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Chen Y, Ding X, Yang L, Wang Y, Gurti JI, Wang M, Li W, Wang X, Yang W. Small practical cluster models for perovskites based on the similarity criterion of central location environment and their applications. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:14375-14389. [PMID: 35642957 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00562j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Developing universal theoretical models for perovskites (often denoted as ABX3) can contribute to the rational design of novel perovskite photovoltaic materials. However, few models can be successfully applied to study the intrinsic electronic structure due to the poor accuracy and unaffordable computational cost. Herein, we report the innovative construction of small practical cluster models through the similarity criterion of the central location environment, which retains only the central A-site as the original cation while the others are substituted by Cs to keep the clusters electrically neutral. The central cation has a chemical environment similar to that of the bulk perovskite. The binding energy between A and the BX framework, geometric structures (B-X distances and B-X-B angles), and the electronic structures (the gap and the spatial distribution of HOMO and LUMO, electron distribution) of these clusters have been investigated and compared with the corresponding properties of bulk materials. The results suggest that the cluster model with twelve B-atoms suitably describes these properties. The geometric structures and gaps are closer to the bulk situations than the quasi-one-dimensional and quasi-two-dimensional cluster models with all-primitive cations, respectively. Other organic cations, such as NH3(CH2)nCH3 (n = 1, 2, and 3 for EA, PA, and BA, respectively), and (NH2)2CH (FA) can, therefore, mimic perovskite materials. Clusters with different sizes of A indicate that PA and BA will distort the quasi-cubic structures, which is consistent with the judgment of the tolerance factor of bulk materials. The reliable cluster model provides the research foundation for some basic issues of perovskites, such as vibrational spectroscopy and hydrogen bonding strength, to gain detailed insight into the interactions between A and the BX framework.
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- Yan Chen
- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. .,School of New Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. .,Institute of Clusters and Low Dimensional Nanomaterials, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. .,Institute of Clusters and Low Dimensional Nanomaterials, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. .,School of New Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. .,Institute of Clusters and Low Dimensional Nanomaterials, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. .,School of New Energy, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. .,Institute of Clusters and Low Dimensional Nanomaterials, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China. .,Institute of Clusters and Low Dimensional Nanomaterials, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, P. R. China
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- Department of Power Engineering, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Baoding 071003, China.
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Tang X, Zhang Y, Kothalawala NL, Wen X, Kim DY, Yang F. MAPbBr 3nanocrystals from aqueous solution for poly(methyl methacrylate)-MAPbBr 3nanocrystal films with compression-resistant photoluminescence. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 33:235605. [PMID: 35235922 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac59e8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, we develop an environmental-friendly approach to produce organic-inorganic hybrid MAPbBr3(MA = CH3NH3) perovskite nanocrystals (PeNCs) and PMMA-MAPbBr3NC films with excellent compression-resistant PL characteristics. Deionized water is used as the solvent to synthesize MAPbBr3powder instead of conventionally-used hazardous organic solvents. The MAPbBr3PeNCs derived from the MAPbBr3powder exhibit a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 93.86%. Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-MAPbBr3NC films made from the MAPbBr3PeNCs retain ∼97% and ∼91% of initial PL intensity after 720 h aging in ambient environment at 50 °C and 70 °C, respectively. The PMMA-MAPbBr3NC films also exhibit compression-resistant photoluminescent characteristics in contrast to the PMMA-CsPbBr3NC films under a compressive stress of 1.6 MPa. The PMMA-MAPbBr3NC film integrated with a red emissive film and a blue light emitting source achieves an LCD backlight of ∼114% color gamut of National Television System Committee (NTSC) 1953 standard.
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- Xiaobing Tang
- Materials Program, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States of America
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- Materials Program, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States of America
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- Center for Aluminum Technology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States of America
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- Materials Program, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States of America
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In view of their applicability in optoelectronics, we review here the relevant structural, electronic, and optical features of the inorganic Pb-free halide perovskite class. In particular, after discussing the reasons that have motivated their introduction in opposition to their more widely investigated organic-inorganic counterparts, we highlight milestones already achieved in their synthesis and characterization and show how the use of ab initio ground and excited state methods is relevant in predicting their properties and in disclosing yet unsolved issues which characterize both ternary and quaternary stoichiometry double-perovskites.
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Room-temperature quantum interference in single perovskite quantum dot junctions. Nat Commun 2019; 10:5458. [PMID: 31784534 PMCID: PMC6884635 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13389-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The studies of quantum interference effects through bulk perovskite materials at the Ångstrom scale still remain as a major challenge. Herein, we provide the observation of room-temperature quantum interference effects in metal halide perovskite quantum dots (QDs) using the mechanically controllable break junction technique. Single-QD conductance measurements reveal that there are multiple conductance peaks for the CH3NH3PbBr3 and CH3NH3PbBr2.15Cl0.85 QDs, whose displacement distributions match the lattice constant of QDs, suggesting that the gold electrodes slide through different lattice sites of the QD via Au-halogen coupling. We also observe a distinct conductance ‘jump’ at the end of the sliding process, which is further evidence that quantum interference effects dominate charge transport in these single-QD junctions. This conductance ‘jump’ is also confirmed by our theoretical calculations utilizing density functional theory combined with quantum transport theory. Our measurements and theory create a pathway to exploit quantum interference effects in quantum-controlled perovskite materials. Quantum interference effects remain elusive in halide perovskite materials. Here Zheng et al. reveal the atomic origin of the conductance features in the single perovskite quantum dot junctions, and present direct evidence of the room-temperature quantum interference effects.
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Ščajev P, Litvinas D, Kreiza G, Stanionytė S, Malinauskas T, Tomašiūnas R, Juršėnas S. Highly efficient nanocrystalline Cs xMA 1-xPbBr x perovskite layers for white light generation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 30:345702. [PMID: 30995629 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab1a69] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Perovskite light converting layers optimization for cost-efficient white light emitting diodes (LED) was demonstrated. High excitation independent internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of 80% and weakly excitation dependent PL spectra suitable for white light generation were obtained in the mixed cation CsxMA1-xPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystal layers with optimal x = 0.3 being determined by effective surface passivation and phase mixing as revealed by x-ray diffraction. Enhancement of the PL homogeneity and the external quantum efficiency (EQE) were secured when using 2,2',2″-(1,3,5-Benzinetriyl)-tris(1-phenyl-1-H-benzimidazole (TPBi) additive in the layer preparation process. Excitation dependent PL intensity, decay time, and IQE revealed that the high emission efficiency of the layers originates from a dominant radiative localized exciton recombination (130 ns) weakly influenced by the nonradiative free carrier recombination (750 ns). Warm and cool white LEDs with correlated color temperature 3000 K and 5600 K, and color rendering index 82 and 74, respectively, were realized by using the optimized perovskite layers, poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) red emitter and a blue LED.
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- Patrik Ščajev
- Institute of Photonics and Nanotechnology, Vilnius University, Sauletekio ave. 3, LT 10257, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Li W, Long R, Tang J, Prezhdo OV. Influence of Defects on Excited-State Dynamics in Lead Halide Perovskites: Time-Domain ab Initio Studies. J Phys Chem Lett 2019; 10:3788-3804. [PMID: 31244263 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b00641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This Perspective summarizes recent research into the excited-state dynamics in lead halide perovskites that are of paramount importance for photovoltaic and photocatalytic applications. Nonadiabatic molecular dynamics combined with time-domain ab initio density functional theory allows one to mimic time-resolved spectroscopy experiments at the atomistic level of detail. The focus is placed on realistic aspects of perovskite materials, including point defects, surfaces, grain boundaries, mixed stoichiometries, dopants, and interfaces. The atomistic description of the quantum dynamics of electron and hole trapping and recombination, provided by the time-domain ab initio simulations, generates important insights into the mechanisms of charge and energy losses and guides the development of high-performance perovskite solar cell devices.
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- Wei Li
- College of Science , Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha 410128 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Theoretical & Computational Photochemistry of Ministry of Education , Beijing Normal University , Beijing 100875 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Science , Hunan Agricultural University , Changsha 410128 , People's Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , California 90089 , United States
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Varadwaj A, Varadwaj PR, Yamashita K. Revealing the Cooperative Chemistry of the Organic Cation in the Methylammonium Lead Triiodide Perovskite Semiconductor System. ChemistrySelect 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201703089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Arpita Varadwaj
- Department of Chemical System Engineering; School of Engineering; The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo; Bunkyo-ku Japan 113-8656
- CREST-JST, 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku; Tokyo Japan 102-0076
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering; School of Engineering; The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo; Bunkyo-ku Japan 113-8656
- CREST-JST, 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku; Tokyo Japan 102-0076
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering; School of Engineering; The University of Tokyo 7-3-1, Hongo; Bunkyo-ku Japan 113-8656
- CREST-JST, 7 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku; Tokyo Japan 102-0076
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Pal A, Arabnejad S, Yamashita K, Manzhos S. Influence of the aggregate state on band structure and optical properties of C60 computed with different methods. J Chem Phys 2018; 148:204301. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5028329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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- Amrita Pal
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Block EA #07-08, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Block EA #07-08, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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Varadwaj A, Varadwaj PR, Yamashita K. Hybrid organic-inorganic CH3NH3PbI3perovskite building blocks: Revealing ultra-strong hydrogen bonding and mulliken inner complexes and their implications in materials design. J Comput Chem 2017; 38:2802-2818. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.25073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Arpita Varadwaj
- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering; The University of Tokyo 7-3-1; Hongo Bunkyo-ku 113-8656 Japan
- CREST-JST, 7 Gobancho; Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0076 Japan
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering; The University of Tokyo 7-3-1; Hongo Bunkyo-ku 113-8656 Japan
- CREST-JST, 7 Gobancho; Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0076 Japan
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- Department of Chemical System Engineering, School of Engineering; The University of Tokyo 7-3-1; Hongo Bunkyo-ku 113-8656 Japan
- CREST-JST, 7 Gobancho; Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-0076 Japan
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