- UNAM─Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, The National Nanotechnology Research Center, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Department of Physics, Bilkent University, Bilkent, Ankara 06800, Turkey
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
- SKKU Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST), Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Korea
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, IRIG, SyMMES, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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Chatterjee S, Mukherjee P, Sen A, Sen P. Evidence of Short-Lived High-Energy Emissive State and Triplet Character of the Self-Trapped Exciton in Cs 3Cu 2I 5 Perovskite. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:4191-4196. [PMID: 38598408 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Cs3Cu2I5 perovskite displays a Stokes-shifted photoluminescence (PL) at 445 nm, attributed to the self-trapped excitons (STEs). Unlike that observed in other perovskite materials, the free-exciton emission is not evidenced in this case. Herein, we reveal the existence of a short-lived high-energy emission centered around 375 nm through the reconstruction of time-resolved emission spectra (TRES), which is independent of the shape/size of Cs3Cu2I5 perovskite. This high-energy emission is proposed to originate from the free-exciton-derived distorted S1 state of the 0D Cs3Cu2I5 moiety. Moreover, STE PL (∼445 nm) was found to have phosphorescence characteristics. Theoretical calculation confirms a facile intersystem crossing at the Franck-Condon geometry, indicating the high lifetime of the STE and its triplet nature. The existence of a high-energy emissive state and the phosphorescent nature of the STE PL band provide valuable insights that could advance our understanding of the photophysics in these materials.
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- Shovon Chatterjee
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, U.P., India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata 700 064, W.B., India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, U.P., India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208 016, U.P., India
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