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Grandhi GK, Dhama R, Viswanath NS, Lisitsyna ES, Al-Anesi B, Dana J, Sugathan V, Caglayan H, Vivo P. Role of Self-Trapped Excitons in the Broadband Emission of Lead-Free Perovskite-Inspired Cu 2AgBiI 6. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:4192-4199. [PMID: 37115195 PMCID: PMC10184165 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The perovskite-inspired Cu2AgBiI6 (CABI) absorber shows promise for low-toxicity indoor photovoltaics. However, the carrier self-trapping in this material limits its photovoltaic performance. Herein, we examine the self-trapping mechanism in CABI by analyzing the excited-state dynamics of its absorption band at 425 nm, which is responsible for the self-trapped exciton emission, using a combination of photoluminescence and ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopies. Photoexcitation in CABI rapidly generates charge carriers in the silver iodide lattice sites, which localize into the self-trapped states and luminesce. Furthermore, a Cu-Ag-I-rich phase that exhibits similar spectral responses as CABI is synthesized, and a comprehensive structural and photophysical study of this phase provides insights into the nature of the excited states of CABI. Overall, this work explains the origin of self-trapping in CABI. This understanding will play a crucial role in optimizing its optoelectronic properties. It also encourages compositional engineering as the key to suppressing self-trapping in CABI.
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- G. Krishnamurthy Grandhi
- Hybrid
Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014 Tampere
University, Finland
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- Faculty
of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere
University, 33720 Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty
of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere
University, Korkeakoulunkatu 8, 33720 Tampere, Finland
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- Hybrid
Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014 Tampere
University, Finland
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- Faculty
of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere
University, Korkeakoulunkatu 8, 33720 Tampere, Finland
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- Hybrid
Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014 Tampere
University, Finland
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- Faculty
of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere
University, 33720 Tampere, Finland
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- Hybrid
Solar Cells, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Tampere University, P.O. Box 541, FI-33014 Tampere
University, Finland
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Tian R, Li K, Lin Y, Lu C, Duan X. Characterization Techniques of Polymer Aging: From Beginning to End. Chem Rev 2023; 123:3007-3088. [PMID: 36802560 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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Polymers have been widely applied in various fields in the daily routines and the manufacturing. Despite the awareness of the aggressive and inevitable aging for the polymers, it still remains a challenge to choose an appropriate characterization strategy for evaluating the aging behaviors. The difficulties lie in the fact that the polymer features from the different aging stages require different characterization methods. In this review, we present an overview of the characterization strategies preferable for the initial, accelerated, and late stages during polymer aging. The optimum strategies have been discussed to characterize the generation of radicals, variation of functional groups, substantial chain scission, formation of low-molecular products, and deterioration in the polymers' macro-performances. In view of the advantages and the limitations of these characterization techniques, their utilization in a strategic approach is considered. In addition, we highlight the structure-property relationship for the aged polymers and provide available guidance for lifetime prediction. This review could allow the readers to be knowledgeable of the features for the polymers in the different aging stages and provide access to choose the optimum characterization techniques. We believe that this review will attract the communities dedicated to materials science and chemistry.
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- Rui Tian
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
- Green Catalysis Center, College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
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Howard JM, Wang Q, Srivastava M, Gong T, Lee E, Abate A, Leite MS. Quantitative Predictions of Moisture-Driven Photoemission Dynamics in Metal Halide Perovskites via Machine Learning. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:2254-2263. [PMID: 35239346 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Metal halide perovskite (MHP) photovoltaics may become a viable alternative to standard Si-based technologies, but the current lack of long-term stability precludes their commercial adoption. Exposure to standard operational stressors (light, temperature, bias, oxygen, and water) often instigate optical and electronic dynamics, calling for a systematic investigation into MHP photophysical processes and the development of quantitative models for their prediction. We resolve the moisture-driven light emission dynamics for both methylammonium lead tribromide and triiodide thin films as a function of relative humidity (rH). With the humidity and photoluminescence time series, we train recurrent neural networks and establish their ability to quantitatively predict the path of future light emission with 18% error over 4 h. Together, our in situ rH-PL measurements and machine learning forecasting models provide a framework for the rational design of future stable perovskite devices and, thus, a faster transition toward commercial applications.
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- John M Howard
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Young Investigator Group Active Materials and Interfaces for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Kekuléstraße 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
- Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Young Investigator Group Active Materials and Interfaces for Stable Perovskite Solar Cells, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Kekuléstraße 5, 12489 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Chemical, Materials and Production Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Fuorigrotta, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Tang S, Chen J, Li C, Mao Z, Cheng Z, Zhang J, Zhu M, Xiang S, Zhang Z. Mixing halogens improves the passivation effects of amine halide on perovskite. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2021.139782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Su L, Méndez M, Jiménez-López J, Zhu M, Xiao Y, Gil EJP. Analysis of the Oxygen Passivation Effects on MAPbI 3 and MAPbBr 3 in Fresh and Aged Solar Cells by the Transient Photovoltage Technique. Chempluschem 2021; 86:1316-1321. [PMID: 34346187 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Previous studies have revealed that for some perovskite compositions, power conversion efficiencies (PCEs) improved after storing the devices in different ambient conditions. With the aim of better understanding such improvements, we focus our attention on the carrier/ionic dynamic kinetics of fresh and aged PSCs with different perovskite compositions (MAPbI3 and MAPbBr3 ) and using spiro-OMeTAD as HTM. For that, we use transient photovoltage (TPV), a technique used to analyse the different recombination kinetics at equilibrium and at different illumination times. We observe that the aging treatment causes significant changes on the kinetics behaviour for bromide-based devices, resulting in a positive influence on the cell performance (from 3.5 % to 6.1 % PCE, in reverse scan). However, the kinetics for those iodide-based perovskite solar cells remains unchangeable (from 16.3 % to 15.0 % PCE, in reverse scan).
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- Lijun Su
- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular engineering of Education Ministry, Innovation Centre of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, P. R. China.,Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular engineering of Education Ministry, Innovation Centre of Chemistry and Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, P. R. China
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- College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhu, 36200, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avda. Països Catalans, 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys, 23, 08010, Barcelona, Spain
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Qin J, Liu XK, Yin C, Gao F. Carrier Dynamics and Evaluation of Lasing Actions in Halide Perovskites. TRENDS IN CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trechm.2020.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Liu Y, Zheng Y, Zhu Y, Ma F, Zheng X, Yang K, Zheng X, Xu Z, Ju S, Zheng Y, Guo T, Qian L, Li F. Unclonable Perovskite Fluorescent Dots with Fingerprint Pattern for Multilevel Anticounterfeiting. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:39649-39656. [PMID: 32698573 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Anticounterfeiting techniques based on physical unclonable functions exhibit great potential in security protection of extensive commodities from daily necessities to high-end products. Herein, we propose a facile strategy to fabricate an unclonable super micro fingerprint (SMFP) array by introducing in situ grown perovskite crystals for multilevel anticounterfeiting labels. The unclonable features are formed on the basis of the differential transportation of a microscale perovskite precursor droplet during the inkjet printing process, coupled with random crystallization and Ostwald ripening of perovskite crystals originating from their ion crystal property. Furthermore, the unclonable patterns can be readily tailored by tuning in situ crystallization conditions of the perovskite. Three-dimensional height information on the perovskite patterns are introduced into a security label and further transformed into structural color, significantly enhancing the capacity of anticounterfeiting labels. The SMFPs are characterized with tunable multilevel anticounterfeiting properties, including macroscale patterns, microscale unclonable pattern, fluorescent two-dimensional pattens, and colorful three-dimensional information.
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- Yang Liu
- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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- TCL Corporate Research, Shenzhen 518067, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Optoelectronic Technology, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, People's Republic of China
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Vu THY, Chen W, Deng X, Lau CFJ, Huang S, Ho-Baillie A, Jia B, Wen X. Visualizing the Impact of Light Soaking on Morphological Domains in an Operational Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cell. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:136-143. [PMID: 31829600 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The dynamics of photogenerated carriers and mobile ions in operational cesium lead halide (CsPbI3) perovskite solar cells (PSCs) under working conditions are studied using nanoscale-resolved fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM). The temporally and spatially resolved photoluminescence (PL) changes in the perovskite film during and after bias light soaking are dynamically monitored. Through the analysis of the dynamic variations of PL intensity and PL lifetime of an open-circuit PSC, the impacts of light soaking are revealed by a dynamic model of photogenerated charge carrier and mobile ions. We confirmed the different behaviors between morphological domain interiors and domain boundaries during light soaking, which shed light on the engineering of the domain interiors in addition to the commonly considered domain boundary strategies. This work provides a full picture of the photogenerated process in an operational PSC and therefore guides the design and operation of perovskite-based optoelectronic devices.
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- Thi-Hai-Yen Vu
- Centre for Translational Atomaterials , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn , Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn , Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering , UNSW Sydney , Sydney 2052 , Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering , UNSW Sydney , Sydney 2052 , Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering , UNSW Sydney , Sydney 2052 , Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering , UNSW Sydney , Sydney 2052 , Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn , Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Centre for Translational Atomaterials , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn , Victoria 3122 , Australia
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He Z, He J, Zhang C, Wu S, Dong Y. Swelling‐Deswelling Microencapsulation‐Enabled Ultrastable Perovskite−Polymer Composites for Photonic Applications. CHEM REC 2019; 20:672-681. [DOI: 10.1002/tcr.201900074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 11/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Ziqian He
- College of Optics and PhotonicsUniversity of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32816 USA
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- College of Optics and PhotonicsUniversity of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32816 USA
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- Department of Materials Science & EngineeringUniversity of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32816 USA
- NanoScience Technology CenterUniversity of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32826 USA
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- College of Optics and PhotonicsUniversity of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32816 USA
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- College of Optics and PhotonicsUniversity of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32816 USA
- Department of Materials Science & EngineeringUniversity of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32816 USA
- NanoScience Technology CenterUniversity of Central Florida Orlando, Florida 32826 USA
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Lv W, Li L, Xu M, Hong J, Tang X, Xu L, Wu Y, Zhu R, Chen R, Huang W. Improving the Stability of Metal Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots by Encapsulation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1900682. [PMID: 31090977 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201900682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Metal halide perovskite quantum dots (PQDs), with excellent optical properties and spectacular characteristics of direct and tunable bandgaps, strong light-absorption coefficients, high defect tolerance, and low nonradiative recombination rates, are highly attractive for modern optoelectronic devices. However, the stability issue of PQDs remains a critical challenge of this newly emerged material despite the recent rapid progress. Here, the encapsulation strategies to improve the stability of PQDs are comprehensively reviewed. A special emphasis is put on the effects of encapsulation, ranging from the improvement of chemical stability, to the inhibition of light-induced decomposition, to the enhancement of thermal stability. Particular attention is devoted to summarizing the encapsulation approaches, including the sol-gel method, the template method, physical blending, and microencapsulation. The selection principles of encapsulation materials, including the rigid lattice or porous structure of inorganic compounds, the low penetration rate of oxygen or water, as well as the swelling-deswelling process of polymers, are addressed systematically. Special interest is put on the applications of the encapsulated PQDs with improved stability in white light-emitting diodes, lasers, and biological applications. Finally, the main challenges in encapsulating PQDs and further investigation directions are discussed for future research to promote the development of stable metal halide perovskite materials.
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- Wenzhen Lv
- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics and Information Displays and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biosensors, Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), Nanjing, 210023, China
- Shanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, 710072, China
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Zhang X, Wang H, Hu Y, Pei Y, Wang S, Shi Z, Colvin VL, Wang S, Zhang Y, Yu WW. Strong Blue Emission from Sb 3+-Doped Super Small CsPbBr 3 Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:1750-1756. [PMID: 30932497 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Colloidal lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have high tunability in the visible light region and high photoluminescence quantum yields (PL QYs) for green and red emissions, but bright blue emission is still a challenge. Super small CsPbBr3 perovskite NCs emit blue light around 460 nm with a narrow peak width, and they do not have the problem of phase separation like their Cl-Br counterparts. However, the blue emission from super small CsPbBr3 NCs easily becomes green over time, and their PL QY is still low. The doping of Sb3+ ions successfully reduced the surface energy, improved the lattice energy, passivated the defect states below the band gap, eventually boosted the PL QY of blue emission to 73.8%, and resulted in better spectral stability even at elevated temperatures in solution (40-100 °C). Its CIE coordinates were (0.14, 0.06), which are close to the primary blue color (0.155, 0.070) according to the NTSC TV color standard.
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- Xiangtong Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics , Louisiana State University , Shreveport , Louisiana 71115 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island 02912 , United States
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- Institute for Micromanufacturing , Louisiana Tech University , Ruston , Louisiana 71270 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Physics of Ministry of Education, Department of Physics and Engineering , Zhengzhou University , Zhengzhou 450052 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island 02912 , United States
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- Institute for Micromanufacturing , Louisiana Tech University , Ruston , Louisiana 71270 , United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics and College of Electronic Science and Engineering , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , China
- Department of Chemistry and Physics , Louisiana State University , Shreveport , Louisiana 71115 , United States
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Perovskite CsPbBr3 Quantum Dots Prepared Using Discarded Lead–Acid Battery Recycled Waste. ENERGIES 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/en12061117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Perovskite CsPbBr3 quantum dot (CsPbBr3-QD) recovery was performed using lead scrap from lead storage batteries. The perovskite CsPbBr3-QD characteristics were analyzed using different PbO/recycled PbO2 ratios. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to observe the film surface morphology and cross-section. High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to observe the perovskite CsPbBr3-QDs’ structural characteristics. A photoluminescence (PL) measurement system was used to analyze the optical properties. The results show that lead scrap from lead–acid batteries as a material for perovskite CsPbBr3-QD production can be successfully synthesized. This saves material and also proves that recycling is valuable. The proposed approach is helpful for future material shortages and materials not easily accessible. Although the efficiency is not very high, this process will be purified using recycled lead in the future to achieve higher quantum yield.
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Li QF, Wang JT, Tian B, Kong S, Wang T, Wang Z. Hybridization of CsPbBr3
Perovskite Nanocrystals with Polymer Nanofiber to Improve their Luminescence Stability. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Qing-Feng Li
- The Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Applications; Henan key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials; Zhoukou Normal University; 466001 Zhoukou Henan P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Applications; Henan key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials; Zhoukou Normal University; 466001 Zhoukou Henan P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Applications; Henan key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials; Zhoukou Normal University; 466001 Zhoukou Henan P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Applications; Henan key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials; Zhoukou Normal University; 466001 Zhoukou Henan P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Applications; Henan key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials; Zhoukou Normal University; 466001 Zhoukou Henan P. R. China
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- The Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials and Applications; Henan key Laboratory of Rare Earth Functional Materials; Zhoukou Normal University; 466001 Zhoukou Henan P. R. China
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Wen X, Chen W, Yang J, Ou Q, Yang T, Zhou C, Lin H, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Conibeer G, Bao Q, Jia B, Moss DJ. Role of Surface Recombination in Halide Perovskite Nanoplatelets. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:31586-31593. [PMID: 30146882 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b06931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Halide perovskites are an extremely promising material platform for solar cells and photonic devices. The role of surface carrier recombination-well known to detrimentally affect the performance of devices-is still not well understood for thin samples where the thickness is comparable to or less than the carrier diffusion length. Here, using time-resolved microspectroscopy along with modeling, we investigate charge-carrier recombination dynamics in halide perovskite CH3NH3PbI3 nanoplatelets with thicknesses from ∼20 to 200 nm, ranging from much lesser than to comparable to the carrier diffusion length. We show that surface recombination plays a stronger role in thin perovskite nanoplatelets, significantly decreasing photoluminescence (PL) efficiency, PL decay lifetime, and photostability. Interestingly, we find that both thick and thin nanoplatelets exhibit a similar increase in PL efficiency with increasing excitation fluence, well described by our excitation saturation model. We also find that the excited carrier distribution along the depth impacts the surface recombination. Using the diffusion-surface recombination model, we determine the surface recombination velocity. This work provides a comprehensive understanding of the role of surface recombination and charge-carrier dynamics in thin perovskite platelets and reveals valuable insights useful for applications in photovoltaics and photonics.
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- Xiaoming Wen
- Center for Micro-Photonics , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Center for Micro-Photonics , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn Victoria 3122 , Australia
- School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) , Monash University , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia
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- Center for Micro-Photonics , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Center for Micro-Photonics , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Center for Micro-Photonics , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) , Monash University , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) , Monash University , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia
- College of Electronic Science and Technology , Shenzhen University , Shenzhen 518000 , P. R. China
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- School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering , University of New South Wales , Sydney , New South Wales 2052 , Australia
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) , Monash University , Clayton , Victoria 3800 , Australia
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- Center for Micro-Photonics , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn Victoria 3122 , Australia
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- Center for Micro-Photonics , Swinburne University of Technology , Hawthorn Victoria 3122 , Australia
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Burwig T, Fränzel W, Pistor P. Crystal Phases and Thermal Stability of Co-evaporated CsPbX 3 (X = I, Br) Thin Films. J Phys Chem Lett 2018; 9:4808-4813. [PMID: 30084256 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b02059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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We present the growth, phase transitions, and thermal decomposition of CsPbX3 (X = I, Br) thin films monitored by in situ X-ray diffraction (XRD). The perovskite films are prepared in vacuum via co-evaporation of PbX2 and CsX (X = I, Br) onto glass substrates. In situ X-ray diffraction allows the observation of phase transitions and decomposition while the samples are heated with a linear temperature ramp. Our experiments reveal the decomposition route for the CsPbX3 perovskites in high vacuum, with a much higher stability than their hybrid organic-inorganic MAPbX3 counterparts. We also observe the response of a black CsPbI3 thin film to exposure to ambient air at room temperature using the same XRD system. Exposing the black CsPbI3 to ambient air leads to the formation of yellow orthorhombic δ-CsPbI3, whose crystal structure could be identified by its X-ray diffraction pattern. Additionally, the linear coefficients of expansion are determined for δ-CsPbI3 and the (020)-orientation of CsPbBr3.
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- Thomas Burwig
- Faculty of Natural Sciences II , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle ( Saale ), Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences II , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle ( Saale ), Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences II , Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , 06120 Halle ( Saale ), Germany
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Tsai PC, Chen JY, Ercan E, Chueh CC, Tung SH, Chen WC. Uniform Luminous Perovskite Nanofibers with Color-Tunability and Improved Stability Prepared by One-Step Core/Shell Electrospinning. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1704379. [PMID: 29709108 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201704379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2017] [Revised: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A one-step core/shell electrospinning technique is exploited to fabricate uniform luminous perovskite-based nanofibers, wherein the perovskite and the polymer are respectively employed in the core and the outer shell. Such a coaxial electrospinning technique enables the in situ formation of perovskite nanocrystals, exempting the needs of presynthesis of perovskite quantum dots or post-treatments. It is demonstrated that not only the luminous electrospun nanofibers can possess color-tunability by simply tuning the perovskite composition, but also the grain size of the formed perovskite nanocrystals is largely affected by the perovskite precursor stoichiometry and the polymer solution concentration. Consequently, the optimized perovskite electrospun nanofiber yields a high photoluminescence quantum yield of 30.9%, significantly surpassing the value of its thin-film counterpart. Moreover, owing to the hydrophobic characteristic of shell polymer, the prepared perovskite nanofiber is endowed with a high resistance to air and water. Its photoluminescence intensity remains constant while stored under ambient environment with a relative humidity of 85% over a month and retains intensity higher than 50% of its initial intensity while immersed in water for 48 h. More intriguingly, a white light-emitting perovskite-based nanofiber is successfully fabricated by pairing the orange light-emitting compositional perovskite with a blue light-emitting conjugated polymer.
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- Ping-Chun Tsai
- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10617, Taiwan
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Lang F, Shargaieva O, Brus VV, Neitzert HC, Rappich J, Nickel NH. Influence of Radiation on the Properties and the Stability of Hybrid Perovskites. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2018; 30. [PMID: 29152795 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201702905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Organic-inorganic perovskites are well suited for optoelectronic applications. In particular, perovskite single and perovskite tandem solar cells with silicon are close to their market entry. Despite their swift rise in efficiency to more than 21%, solar cell lifetimes are way below the needed 25 years. In fact, comparison of the time when the device performance has degraded to 80% of its initial value (T80 lifetime) of numerous solar cells throughout the literature reveals a strongly reduced stability under illumination. Herein, the various detrimental effects are discussed. Most notably, moisture- and heat-related degradation can be mitigated easily by now. Recently, however, several photoinduced degradation mechanisms have been observed. Under illumination, mixed perovskites tend to phase segregate, while, further, oxygen catalyzes deprotonation of the organic cations. Additionally, during illumination photogenerated charge can be trapped in the NH antibonding orbitals causing dissociation of the organic cation. On the other hand, organic-inorganic perovskites exhibit a high radiation hardness that is superior to crystalline silicon. Here, the proposed degradation mechanisms reported in the literature are thoroughly reviewed and the microscopic mechanisms and their implications for solar cells are discussed.
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- Felix Lang
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Institut für Silizium Photovoltaik, Kekuléstr. 5, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Institut für Silizium Photovoltaik, Kekuléstr. 5, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Institut für Silizium Photovoltaik, Kekuléstr. 5, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Industrial Engineering (DIIn), Salerno University, Via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Institut für Silizium Photovoltaik, Kekuléstr. 5, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH, Institut für Silizium Photovoltaik, Kekuléstr. 5, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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Alarousu E, El-Zohry AM, Yin J, Zhumekenov AA, Yang C, Alhabshi E, Gereige I, AlSaggaf A, Malko AV, Bakr OM, Mohammed OF. Ultralong Radiative States in Hybrid Perovskite Crystals: Compositions for Submillimeter Diffusion Lengths. J Phys Chem Lett 2017; 8:4386-4390. [PMID: 28849938 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials have recently evolved into the leading candidate solution-processed semiconductor for solar cells due to their combination of desirable optical and charge transport properties. Chief among these properties is the long carrier diffusion length, which is essential to optimizing the device architecture and performance. Herein, we used time-resolved photoluminescence (at low excitation fluence, 10.59 μJ·cm-2 upon two-photon excitation), which is the most accurate and direct approach to measure the radiative charge carrier lifetime and diffusion lengths. Lifetimes of about 72 and 4.3 μs for FAPbBr3 and FAPbI3 perovskite single crystals have been recorded, presenting the longest radiative carrier lifetimes reported to date for perovskite materials. Subsequently, carrier diffusion lengths of 107.2 and 19.7 μm are obtained. In addition, we demonstrate the key role of the organic cation units in modulating the carrier lifetime and its diffusion lengths, in which the defect formation energies for FA cations are much higher than those with the MA ones.
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- Erkki Alarousu
- KAUST Solar Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Solar Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Solar Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Solar Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Solar Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Saudi Aramco Research & Development Center , Dhahran 31311, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Saudi Aramco Research & Development Center , Dhahran 31311, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Saudi Aramco Research & Development Center , Dhahran 31311, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Dallas , Richardson, Texas 75080, United States
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- KAUST Solar Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- KAUST Catalysis Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) , Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- KAUST Solar Center, Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology , Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Yuan L, Patterson R, Wen X, Zhang Z, Conibeer G, Huang S. Investigation of anti-solvent induced optical properties change of cesium lead bromide iodide mixed perovskite (CsPbBr 3-xI x) quantum dots. J Colloid Interface Sci 2017; 504:586-592. [PMID: 28609742 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2017.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2017] [Revised: 05/31/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cesium lead halide (CsPbX3, X=Cl, Br, I) perovskites are a new material system that has attracted a lot of research focus. Its tunable band gap and better thermal stability than organic lead halide perovskite give it the potential for applications in optoelectronic devices such as light-emitting diodes and solar cells. Here we have synthesized CsPbBr3-xIx perovskite quantum dots (QDs) via a solution process, and then have selected three different anti-solvents to purify the product. A significant effect on optical properties of CsPbBr3-xIx was found after the centrifugation process. Up to a ∼40nm shift was observed in mixed halide CsPbBr3-xIx QDs in both absorbance and PL spectra after purification while there was no obvious change in pure CsPbBr3 when it was subjected to the same purification steps. XPS analysis shows that the Br:I ratio of the CsPbBr3-xIx QDs had changed as a result of exposure to the anti-solvent, causing the change of the band gap and shift of the spectra. It is also shown that iodine can be removed more easily than bromine during the anti-solvent purification. Ab-initio simulations of small CsPbBr3-xIx atomic clusters suggest that exposed Cs ions on Cs-terminated facets are the first species to be attacked by hydrophilic molecules, likely dragging halide ions into solution with them to maintain overall charge neutrality in the material. Charge carrier recombination rates were found to be unchanged and all samples maintained a good PL quantum yield which was more than 44%.
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- Lin Yuan
- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia
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- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
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Ruan L, Shen W, Wang A, Zhou Q, Zhang H, Deng Z. Stable and conductive lead halide perovskites facilitated by X-type ligands. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:7252-7259. [PMID: 28516993 DOI: 10.1039/c7nr02125a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Lead halide perovskites exhibit outstanding optoelectronic and optical properties. However, some applications of perovskites are hindered by their instability in polar environments; thus, how to balance stability with conductivity is a great challenge. Here, we report a new approach of using X-type ligands to address this issue. Surface treatments containing multi-step ligand exchanges and ion filling were necessary to obtain X-type ligand-protected perovskites. Performances of this material show that: (1) the crystal structure of perovskites is stable in ethanol; (2) surface defects can be fixed by a photoactivation process and photoluminescence intensity can be enhanced to 136%; and (3) electronic devices fabricated from such materials show stabilility even after washing with ethanol. X-type ligand-protected perovskites with high stability and good conductivity are promising new materials for wide applications in electronic and optoelectronics devices.
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- Longfei Ruan
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210093, People's Republic of China.
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Wang HY, Hao MY, Han J, Yu M, Qin Y, Zhang P, Guo ZX, Ai XC, Zhang JP. Adverse Effects of Excess Residual PbI2
on Photovoltaic Performance, Charge Separation, and Trap-State Properties in Mesoporous Structured Perovskite Solar Cells. Chemistry 2017; 23:3986-3992. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hao-Yi Wang
- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry; Renmin University of China; Beijing 100872 P.R. China
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McKenna B, Troughton JR, Watson TM, Evans RC. Enhancing the stability of organolead halide perovskite films through polymer encapsulation. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06002e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The ability of different polymer encapsulants to enhance the thermal stability of organolead halide perovskite films has been investigated. Epifluorescence microscopy provides crucial insight into early onset thermal degradation.
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- Barry McKenna
- School of Chemistry and CRANN
- Trinity College
- The University of Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- SPECIFIC – College of Engineering
- Swansea University
- Bay Campus
- Swansea
- UK
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- SPECIFIC – College of Engineering
- Swansea University
- Bay Campus
- Swansea
- UK
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- School of Chemistry and CRANN
- Trinity College
- The University of Dublin
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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Wang Y, He J, Chen H, Chen J, Zhu R, Ma P, Towers A, Lin Y, Gesquiere AJ, Wu ST, Dong Y. Ultrastable, Highly Luminescent Organic-Inorganic Perovskite-Polymer Composite Films. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2016; 28:10710-10717. [PMID: 27748549 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201603964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A simple yet general swelling-deswelling microencapsulation strategy has been developed to achieve well dispersed and intimately passivated crystalline organic-inorganic perovskites nanoparticles within polymer matrixes and results in a series of highly luminescent CH3 NH3 PbBr3 (MAPbBr3 )-polymer composite films with unprecedented water and thermal stabilities and superior color purity.
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- Yanan Wang
- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
- College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130022, China
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- College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Photochemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
- College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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- NanoScience Technology Center, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32826, USA
- College of Optics and Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, USA
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Chen W, Wen X, Latzel M, Heilmann M, Yang J, Dai X, Huang S, Shrestha S, Patterson R, Christiansen S, Conibeer G. Nanoscale Characterization of Carrier Dynamic and Surface Passivation in InGaN/GaN Multiple Quantum Wells on GaN Nanorods. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:31887-31893. [PMID: 27797477 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b11675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Using advanced two-photon excitation confocal microscopy, associated with time-resolved spectroscopy, we characterize InGaN/GaN multiple quantum wells on nanorod heterostructures and demonstrate the passivation effect of a KOH treatment. High-quality InGaN/GaN nanorods were fabricated using nanosphere lithography as a candidate material for light-emitting diode devices. The depth- and time-resolved characterization at the nanoscale provides detailed carrier dynamic analysis helpful for understanding the optical properties. The nanoscale spatially resolved images of InGaN quantum well and defects were acquired simultaneously. We demonstrate that nanorod etching improves light extraction efficiency, and a proper KOH treatment has been found to reduce the surface defects efficiently and enhance the luminescence. The optical characterization techniques provide depth-resolved and time-resolved carrier dynamics with nanoscale spatially resolved mapping, which is crucial for a comprehensive and thorough understanding of nanostructured materials and provides novel insight into the improvement of materials fabrication and applications.
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- Weijian Chen
- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney 2052, Australia
- Centre for Micro-Photonics, Swinburne University of Technology , Melbourne 3122, Australia
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Günther-Scharowsky-Str. 1/Bau 24, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Optics, Information and Photonics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) , Staudtstr. 7/B2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Günther-Scharowsky-Str. 1/Bau 24, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney 2052, Australia
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- Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Günther-Scharowsky-Str. 1/Bau 24, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Nanoarchitectures for Energy Conversion, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH , Hahn-Meitner-Platz 1, 14109 Berlin, Germany
- Department of Physics, Freie Universität Berlin , Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Australia , Sydney 2052, Australia
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Tilchin J, Dirin DN, Maikov GI, Sashchiuk A, Kovalenko MV, Lifshitz E. Hydrogen-like Wannier-Mott Excitons in Single Crystal of Methylammonium Lead Bromide Perovskite. ACS NANO 2016; 10:6363-71. [PMID: 27249335 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b02734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A thorough investigation of exciton properties in bulk CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite single crystals was carried out by recording the reflectance, steady-state and transient photoluminescence spectra of submicron volumes across the crystal. The study included an examination of the spectra profiles at various temperatures and laser excitation fluencies. The results resolved the first and second hydrogen-like Wannier-Mott exciton transitions at low temperatures, from which the ground-state exciton's binding energy of 15.33 meV and Bohr radius of ∼4.38 nm were derived. Furthermore, the photoluminescence temperature dependence suggested dominance of delayed exciton emission at elevated temperatures, originating from detrapping of carriers from shallow traps or/and from retrapping of electron-hole pairs into exciton states. The study revealed knowledge about several currently controversial issues that have an impact on functionality of perovskite materials in optoelectronic devices.
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- Jenya Tilchin
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Solid State Institute , Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zurich CH-8093, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Solid State Institute , Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Solid State Institute , Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich , Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1, Zurich CH-8093, Switzerland
- Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology , Überlandstrasse 129, Dübendorf CH-8600, Switzerland
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Russell Berrie Nanotechnology Institute, Solid State Institute , Technion, Haifa 32000, Israel
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Wang D, Wu D, Dong D, Chen W, Hao J, Qin J, Xu B, Wang K, Sun X. Polarized emission from CsPbX3 perovskite quantum dots. NANOSCALE 2016; 8:11565-11570. [PMID: 27211018 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr01915c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Compared to organic/inorganic hybrid perovskites, full inorganic perovskite quantum dots (QDs) exhibit higher stability. In this study, full inorganic CsPbX3 (X = Br, I and mixed halide systems Br/I) perovskite QDs have been synthesized and interestingly, these QDs showed highly polarized photoluminescence which is systematically studied for the first time. Furthermore, the polarization of CsPbI3 was as high as 0.36 in hexane and 0.40 as a film. The CsPbX3 perovskite QDs with high polarization properties indicate that they possess great potential for application in new generation displays with wide colour gamut and low power consumption.
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- Dan Wang
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China. and Shenzhen Key Laborary of 3rd Generation Semiconductor Devices (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Shenzhen, 518055, China. and School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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