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Chen D, Wang T, Kei Ko P, Shi J, Liu M, Halpert JE. Sterically Controlled Synthesis of Amine-Free CsPbBr 3 Nanoplatelets for Stable, Pure-Blue Light Emission. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317590. [PMID: 38153600 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317590] [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: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
Abstract
Metal halide perovskite nanoplatelets (NPLs) have demonstrated excellent optical properties for light-emitting applications and achieved tunable blue luminescence through thickness control. However, their translation into electronic devices has lagged behind due to poor colloidal and film stability. The main reason for this is the deprotonation of their surface-capped ammonium passivating ligands, resulting in NPL aggregation. Here we report the first facile synthesis of amine-free pure-blue CsPbBr3 NPLs with outstanding thermal and light stability. This is achieved by utilizing an amine-free phosphine oxide route with a surface capping molecule exhibiting large steric hindrance to prevent NPL aggregation. Two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D NMR) spectroscopy suggests slower ligand exchange in amine-free NPLs compared to the conventional NPLs, which can be attributed to the strong binding strength of the designated ligand. Consequently, the amine-free NPLs exhibited superior stability against radiation, heat and moisture. We further demonstrate the importance of acid-base equilibrium in this amine-free synthesis route. Through solvent neutralization and passivation with various alkali carbonates, the resulting NPLs attained near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) and pure blue emission.
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- Dezhang Chen
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511, USA
- Energy Sciences Institute, Yale University, West Haven, CT 06516, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, 999077, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong
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Todd CF, Zhang JZ. Novel Chiral CsPbBr 3 Metal Halide Perovskite Magic-Sized Clusters and Metal Halide Molecular Clusters with Achiral Ligands. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:10630-10633. [PMID: 37983016 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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We have synthesized inherently chiral cesium lead halide perovskite magic-sized clusters (PMSCs) and ligand-assisted metal halide molecular clusters (MHMCs) using the achiral ligands octanoic acid (OCA) and octylamine (OCAm). UV-vis electronic absorption was used to confirm characteristic absorption bands while circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy was utilized to determine their chiroptical activity in the 412-419 and 395-405 nm regions, respectively. In contrast, the larger sized counterpart of PMSCs, namely, perovskite quantum dots (PQDs), do not show chirality. The inherent chirality of the clusters is tentatively attributed to a twisted chiral layered structure, defect-induced chiral structure, or twisted Pb-Br octahedra.
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- Celia F Todd
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064, United States
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Lee J, Lee H, Kim C, Nguyen TTT, Kim Y, Jeong G, Chang M, Yun C, Yoon H. Controlled Growth of Perovskite Nanocrystals on Nanotubes via a Nanoseeding Intermediate Stage: Toward Novel Optoelectronic Applications. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:8837-8845. [PMID: 37751387 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (CNCs) were densely anchored on multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) via a nanoseeding intermediate stage, in which lead-based nuclei are formed on the nanotube surface. After the formation of the intermediate, a cesium precursor was added to promote the growth of CNCs from the surface nuclei and to thereby obtain CNC-decorated MWNT nanohybrids (CMNHs). The morphology and properties of the CMNHs were determined by the reaction temperature employed during their synthesis. Importantly, the use of MWNTs promoted the formation of larger CNCs that emitted intense green light and modified the electronic structure and bandgap energy of the CNCs. Consequently, the CMNHs could function as optoelectronic transducers and exhibit a "turn-on" photocurrent response when exposed to UV light of narrow specific-range wavelengths. In a novel approach for preventing counterfeit products, the CMNHs were used as a light-emitting black ink to create quick-response codes with fake pixels.
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- Jisun Lee
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, South Korea
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Guccione P, Diacono D, Toso S, Caliandro R. Towards the extraction of the crystal cell parameters from pair distribution function profiles. IUCRJ 2023; 10:610-623. [PMID: 37668218 PMCID: PMC10478520 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252523006887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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The approach based on atomic pair distribution function (PDF) has revolutionized structural investigations by X-ray/electron diffraction of nano or quasi-amorphous materials, opening up the possibility of exploring short-range order. However, the ab initio crystal structural solution by the PDF is far from being achieved due to the difficulty in determining the crystallographic properties of the unit cell. A method for estimating the crystal cell parameters directly from a PDF profile is presented, which is composed of two steps: first, the type of crystal cell is inferred using machine-learning approaches applied to the PDF profile; second, the crystal cell parameters are extracted by means of multivariate analysis combined with vector superposition techniques. The procedure has been validated on a large number of PDF profiles calculated from known crystal structures and on a small number of measured PDF profiles. The lattice determination step has been benchmarked by a comprehensive exploration of different classifiers and different input data. The highest performance is obtained using the k-nearest neighbours classifier applied to whole PDF profiles. Descriptors calculated from the PDF profiles by recurrence quantitative analysis produce results that can be interpreted in terms of PDF properties, and the significance of each descriptor in determining the prediction is evaluated. The cell parameter extraction step depends on the cell metric rather than its type. Monometric, dimetric and trimetric cells have top-1 estimates that are correct 40, 20 and 5% of the time, respectively. Promising results were obtained when analysing real nanocrystals, where unit cells close to the true ones are found within the top-1 ranked solution in the case of monometric cells and within the top-6 ranked solutions in the case of dimetric cells, even in the presence of a crystalline impurity with a weight fraction up to 40%.
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- Pietro Guccione
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell’Informazione, Politecnico di Bari, via Orabona 4, Bari 70125, Italy
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- Italian Institute of Technology, via Morego 30, Genoa 16163, Italy
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- Institute of Crystallography, National Research Council of Italy, via Amendola 122/o, Bari 70126, Italy
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Prabhakaran A, Dang Z, Dhall R, Camerin F, Marín-Aguilar S, Dhanabalan B, Castelli A, Brescia R, Manna L, Dijkstra M, Arciniegas MP. Real-Time In Situ Observation of CsPbBr 3 Perovskite Nanoplatelets Transforming into Nanosheets. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37406164 PMCID: PMC10373526 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c02477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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The manipulation of nano-objects through heating is an effective strategy for inducing structural modifications and therefore changing the optoelectronic properties of semiconducting materials. Despite its potential, the underlying mechanism of the structural transformations remains elusive, largely due to the challenges associated with their in situ observations. To address these issues, we synthesize temperature-sensitive CsPbBr3 perovskite nanoplatelets and investigate their structural evolution at the nanoscale using in situ heating transmission electron microscopy. We observe the morphological changes that start from the self-assembly of the nanoplatelets into ribbons on a substrate. We identify several paths of merging nanoplates within ribbons that ultimately lead to the formation of nanosheets dispersed randomly on the substrate. These observations are supported by molecular dynamics simulations. We correlate the various paths for merging to the random orientation of the initial ribbons along with the ligand mobility (especially from the edges of the nanoplatelets). This leads to the preferential growth of individual nanosheets and the merging of neighboring ones. These processes enable the creation of structures with tunable emission, ranging from blue to green, all from a single material. Our real-time observations of the transformation of perovskite 2D nanocrystals reveal a route to achieve large-area nanosheets by controlling the initial orientation of the self-assembled objects with potential for large-scale applications.
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- Aarya Prabhakaran
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego, 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università degli Studi di Genova, Via Dodecaneso, 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- School of Materials, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 66, Gongchang Road, Guangming District, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, People's Republic of China
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- National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 1, 3584CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 1, 3584CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego, 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego, 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego, 30, 16163 Genoa, Italy
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- Soft Condensed Matter, Debye Institute for Nanomaterials Science, Utrecht University, Princetonplein 1, 3584CC Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wani T, Shamsi J, Bai X, Arora N, Dar MI. Advances in All-Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystal-Based White Light Emitting Devices. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:17337-17349. [PMID: 37251151 PMCID: PMC10210016 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) are exceptional semiconductors best known for their intriguing properties, such as high absorption coefficients, tunable bandgaps, excellent charge transport, and high luminescence yields. Among various MHPs, all-inorganic perovskites exhibit benefits over hybrid compositions. Notably, critical properties, including chemical and structural stability, could be improved by employing organic-cation-free MHPs in optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and light-emitting devices (LEDs). Due to their enticing features, including spectral tunability over the entire visible spectrum with high color purity, all-inorganic perovskites have become a focus of intense research for LEDs. This Review explores and discusses the application of all-inorganic CsPbX3 nanocrystals (NCs) in developing blue and white LEDs. We discuss the challenges perovskite-based LEDs (PLEDs) face and the potential strategies adopted to establish state-of-the-art synthetic routes to obtain rational control over dimensions and shape symmetry without compromising the optoelectronic properties. Finally, we emphasize the significance of matching the driving currents of different LED chips and balancing the aging and temperature of individual chips to realize efficient, uniform, and stable white electroluminescence.
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- Tajamul
A. Wani
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United
Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United
Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United
Kingdom
- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Cavendish
Laboratory, Department of Physics, University
of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0HE, United
Kingdom
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Qiu H, Li F, He S, Shi R, Han Y, Abudukeremu H, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Wang S, Liu W, Ma C, Fang H, Long R, Wu K, Zhang H, Li J. Epitaxial CsPbBr 3 /CdS Janus Nanocrystal Heterostructures for Efficient Charge Separation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206560. [PMID: 36840658 PMCID: PMC10161108 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Epitaxial heterostructures of colloidal lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) with other semiconductors, especially the technologically important metal chalcogenides, can offer an unprecedented level of control in wavefunction design and exciton/charge carrier engineering. These NC heterostructures are ideal material platforms for efficient optoelectronics and other applications. Existing methods, however, can only yield heterostructures with random connections and distributions of the two components. The lack of epitaxial relation and uniform geometry hinders the structure-function correlation and impedes the electronic coupling at the heterointerface. This work reports the synthesis of uniform, epitaxially grown CsPbBr3 /CdS Janus NC heterostructures with ultrafast charge separation across the electronically coupled interface. Each Janus NC contains a CdS domain that grows exclusively on a single {220} facet of CsPbBr3 NCs. Varying reaction parameters allows for precise control in the sizes of each domain and readily modulates the optical properties of Janus NCs. Transient absorption measurements and modeling results reveal a type II band alignment, where photoexcited electrons rapidly transfer (within ≈9 picoseconds) from CsPbBr3 to CdS. The promoted charge separation and extraction in epitaxial Janus NCs leads to photoconductors with drastically improved (approximately three orders of magnitude) responsivity and detectivity, which is promising for ultrasensitive photodetection.
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- Hengwei Qiu
- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Department of Precision Instrument, State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology & Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Precision Instrument, State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology & Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Reaction Dynamics, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for BioAnalytical Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry & Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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Ning S, Duan F, Zhang N, Dai K, He J, Liu Z, Wang S, Zhang F. High-performance all-inorganic CsPbBr 3 quantum dots with a low-threshold amplified spontaneous emission. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:301-312. [PMID: 36606968 DOI: 10.1364/oe.477912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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All-inorganic halide perovskite CsPbX3(X = Br/Cl/I)quantum dots have gained a considerable attention in the optoelectronic fields. However, the high cost and poor stability of the prepared CsPbX3 quantum dots (QDs) are inevitable challenges for their future practical applications. And the high-performance CsPbX3 QDs are always needed. Herein, a facile and low-cost synthesis scheme was adopted to prepare the CsPbBr3 QDs modified by lead bromide (PbBr2) and tetraoctylammonium bromide (TOAB) ligands at room temperature in open air. The prepared CsPbBr3 QDs exhibited a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 96.6% and a low amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) threshold of 12.6 µJ/cm2. Stable ASE intensity with little degradation was also realized from the CsPbBr3 QDs doped with PMMA. Furthermore, the enhanced ASE properties of the CsPbBr3 QDs-doped PMMA based on distributed feedback (DFB) substrate was achieved with a lower threshold of 3.6 µJ/cm2, which is 28.6% of that of the (PbBr2 + TOAB)-treated CsPbBr3 QDs without PMMA. This work exhibits a promising potential in the on-chip light source.
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