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Li M, Fei J, Zhang X, Li J, Tong C, Long M. First-principles study of phase-dependent carrier transport mechanism for MASnI 3Sn-based halide perovskite. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2024; 36:425301. [PMID: 38976979 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ad604e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have attracted tremendous attentions owing to their excellent properties as next-generation photovoltaic devices. With soft covalent framework, organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites exhibit different phases at different temperatures. The band-edge features of perovskites are mainly contributed by inorganic framework, which means the structural differences between these phases would lead to complex carrier transport. We investigated the carrier transport of Sn-based organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite CH3NH3SnI3(MASnI3), considering acoustic deformation potential scattering, ionized impurity scattering, and polar optical phonon scattering. It is found that the electron mobility of each phase of MASnI3is strongly correlated with the Sn-I-Sn bond angle and there is in-plane/out-of-plane anisotropy. The projected crystal orbital Hamilton population analysis suggested that the tilt and rotation of the [SnI6]4-octahedron influence the Sn(p)-I(p) orbital electron coupling and the electron transport, leading to different band-edge features in multiple phases. The carrier mobility with respect to temperature was further calculated for each phase of MASnI3in respective temperature intervals, showing lower carrier mobility in high temperature. Comparing the contribution of different scattering mechanisms, it was found that the dominant scattering mechanism is polar optical phonon scattering, while multiple scattering mechanisms compete in individual cases.
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- Mingming Li
- School of Microelectronics and Physics, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, People's Republic of China
- Hunan Key laboratory of Super Micro-structure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Key laboratory of Super Micro-structure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Microelectronics and Physics, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Key laboratory of Super Micro-structure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Key laboratory of Super Micro-structure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
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- Hunan Key laboratory of Super Micro-structure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, People's Republic of China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China
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Li M, Yang Y, Kuang Z, Hao C, Wang S, Lu F, Liu Z, Liu J, Zeng L, Cai Y, Mao Y, Guo J, Tian H, Xing G, Cao Y, Ma C, Wang N, Peng Q, Zhu L, Huang W, Wang J. Acceleration of radiative recombination for efficient perovskite LEDs. Nature 2024; 630:631-635. [PMID: 38811739 PMCID: PMC11186751 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-024-07460-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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The increasing demands for more efficient and brighter thin-film light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in flat-panel display and solid-state lighting applications have promoted research into three-dimensional (3D) perovskites. These materials exhibit high charge mobilities and low quantum efficiency droop1-6, making them promising candidates for achieving efficient LEDs with enhanced brightness. To improve the efficiency of LEDs, it is crucial to minimize nonradiative recombination while promoting radiative recombination. Various passivation strategies have been used to reduce defect densities in 3D perovskite films, approaching levels close to those of single crystals3. However, the slow radiative (bimolecular) recombination has limited the photoluminescence quantum efficiencies (PLQEs) of 3D perovskites to less than 80% (refs. 1,3), resulting in external quantum efficiencies (EQEs) of LED devices of less than 25%. Here we present a dual-additive crystallization method that enables the formation of highly efficient 3D perovskites, achieving an exceptional PLQE of 96%. This approach promotes the formation of tetragonal FAPbI3 perovskite, known for its high exciton binding energy, which effectively accelerates the radiative recombination. As a result, we achieve perovskite LEDs with a record peak EQE of 32.0%, with the efficiency remaining greater than 30.0% even at a high current density of 100 mA cm-2. These findings provide valuable insights for advancing the development of high-efficiency and high-brightness perovskite LEDs.
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- Mengmeng Li
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
- Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
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- School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Electron Microscopy, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Extreme Photonics and Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Center of Electron Microscopy, State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Macau, China
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- Strait Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE, Future Technologies), Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China
- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.
- Strait Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (SLoFE), Fuzhou, China.
- Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, China.
- MIIT Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLoFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, China.
- School of Flexible Electronics (SoFE), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM) & School of Flexible Electronics (Future Technologies), Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, China.
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China.
- School of Microelectronics and Control Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China.
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Saski M, Sobczak S, Ratajczyk P, Terlecki M, Marynowski W, Borkenhagen A, Justyniak I, Katrusiak A, Lewiński J. Unprecedented Richness of Temperature- and Pressure-Induced Polymorphism in 1D Lead Iodide Perovskite. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2024:e2403685. [PMID: 38813722 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202403685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Inherent features of metal halide perovskites are their softness, complex lattice dynamics, and phase transitions spectacularly tuning their structures and properties. While the structural transformations are well described and classified in 3D perovskites, their 1D analogs are much less understood. Herein, both temperature- and pressure-dependent structural evolutions of a 1D AcaPbI3 perovskitoid incorporating acetamidinium (Aca) cation are examined. The study reveals the existence of nine phases of δ-AcaPbI3, which present the most diverse polymorphic collection among known perovskite materials. Interestingly, temperature- and pressure-triggered phase transitions in the 1D perovskotoid exhibit fundamentally different natures: the thermal transformations are mainly associated with the collective translations of rigid polyanionic units and ordering/disordering dynamics of Aca cations, while the compression primarily affects inorganic polymer chains. Moreover, in the 1-D chains featuring the face-sharing connection mode of the PbI6 octahedra the Pb···Pb distances are significantly shortened compared to the corner-sharing 3D perovskite frameworks, hence operating in the van der Waals territory. Strikingly, a good correlation is found between the Pb···Pb distances and the pressure evolution of the bandgap values in the δ-AcaPbI3, indicating that in 1D perovskitoid structures, the contacts between Pb2+ ions are one of the critical parameters determining their properties.
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- Marcin Saski
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, Poznań, 61-614, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, Poznań, 61-614, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, Warsaw, 00-664, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Uniwersytetu Poznanskiego 8, Poznań, 61-614, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, Warsaw, 01-224, Poland
- Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, Warsaw, 00-664, Poland
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Gao X, Zhang Y, Zhang T, Wu Y, Ji Q, Ju MG, Wang J. Coupled Dynamic Characteristics of Mobile Ions in Halide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:5779-5787. [PMID: 38780128 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Mixed perovskites show immense promise for diverse applications owing to their exceptional compositional flexibility and outstanding optoelectronic performance. Nevertheless, a significant hurdle in their widespread use is their susceptibility to compositional instability. Some mixed perovskites exhibit a tendency to segregate into regions with varying halide content, negatively impacting the material's electronic properties and impeding its overall advancement. This study focuses on investigating the lattice and A-site cation dynamics in mixed-halide perovskites as well as the relationship between the stability and dynamic properties of mixed-halide perovskites. Our findings reveal an intrinsic link between the kinetics of organic molecules and halogen ion migration. The stability of halide ions is linearly positively correlated with the radius, number of H atoms, and moment of inertia of the organic molecules. Organic molecules with lower rotational kinetics effectively suppress the overall cationic kinetic activity, enhancing lattice dynamic stability in mixed perovskite systems. This inhibition further impedes the migration of halogen ions and hinders the halide segregation process. The presence of dominant I/MA vacancies in perovskites accelerates the rotation of MA and the migration of halogen ions. The coupled dynamic behavior of varying vacancy concentrations in A-site cations/X-site anions within the inorganic framework significantly impacts the photovoltaic performance of these halide perovskites.
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- Xinying Gao
- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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- Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of the Ministry of Education, School of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
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Usevičius G, Turčak J, Zhang Y, Eggeling A, Einorytė Ž, Hope MA, Svirskas Š, Klose D, Kalendra V, Aidas K, Jeschke G, Banys J, Šimėnas M. Probing structural and dynamic properties of MAPbCl 3 hybrid perovskite using Mn 2+ EPR. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:7292-7302. [PMID: 38587489 PMCID: PMC11059044 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00116h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Hybrid methylammonium (MA) lead halide perovskites have emerged as materials exhibiting excellent photovoltaic performance related to their rich structural and dynamic properties. Here, we use multifrequency (X-, Q-, and W-band) electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy of Mn2+ impurities in MAPbCl3 to probe the structural and dynamic properties of both the organic and inorganic sublattices of this compound. The temperature dependent continuous-wave (CW) EPR experiments reveal a sudden change of the Mn2+ spin Hamiltonian parameters at the phase transition to the ordered orthorhombic phase indicating its first-order character and significant slowing down of the MA cation reorientation. Pulsed EPR experiments are employed to measure the temperature dependences of the spin-lattice relaxation T1 and decoherence T2 times of the Mn2+ ions in the orthorhombic phase of MAPbCl3 revealing a coupling between the spin center and vibrations of the inorganic framework. Low-temperature electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) experiments of the protonated and deuterated MAPbCl3 analogues show the presence of quantum rotational tunneling of the ammonium groups, allowing to accurately probe their rotational energy landscape.
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- Gediminas Usevičius
- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1-5/10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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- Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, 10257 Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Guo J, Zhang J, Di Y, Gan Z. Research Progress on Rashba Effect in Two-Dimensional Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Lead Halide Perovskites. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:683. [PMID: 38668177 PMCID: PMC11054462 DOI: 10.3390/nano14080683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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The Rashba effect appears in the semiconductors with an inversion-asymmetric structure and strong spin-orbit coupling, which splits the spin-degenerated band into two sub-bands with opposite spin states. The Rashba effect can not only be used to regulate carrier relaxations, thereby improving the performance of photoelectric devices, but also used to expand the applications of semiconductors in spintronics. In this mini-review, recent research progress on the Rashba effect of two-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites is summarized. The origin and magnitude of Rashba spin splitting, layer-dependent Rashba band splitting of 2D perovskites, the Rashba effect in 2D perovskite quantum dots, a 2D/3D perovskite composite, and 2D-perovskites-based van der Waals heterostructures are discussed. Moreover, applications of the 2D Rashba effect in circularly polarized light detection are reviewed. Finally, future research to modulate the Rashba strength in 2D perovskites is prospected, which is conceived to promote the optoelectronic and spintronic applications of 2D perovskites.
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- Junhong Guo
- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Wenyuan Road 9, Nanjing 210023, China;
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China;
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- Center for Future Optoelectronic Functional Materials, School of Computer and Electronic Information, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Center for Future Optoelectronic Functional Materials, School of Computer and Electronic Information, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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Simenas M, Gagor A, Banys J, Maczka M. Phase Transitions and Dynamics in Mixed Three- and Low-Dimensional Lead Halide Perovskites. Chem Rev 2024; 124:2281-2326. [PMID: 38421808 PMCID: PMC10941198 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 12/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Lead halide perovskites are extensively investigated as efficient solution-processable materials for photovoltaic applications. The greatest stability and performance of these compounds are achieved by mixing different ions at all three sites of the APbX3 structure. Despite the extensive use of mixed lead halide perovskites in photovoltaic devices, a detailed and systematic understanding of the mixing-induced effects on the structural and dynamic aspects of these materials is still lacking. The goal of this review is to summarize the current state of knowledge on mixing effects on the structural phase transitions, crystal symmetry, cation and lattice dynamics, and phase diagrams of three- and low-dimensional lead halide perovskites. This review analyzes different mixing recipes and ingredients providing a comprehensive picture of mixing effects and their relation to the attractive properties of these materials.
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- Mantas Simenas
- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute
of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, PL-50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute
of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, PL-50-422 Wroclaw, Poland
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Yu C, Kawakita Y, Kikuchi T, Kofu M, Honda T, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Liu Y, Liu SF, Li B. Atomic Structure and Dynamics of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Perovskite Formamidinium Lead Iodide. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:329-338. [PMID: 38170631 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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The atomic dynamic behaviors of formamidinium lead iodide [HC(NH2)2PbI3] are critical for understanding and improving photovoltaic performances. However, they remain unclear. Here, we investigate the structural phase transitions and the reorientation dynamics of the formamidinium cation [HC(NH2)2+, FA+] of FAPbI3 using neutron scattering techniques. Two structural phase transitions occur with decreasing temperature, from cubic to tetragonal phase at 285 K and then to another tetragonal at 140 K, accompanied by gradually frozen reorientation of FA cations. The nearly isotropic reorientation in the cubic phase is suppressed to reorientation motions involving a two-fold (C2) rotation along the N···N axis and a four-fold (C4) rotation along the C-H axis in the tetragonal phase, and eventually to local disordered motion as a partial C4 along the C-H axis in another tetragonal phase, thereby indicating an intimate interplay between lattice and orientation degrees of freedom in the hybrid perovskite materials. The present complete atomic structure and dynamics provide a solid standing point to understand and then improve photovoltaic properties of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites in the future.
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- Chenyang Yu
- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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- Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tokai, Ibaraki 319-1106, Japan
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710119, China
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- Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang, Liaoning 110016, China
- J-PARC Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai 319-1195, Japan
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Baghdadi Y, Temerov F, Cui J, Daboczi M, Rattner E, Sena MS, Itskou I, Eslava S. Cs 3Bi 2Br 9/g-C 3N 4 Direct Z-Scheme Heterojunction for Enhanced Photocatalytic Reduction of CO 2 to CO. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2023; 35:8607-8620. [PMID: 37901142 PMCID: PMC10601477 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.3c01635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023]
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Lead-free halide perovskite derivative Cs3Bi2Br9 has recently been found to possess optoelectronic properties suitable for photocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions to CO. However, further work needs to be performed to boost charge separation for improving the overall efficiency of the photocatalyst. This report demonstrates the synthesis of a hybrid inorganic/organic heterojunction between Cs3Bi2Br9 and g-C3N4 at different ratios, achieved by growing Cs3Bi2Br9 crystals on the surface of g-C3N4 using a straightforward antisolvent crystallization method. The synthesized powders showed enhanced gas-phase photocatalytic CO2 reduction in the absence of hole scavengers of 14.22 (±1.24) μmol CO g-1 h-1 with 40 wt % Cs3Bi2Br9 compared with 1.89 (±0.72) and 5.58 (±0.14) μmol CO g-1 h-1 for pure g-C3N4 and Cs3Bi2Br9, respectively. Photoelectrochemical measurements also showed enhanced photocurrent in the 40 wt % Cs3Bi2Br9 composite, demonstrating enhanced charge separation. In addition, stability tests demonstrated structural stability upon the formation of a heterojunction, even after 15 h of illumination. Band structure alignment and selective metal deposition studies indicated the formation of a direct Z-scheme heterojunction between the two semiconductors, which boosted charge separation. These findings support the potential of hybrid organic/inorganic g-C3N4/Cs3Bi2Br9 Z-scheme photocatalyst for enhanced CO2 photocatalytic activity and improved stability.
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- Yasmine Baghdadi
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Nano
and molecular system (NANOMO) research unit, University of Oulu, Oulu 90570, Finland
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
- Department
of Graduation in Chemical Engineering, Universidade
Federal do Rio Grande do Norte/UFRN, 59.078-970 Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
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- Barrer
Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United
Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Centre for Processable Electronics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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Zeng F, Kong W, Liang Y, Li F, Lvtao Y, Su Z, Wang T, Peng B, Ye L, Chen Z, Gao X, Huang J, Zheng R, Yang X. Highly Stable and Efficient Formamidinium-Based 2D Ruddlesden-Popper Perovskite Solar Cells via Lattice Manipulation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2306051. [PMID: 37671795 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
Abstract
Formamidinium (FA)-based 2D perovskites have emerged as highly promising candidates in solar cells. However, the insertion of 2D spacer cations into the perovskite lattice concomitantly introduces microstrain and unfavorable orientations that hinder efficiency and stability. In this study, by finely tuning the FA-based 2D perovskite lattice through spacer cation engineering, a stable lattice structure with balanced distortion, microstrain relaxation, and reduced carrier-lattice interactions is achieved. These advancements effectively stabilize the inherently soft lattice against light and thermal-aging stress. To reduce the photocurrent loss induced by undesired crystal texture, a polarity-matched molecular-type selenourea (SENA) additive is further employed to modulate the crystallization kinetics. The introduction of the SENA significantly inhibits the disordered crystallization induced by spacer cations and drives the templated growth of the quantum well structure with a vertical orientation. This controlled crystallization process effectively reduces crystal defects and enhances charge separation. Ultimately, the optimized FA-based perovskite photovoltaic devices achieve a remarkable power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 20.03% (certified steady-state efficiency of 19.30%), setting a new record for low-n 2D perovskite solar cells. Furthermore, the devices exhibit less than 1% efficiency degradation after operating at maximum power point for 1000 h and maintain excellent stability after thermal aging and cycles of cold-warm shock, respectively.
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- Fang Zeng
- School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Center of Hydrogen Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Innovation Center for Future Materials, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Facility (SSRF), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Center of Hydrogen Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Innovation Center for Future Materials, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Center of Hydrogen Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Innovation Center for Future Materials, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Facility (SSRF), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Facility (SSRF), Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201204, China
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- School of Physics, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Center of Hydrogen Science, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Innovation Center for Future Materials, Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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Ohmi T, Oswald IWH, Neilson JR, Roth N, Nishioka S, Maeda K, Fujii K, Yashima M, Azuma M, Yamamoto T. Thiocyanate-Stabilized Pseudo-cubic Perovskite CH(NH 2) 2PbI 3 from Coincident Columnar Defect Lattices. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:19759-19767. [PMID: 37649142 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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α-FAPbI3 (FA+ = CH(NH2)2+) with a cubic perovskite structure is promising for photophysical applications. However, α-FAPbI3 is metastable at room temperature, and it transforms to the δ-phase at a certain period of time at room temperature. Herein, we report a thiocyanate-stabilized pseudo-cubic perovskite FAPbI3 with ordered columnar defects (α'-phase). This compound has a √5ap × √5ap × ap tetragonal unit cell (ap: cell parameter of primitive perovskite cell) with a band gap of 1.91 eV. It is stable at room temperature in a dry atmosphere. Furthermore, the presence of the α'-phase in a mixed sample with the δ-phase drastically reduces the δ-to-α transition temperature measured on heating, suggesting the reduction of the nucleation energy of the α-phase or thermodynamic stabilization of the α-phase through epitaxy. The defect-ordered pattern in the α'-phase forms a coincidence-site lattice at the twinned boundary of the single crystals, thus hinting at an epitaxy- or strain-based mechanism of α-phase formation and/or stabilization. In this study, we developed a new strategy to control defects in halide perovskites and provided new insight into the stabilization of α-FAPbI3 by pseudo-halide and grain boundary engineering.
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- Takuya Ohmi
- Laboratory for Materials and Structures, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1872, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1872, United States
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8550, Japan
- Living Systems Materialogy (LiSM) Research Group, International Research Frontiers Initiative (IRFI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8502, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, Japan
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- Laboratory for Materials and Structures, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
- Living Systems Materialogy (LiSM) Research Group, International Research Frontiers Initiative (IRFI), Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8502, Japan
- Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, 705-1 Shimoimaizumi, Ebina 243-0435, Japan
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- Laboratory for Materials and Structures, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8503, Japan
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Wu J, Chen J, Wang H. Phase Transition Kinetics of MAPbI 3 for Tetragonal-to-Orthorhombic Evolution. JACS AU 2023; 3:1205-1212. [PMID: 37124306 PMCID: PMC10131189 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Despite the commonly observed phase-instability-induced photovoltaic degradation of MAPbI3, the phase transition kinetics at the atomic level remains elusive. Herein, by developing a stepwise NEB method, we clarify a nonsynergistic minimum-energy pathway for the tetragonal-to-orthorhombic phase transition. It is kinetically driven by the tilting of PbI6 4- that induces a spontaneous small rotation of adjoining MA+ and ends with stepwise ∼110° reorientations of two nonadjacent MA+ enabled by the cavity expansion. Compared to the common concerted mechanism, this process gives a low barrier of 0.08 eV/unit, demonstrating the easiness of the transition at extremely low temperatures and the importance of rotational entropies in regulating transition at elevated temperatures. With an explicit phase transition mechanism, we explore the structure-induced property response and reveal that introducing even low content of large-sized organic cations could help maintain the quasi-stable low-temperature performance of MAPbI3 solar cells.
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Hussain A, Rauf A, Ahmed E, Khan MS, Mian SA, Jang J. Modulating Optoelectronic and Elastic Properties of Anatase TiO2 for Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073252. [PMID: 37050015 PMCID: PMC10096401 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023] Open
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has been investigated for solar-energy-driven photoelectrical water splitting due to its suitable band gap, abundance, cost savings, environmental friendliness, and chemical stability. However, its poor conductivity, weak light absorption, and large indirect bandgap (3.2 eV) has limited its application in water splitting. In this study, we precisely targeted these limitations using first-principle techniques. TiO2 only absorbs near-ultraviolet radiation; therefore, the substitution (2.1%) of Ag, Fe, and Co in TiO2 significantly altered its physical properties and shifted the bandgap from the ultraviolet to the visible region. Cobalt (Co) substitution in TiO2 resulted in high absorption and photoconductivity and a low bandgap energy suitable for the reduction in water without the need for external energy. The calculated elastic properties of Co-doped TiO2 indicate the ductile nature of the material with a strong average bond strength. Co-doped TiO2 exhibited fewer microcracks with a mechanically stable composition.
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- Akbar Hussain
- Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, University of Peshawar, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Multan 60000, Pakistan
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- Department of Nano Energy Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Lavén R, Koza MM, Malavasi L, Perrichon A, Appel M, Karlsson M. Rotational Dynamics of Organic Cations in Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:2784-2791. [PMID: 36898059 PMCID: PMC10041645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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We report results from quasi-elastic neutron scattering studies on the rotational dynamics of formamidinium (HC[NH2]2+, FA) and methylammonium (CH3NH3+, MA) cations in FA1-xMAxPbI3 with x = 0 and 0.4 and compare it to the dynamics in MAPbI3. For FAPbI3, the FA cation dynamics evolve from nearly isotropic rotations in the high-temperature (T > 285 K) cubic phase through reorientations between preferred orientations in the intermediate-temperature tetragonal phase (140 K < T ⩽ 285 K) to an even more complex dynamics, due to a disordered arrangement of the FA cations, in the low-temperature tetragonal phase (T ⩽ 140 K). For FA0.6MA0.4PbI3, the dynamics of the respective organic cations evolve from a relatively similar behavior to FAPbI3 and MAPbI3 at room temperature to a different behavior in the lower-temperature phases where the MA cation dynamics are a factor of 50 faster as compared to those of MAPbI3. This insight suggests that tuning the MA/FA cation ratio may be a promising approach to tailoring the dynamics and, in effect, optical properties of FA1-xMAxPbI3.
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- Rasmus Lavén
- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- Institut
Laue-Langevin, 71 avenue
des Martyrs, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- Department
of Chemistry and INSTM, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 16, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- ISIS
Facility, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Institut
Laue-Langevin, 71 avenue
des Martyrs, CS 20156, 38042 Grenoble cedex 9, France
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- Department
of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers
University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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Szostak R, de Souza Gonçalves A, de Freitas JN, Marchezi PE, de Araújo FL, Tolentino HCN, Toney MF, das Chagas Marques F, Nogueira AF. In Situ and Operando Characterizations of Metal Halide Perovskite and Solar Cells: Insights from Lab-Sized Devices to Upscaling Processes. Chem Rev 2023; 123:3160-3236. [PMID: 36877871 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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The performance and stability of metal halide perovskite solar cells strongly depend on precursor materials and deposition methods adopted during the perovskite layer preparation. There are often a number of different formation pathways available when preparing perovskite films. Since the precise pathway and intermediary mechanisms affect the resulting properties of the cells, in situ studies have been conducted to unravel the mechanisms involved in the formation and evolution of perovskite phases. These studies contributed to the development of procedures to improve the structural, morphological, and optoelectronic properties of the films and to move beyond spin-coating, with the use of scalable techniques. To explore the performance and degradation of devices, operando studies have been conducted on solar cells subjected to normal operating conditions, or stressed with humidity, high temperatures, and light radiation. This review presents an update of studies conducted in situ using a wide range of structural, imaging, and spectroscopic techniques, involving the formation/degradation of halide perovskites. Operando studies are also addressed, emphasizing the latest degradation results for perovskite solar cells. These works demonstrate the importance of in situ and operando studies to achieve the level of stability required for scale-up and consequent commercial deployment of these cells.
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- Rodrigo Szostak
- Laboratório de Nanotecnologia e Energia Solar (LNES), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Nanotecnologia e Energia Solar (LNES), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Gleb Wataghin Institute of Physics, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-859 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Center for Information Technology Renato Archer (CTI), 13069-901 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Nanotecnologia e Energia Solar (LNES), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- Department of Engineering and Physics, Karlstad University, 651 88 Karlstad, Sweden
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- Laboratório de Nanotecnologia e Energia Solar (LNES), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), 13083-100 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, and Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Laboratório de Nanotecnologia e Energia Solar (LNES), University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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de Araujo LO, Rêgo CRC, Wenzel W, Silveira DN, Piotrowski MJ, Sabino FP, Pramudya Y, Guedes-Sobrinho D. How cation nature controls the bandgap and bulk Rashba splitting of halide perovskites. J Comput Chem 2023; 44:1395-1403. [PMID: 36805580 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Because of instability issues presented by metal halide perovskites based on methylammonium (MA), its replacement to Cs $$ \mathrm{Cs} $$ has emerged as an alternative to improve the materials' durability. However, the impact of this replacement on electronic properties, especially gap energy and bulk Rashba splitting remains unclear since electrostatic interactions from organic cations can play a crucial role. Through first-principles calculations, we investigated how organic/inorganic cations impact the electronic properties of MAPbI 3 $$ {\mathrm{MAPbI}}_3 $$ and CsPbI 3 $$ {\mathrm{CsPbI}}_3 $$ perovskites. Although at high temperatures the organic cation can assume spherical-like configurations due to its rotation into the cages, our results provide a complete electronic mechanism to show, from a chemical perspective based on ab initio calculations at 0 K $$ 0\ \mathrm{K} $$ , how the MA $$ \mathrm{MA} $$ dipoles suppression can reduce the MAPbI 3 $$ {\mathrm{MAPbI}}_3 $$ gap energy by promoting a degeneracy breaking in the electronic states from the PbI 3 $$ {\mathrm{PbI}}_3 $$ framework, while the dipole moment reinforcement is crucial to align theory ↔ $$ \leftrightarrow $$ experiment, increasing the bulk Rashba splitting through higher Pb $$ \mathrm{Pb} $$ off-centering motifs. The lack of permanent dipole moment in Cs $$ \mathrm{Cs} $$ results in CsPbI 3 $$ {\mathrm{CsPbI}}_3 $$ polymorphs with a pronounced Pb $$ \mathrm{Pb} $$ on-centering-like feature, which causes suppression in their respective bulk Rashba effect.
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Federal University of ABC, Santo André, Brazil
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- Institute of Nanotechnology Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Mishra A, Hope MA, Grätzel M, Emsley L. A Complete Picture of Cation Dynamics in Hybrid Perovskite Materials from Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 145:978-990. [PMID: 36580303 PMCID: PMC9853870 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The organic cations in hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites rotate rapidly inside the cuboctahedral cavities formed by the inorganic lattice, influencing optoelectronic properties. Here, we provide a complete quantitative picture of cation dynamics for formamidinium-based perovskites and mixed-cation compositions, which are the most widely used and promising absorber layers for perovskite solar cells today. We use 2H and 14N quadrupolar solid-state NMR relaxometry under magic-angle spinning to determine the activation energy (Ea) and correlation time (τc) at room temperature for rotation about each principal axis of a series of organic cations. Specifically, we investigate methylammonium (MA+), formamidinium (FA+), and guanidinium (GUA+) cations in current state-of-the-art single- and multi-cation perovskite compositions. We find that MA+, FA+, and GUA+ all have at least one component of rotation that occurs on the picosecond timescale at room temperature, with MA+ and GUA+ also exhibiting faster and slower components, respectively. The cation dynamics depend on the symmetry of the inorganic lattice but are found to be insensitive to the degree of cation substitution. In particular, the FA+ rotation is invariant across all compositions studied here, when sufficiently above the phase transition temperature. We further identify an unusual relaxation mechanism for the 2H of MA+ in mechanosynthesized FAxMA1-xPbI3, which was found to result from physical diffusion to paramagnetic defects. This precise picture of cation dynamics will enable better understanding of the relationship between the organic cations and the optoelectronic properties of perovskites, guiding the design principles for more efficient perovskite solar cells in the future.
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Feng Q, Nan G. Crystalline Phases Regulate Electronic Trap States at Defective Surfaces of Lead Halide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2022; 13:11473-11480. [PMID: 36469403 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The role of organic cations in A-sites of lead halide perovskites (LHPs) on carrier dynamics has been debated in an effort to understand the remarkable properties in these materials. However, the change of A-site species in LHPs often leads to the variation of crystalline phases at room temperature. Herein, we combine density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT methods to study electron traps in CH3NH3PbI3 which exhibits different structural phases with temperature and in APbBr3 [A = CH3NH3, CH(NH2)2, or Cs] with their crystalline phases at room temperature. Regardless of halide species, electron traps arising from halide vacancies at surfaces are spatially localized in tetragonal phase and turn to be rather delocalized in orthorhombic and cubic phases. The reason is revealed by analyzing the projected p orbitals of Pb atoms at conduction band edges, providing a novel strategy of healing surface defects to improving the performances of the LHP solar cells.
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- Qingjie Feng
- Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, P. R. China
- Hefei National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Zhu Z, Zeng S, Chen Q, Yang L, Wei C, Chen B, Yu H, Li H, Zhang J, Huang X. One-step synthesis of epitaxial 3D/2D metal halide perovskite heterostructures. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:13775-13778. [PMID: 36426914 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc05150h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Facile and scalable synthesis of perovskite heterostructures with well-controlled heterointerfaces remains challenging. Herein, we developed a simple one-step solution method to prepare 3D/2D CsPbBr3/PEA2PbBr4 perovskite heterostructures with a well-defined epitaxial structure in the gram scale. The formation mechanism was detailed by using in situ time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy analysis. In addition, a series of 3D/2D epitaxial heterostructures were also prepared by changing the organic cations or halogen anions. Due to the effective charge separation and transfer, photodetectors based on the type-II 3D/2D CsPbBr3/PEA2PbBr4 heterostructures showed up to 120 times higher photoresponsivities and 50 times higher on/off ratios compared to devices based on single component perovskites.
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- Zhaohua Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China. .,Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR 999077, P. R. China
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- Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NWPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an 710072, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) & Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials (SICAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing 211816, China.
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Šimėnas M, Balčiu̅nas S, Ga̧gor A, Pienia̧żek A, Tolborg K, Kinka M, Klimavicius V, Svirskas Š, Kalendra V, Ptak M, Szewczyk D, Herman AP, Kudrawiec R, Sieradzki A, Grigalaitis R, Walsh A, Ma̧czka M, Banys J. Mixology of MA 1-x EA x PbI 3 Hybrid Perovskites: Phase Transitions, Cation Dynamics, and Photoluminescence. CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS : A PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2022; 34:10104-10112. [PMID: 36439319 PMCID: PMC9686138 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c02807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Mixing molecular cations in hybrid lead halide perovskites is a highly effective approach to enhance the stability and performance of optoelectronic devices based on these compounds. In this work, we prepare and study novel mixed 3D methylammonium (MA)-ethylammonium (EA) MA1-x EA x PbI3 (x < 0.4) hybrid perovskites. We use a suite of different techniques to determine the structural phase diagram, cation dynamics, and photoluminescence properties of these compounds. Upon introduction of EA, we observe a gradual lowering of the phase-transition temperatures, indicating stabilization of the cubic phase. For mixing levels higher than 30%, we obtain a complete suppression of the low-temperature phase transition and formation of a new tetragonal phase with a different symmetry. We use broad-band dielectric spectroscopy to study the dielectric response of the mixed compounds in an extensive frequency range, which allows us to distinguish and characterize three distinct dipolar relaxation processes related to the molecular cation dynamics. We observe that mixing increases the rotation barrier of the MA cations and tunes the dielectric permittivity values. For the highest mixing levels, we observe the signatures of the dipolar glass phase formation. Our findings are supported by density functional theory calculations. Our photoluminescence measurements reveal a small change of the band gap upon mixing, indicating the suitability of these compounds for optoelectronic applications.
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- Mantas Šimėnas
- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute
of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, 50-422, PL-50-422Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Semiconductor Materials Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, PL-50-370Wroclaw, Poland
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- Thomas
Young Centre and Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZLondon, U.K.
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- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute
of Chemical Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Institute
of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, 50-422, PL-50-422Wroclaw, Poland
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- Institute
of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, 50-422, PL-50-422Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Semiconductor Materials Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, PL-50-370Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Semiconductor Materials Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, PL-50-370Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department
of Experimental Physics, Wroclaw University
of Science and Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, PL-50-370Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Thomas
Young Centre and Department of Materials, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZLondon, U.K.
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- Institute
of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, 50-422, PL-50-422Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty
of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 3, LT-10257Vilnius, Lithuania
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Zhang L, Jiang J, Hu Y, Lu Z, Wen X, Pendse S, Jia R, Wang GC, Lu TM, Shi J. Liquid-Phase van der Waals Epitaxy of a Few-Layer and Unit-Cell Thick Ruddlesden-Popper Halide Perovskite. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:17588-17596. [PMID: 36099192 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
2D Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) halide perovskites with natural multiple quantum well structures are an ideal platform to integrate into vertical heterostructures, which may introduce plentiful intriguing optoelectronic properties that are not accessible in a single bulk crystal. Here, we report liquid-phase van der Waals epitaxy of a 2D RP hybrid perovskite (4,4-DFPD)2PbI4 (4,4-DFPD is 4,4-difluoropiperidinium) on muscovite mica and fabricate a series of perovskite-perovskite vertical heterostructures by integrating it with a second 2D RP perovskite R-NPB [NPB = 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylammonium lead bromide] sheets. The grown (4,4-DFPD)2PbI4 nanobelt array can be multiple layers to unit-cell thin and are crystallographically aligned on the mica substrate. An interlayer photo emission in this R-NPB/(4,4-DFPD)2PbI4 heterostructure with a lifetime of about 25 ns at 120 K has been revealed. Our demonstration of epitaxial (4,4-DFPD)2PbI4 array grown on mica via liquid-phase van der Waals epitaxy provides a paradigm to prepare orderly distributed 2D RP hybrid perovskites for further integration into multiple heterostructures. The discovery of a new interlayer emission in the R-NPB/(4,4-DFPD)2PbI4 heterostructure enriches the basic understanding of interlayer charge transition in halide perovskite systems.
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- Lifu Zhang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, United States
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Lee CC, Iskandar J, Kurniawan A, Hsu HP, Wu YF, Cheng HM, Liu SW. Modulation of the carrier balance of lead-halide perovskite nanocrystals by polyelectrolyte hole transport layers for near-infrared light-emitting diodes. Heliyon 2022; 8:e10504. [PMID: 36132171 PMCID: PMC9483597 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 08/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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An alternative material, methylamine (MA)-doped poly[3-(4-carboxymethyl)thiophene-2,5-diyl] (P3CT) as hole transport layer (HTL) was investigated for efficient solution-processed near-infrared perovskite light-emitting diodes (NIR PeLEDs). The best NIR PeLEDs performance was achieved with an optimized composition ratio of the MA-doped P3CT (1:1) due to the balance of the electron and hole carrier in the active layer. The charge-balanced NIR PeLEDs exhibit the highest radiance of 858.37 W sr−1 m−2, a low turn-on voltage of 1.82 V, and an external quantum efficiency of 7.44%. Our findings show that using P3CT as an alternative HTL has the potential to significantly improve PeLED performance, allowing it to play a role in the development of practical applications in high-power NIR LEDs.
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- Chih-Chien Lee
- Department of Electronic Engineering National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 106335, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 106335, Taiwan.,Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 106335, Taiwan.,Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan.,Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan.,Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan.,Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan.,Organic Electronics Research Center, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
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Kahmann S, Chen Z, Hordiichuk O, Nazarenko O, Shao S, Kovalenko MV, Blake GR, Tao S, Loi MA. Compositional Variation in FAPb 1-xSn xI 3 and Its Impact on the Electronic Structure: A Combined Density Functional Theory and Experimental Study. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:34253-34261. [PMID: 35512221 PMCID: PMC9353781 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Given their comparatively narrow band gap, mixed Pb-Sn iodide perovskites are interesting candidates for bottom cells in all-perovskite tandems or single junction solar cells, and their luminescence around 900 nm offers great potential for near-infrared optoelectronics. Here, we investigate mixed FAPb1-xSnxI3 offering the first accurate determination of the crystal structure over a temperature range from 293 to 100 K. We demonstrate that all compositions exhibit a cubic structure at room temperature and undergo at least two transitions to lower symmetry tetragonal phases upon cooling. Using density functional theory (DFT) calculations based on these structures, we subsequently reveal that the main impact on the band gap bowing is the different energy of the s and p orbital levels derived from Pb and Sn. In addition, this energy mismatch results in strongly composition-dependent luminescence characteristics. Whereas neat and Sn-rich compounds exhibit bright and narrow emission with a clean band gap, Sn-poor compounds intrinsically suffer from increased carrier recombination mediated by in-gap states, as evidenced by the appearance of pronounced low-energy photoluminescence upon cooling. This study is the first to link experimentally determined structures of FAPb1-xSnxI3 with the electronic properties, and we demonstrate that optoelectronic applications based on Pb-Sn iodide compounds should employ Sn-rich compositions.
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- Simon Kahmann
- Photophysics
and OptoElectronics Group, Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747
AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Materials
Simulation and Modelling, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Center
for Computational Energy Research, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- EMPA-Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstraße 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- EMPA-Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstraße 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Photophysics
and OptoElectronics Group, Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747
AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department
of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH
Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
- EMPA-Swiss
Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstraße 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Solid
State Materials for Electronics, Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747
AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Materials
Simulation and Modelling, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
- Center
for Computational Energy Research, Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Photophysics
and OptoElectronics Group, Zernike Institute of Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, NL-9747
AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Jin Z, Peng Y, Fang Y, Ye Z, Fan Z, Liu Z, Bao X, Gao H, Ren W, Wu J, Ma G, Chen Q, Zhang C, Balakin AV, Shkurinov AP, Zhu Y, Zhuang S. Photoinduced large polaron transport and dynamics in organic-inorganic hybrid lead halide perovskite with terahertz probes. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2022; 11:209. [PMID: 35794097 PMCID: PMC9259629 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-022-00872-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Organic-inorganic hybrid metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have attracted tremendous attention for optoelectronic applications. The long photocarrier lifetime and moderate carrier mobility have been proposed as results of the large polaron formation in MHPs. However, it is challenging to measure the effective mass and carrier scattering parameters of the photogenerated large polarons in the ultrafast carrier recombination dynamics. Here, we show, in a one-step spectroscopic method, that the optical-pump and terahertz-electromagnetic probe (OPTP) technique allows us to access the nature of interplay of photoexcited unbound charge carriers and optical phonons in polycrystalline CH3NH3PbI3 (MAPbI3) of about 10 μm grain size. Firstly, we demonstrate a direct spectral evidence of the large polarons in polycrystalline MAPbI3. Using the Drude-Smith-Lorentz model along with the Frӧhlich-type electron-phonon (e-ph) coupling, we determine the effective mass and scattering parameters of photogenerated polaronic carriers. We discover that the resulting moderate polaronic carrier mobility is mainly influenced by the enhanced carrier scattering, rather than the polaron mass enhancement. While, the formation of large polarons in MAPbI3 polycrystalline grains results in a long charge carrier lifetime at room temperature. Our results provide crucial information about the photo-physics of MAPbI3 and are indispensable for optoelectronic device development with better performance.
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- Zuanming Jin
- Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute, Terahertz Spectrum and Imaging Technology Cooperative Innovation Center, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute, Terahertz Spectrum and Imaging Technology Cooperative Innovation Center, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
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- Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute, Terahertz Spectrum and Imaging Technology Cooperative Innovation Center, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute, Terahertz Spectrum and Imaging Technology Cooperative Innovation Center, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute, Terahertz Spectrum and Imaging Technology Cooperative Innovation Center, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Physics Department, Materials Genome Institute, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, Shanghai Key Laboratory of High Temperature Superconductors, International Centre of Quantum and Molecular Structures, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Physics Department, Materials Genome Institute, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, Shanghai Key Laboratory of High Temperature Superconductors, International Centre of Quantum and Molecular Structures, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yutian Road 500, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Physics, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, 2522, Australia
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- Department of Physics and International Laser Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1, Moscow, 19991, Russia
- ILIT RAS-Branch of the FSRC《Crystallography and Photonics》RAS, Svyatoozerskaya 1, 140700, Shatura, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Department of Physics and International Laser Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory 1, Moscow, 19991, Russia
- ILIT RAS-Branch of the FSRC《Crystallography and Photonics》RAS, Svyatoozerskaya 1, 140700, Shatura, Moscow Region, Russia
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- Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute, Terahertz Spectrum and Imaging Technology Cooperative Innovation Center, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
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- Terahertz Technology Innovation Research Institute, Terahertz Spectrum and Imaging Technology Cooperative Innovation Center, Shanghai Key Lab of Modern Optical System, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China
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The A cation in ABX3 organic-inorganic lead halide perovskites (OLHPs) was conventionally believed to hardly affect their optoelectronic properties. However, more recent developments have unraveled the critical role of the A cation in the regulation of the physicochemical and optoelectronic properties of OLHPs. We review the important breakthroughs enabled by the versatility of the A cation and highlight potential opportunities and unanswered questions related to the A cation in OLHPs.
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- Jin-Wook Lee
- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT) and Department of Nanoengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.,California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan 44919, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.,California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Center for Antibonding Regulated Crystals, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Maiti A, Pal AJ. Carrier recombination in CH 3NH 3PbI 3: why is it a slow process? REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2022; 85:024501. [PMID: 35038679 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/ac4be9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
In methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3), a slow recombination process of photogenerated carriers has often been considered to be the most intriguing property of the material resulting in high-efficiency perovskite solar cells. In spite of intense research over a decade or so, a complete understanding of carrier recombination dynamics in MAPbI3has remained inconclusive. In this regard, several microscopic processes have been proposed so far in order to explain the slow recombination pathways (both radiative and non-radiative), such as the existence of shallow defects, a weak electron-phonon coupling, presence of ferroelectric domains, screening of band-edge charges through the formation of polarons, occurrence of the Rashba splitting in the band(s), and photon-recycling in the material. Based on the up-to-date findings, we have critically assessed each of these proposals/models to shed light on the origin of a slow recombination process in MAPbI3. In this review, we have presented the interplay between the mechanisms and our views/perspectives in determining the likely processes, which may dictate the recombination dynamics in the material. We have also deliberated on their interdependences in decoupling contributions of different recombination processes.
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- Abhishek Maiti
- School of Physical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
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- School of Physical Sciences, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur, Kolkata 700032, India
- UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, University Campus, Khandwa Road, Indore 452001, India
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Organic molecular dynamics and charge-carrier lifetime in lead iodide perovskite MAPbI 3. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:2115812119. [PMID: 35046035 PMCID: PMC8795553 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2115812119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The long charge carrier lifetime of the hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) is the key for their remarkable performance as a solar cell material. The microscopic mechanism for the long lifetime is still in debate. Here, by using a muon spin relaxation technique that probes the fluctuation of local magnetic fields, we show that the muon depolarization rate (Δ) of a prototype HOIP methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3) shows a sharp decrease with increasing temperature in two steps above 120 K and 190 K across the structural transition from orthorhombic to tetragonal structure at 162 K. Our analysis shows that the reduction of Δ is quantitatively in agreement with the expected behavior due to the rapid development of methyl ammonium (MA) jumping rotation around the C 3 and C 4 symmetry axes. Our results provide direct evidence for the intimate relation between the rotation of the electric dipoles of MA molecules and the charge carrier lifetime in HOIPs.
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Zhan J, Yang J, Xie X, Prezhdo OV, Li W. Interplay of structural fluctuations and charge carrier dynamics is key for high performance of hybrid lead halide perovskites. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01482c] [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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Interplay of organic cation rotation and inorganic lattice fluctuation maintains the high performance of hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites.
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- Juan Zhan
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Materials and Manufacturing Futures Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hubei Polytechnic University, Huangshi, 435003, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China
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Vázquez-Fernández I, Drużbicki K, Fernandez-Alonso F, Mukhopadhyay S, Nockemann P, Parker SF, Rudić S, Stana SM, Tomkinson J, Yeadon DJ, Seddon KR, Plechkova NV. Spectroscopic Signatures of Hydrogen-Bonding Motifs in Protonic Ionic Liquid Systems: Insights from Diethylammonium Nitrate in the Solid State. THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2021; 125:24463-24476. [PMID: 34795809 PMCID: PMC8592064 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c05137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Diethylammonium nitrate, [N0 0 2 2][NO3], and its perdeuterated analogue, [N D D 2 2] [NO3], were structurally characterized and studied by infrared, Raman, and inelastic neutron scattering (INS) spectroscopy. Using these experimental data along with state-of-the-art computational materials modeling, we report unambiguous spectroscopic signatures of hydrogen-bonding interactions between the two counterions. An exhaustive assignment of the spectral features observed with each technique has been provided, and a number of distinct modes related to NH···O dynamics have been identified. We put a particular emphasis on a detailed interpretation of the high-resolution, broadband INS experiments. In particular, the INS data highlight the importance of conformational degrees of freedom within the alkyl chains, a ubiquitous feature of ionic liquid (IL) systems. These findings also enable an in-depth physicochemical understanding of protonic IL systems, a first and necessary step to the tailoring of hydrogen-bonding networks in this important class of materials.
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- Isabel Vázquez-Fernández
- The
QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- Materials
Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, Donostia-San
Sebastian 20018, Spain
- Centre
of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, Lodz 90-363, Poland
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- Materials
Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, Donostia-San
Sebastian 20018, Spain
- Donostia
International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, Donostia-San
Sebastian 20018, Spain
- Department
of Physics and Astronomy, University College
London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, U.K.
- Ikerbasque,
Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, Bilbao 48009, Spain
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- ISIS
Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.
- Department
of Materials, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
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- The
QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- ISIS
Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.
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- ISIS
Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.
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- The
QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- ISIS
Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot OX11 0QX, U.K.
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- The
QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- The
QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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- The
QUILL Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast BT9 5AG, Northern Ireland, U.K.
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Kour P, Chenna Reddy M, Pal S, Sidhik S, Das T, Pandey P, Mukherjee SP, Chakraborty S, Mohite AD, Ogale S. An Organic–Inorganic Perovskitoid with Zwitterion Cysteamine Linker and its Crystal–Crystal Transformation to Ruddlesden‐Popper Phase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202105918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Prachi Kour
- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University 6100 Main Street, MS-362 Houston TX 77005 USA
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi Prayagraj 211019 India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) Ghaziabad 201002 India
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi Prayagraj 211019 India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University 6100 Main Street, MS-362 Houston TX 77005 USA
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune Dr. Homi Bhabha Road Pune 411008 India
- Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE) TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST) Kolkata 700091 India
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Kour P, Chenna Reddy M, Pal S, Sidhik S, Das T, Pandey P, Mukherjee SP, Chakraborty S, Mohite AD, Ogale S. An Organic-Inorganic Perovskitoid with Zwitterion Cysteamine Linker and its Crystal-Crystal Transformation to Ruddlesden-Popper Phase. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:18750-18760. [PMID: 34165235 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202105918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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We demonstrate synthesis of a new low-D hybrid perovskitoid (a perovskite-like hybrid halide structure, yellow crystals, P21/n space group) using zwitterion cysteamine (2-aminoethanethiol) linker, and its remarkable molecular diffusion-controlled crystal-to-crystal transformation to Ruddlesden-Popper phase (Red crystals, Pnma space group). Our stable intermediate perovskitoid distinctly differs from all previous reports by way of a unique staggered arrangement of holes in the puckered 2D configuration with a face-sharing connection between the corrugated-1D double chains. The PL intensity for the yellow phase is 5 orders higher as compared to the red phase and the corresponding average lifetime is also fairly long (143 ns). First principles DFT calculations conform very well with the experimental band gap data. We demonstrate applicability of the new perovskitoid yellow phase as an excellent active layer in a self-powered photodetector and for selective detection of Ni2+ via On-Off-On photoluminescence (PL) based on its composite with few-layer black phosphorous.
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- Prachi Kour
- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-362, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj, 211019, India
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
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- Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI) Allahabad, HBNI, Chhatnag Road, Jhunsi, Prayagraj, 211019, India
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, MS-362, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Department of Physics and Centre for Energy Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
- Research Institute for Sustainable Energy (RISE), TCG Centres for Research and Education in Science and Technology (TCG-CREST), Kolkata, 700091, India
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Stallhofer K, Nuber M, Cortecchia D, Bruno A, Kienberger R, Deschler F, Soci C, Iglev H. Picosecond Charge Localization Dynamics in CH 3NH 3PbI 3 Perovskite Probed by Infrared-Activated Vibrations. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:4428-4433. [PMID: 33950674 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hybrid metal halide perovskites exhibit well-defined semiconducting properties and efficient optoelectronic performance considering their soft crystal structure and low-energy lattice motions. The response of such a crystal lattice to light-induced charges is a fundamental question, for which experimental insight into ultrafast time scales is still sought. Here, we use infrared-activated vibrations (IRAV) of the organic components within the hybrid perovskite lattice as a sensitive probe for local structural reorganizations after photoexcitation, with femtosecond resolution. We find that the IRAV signal response shows a delayed rise of about 3 ps and subsequent decay of pronounced monomolecular character, distinguishing it from absorption associated with free carriers. We interpret our results as a two-step carrier localization process. Initially, carriers localize transiently in local energy minima formed by lattice fluctuations. A subpopulation of these can then fall into deeper trapped states over picoseconds, likely due to local reorganization of the organic molecules surrounding the carriers.
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- Klara Stallhofer
- Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Laser- und Röntgenphysik, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Laser- und Röntgenphysik, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798
- Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553
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- Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553
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- Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Laser- und Röntgenphysik, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physik-Department, Walter Schottky Institut, Technische Universität München, Am Coulombwall 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N), Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553
- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371
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- Physik-Department, Lehrstuhl für Laser- und Röntgenphysik, Technische Universität München, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Drużbicki K, Lavén R, Armstrong J, Malavasi L, Fernandez-Alonso F, Karlsson M. Cation Dynamics and Structural Stabilization in Formamidinium Lead Iodide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:3503-3508. [PMID: 33792334 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c00616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The vibrational dynamics of pure and methylammonium-doped formamidinium lead iodide perovskites (FAPbI3) has been investigated by high-resolution neutron spectroscopy. For the first time, we provide an exhaustive and accurate analysis of the cation vibrations and underlying local structure around the organic moiety in these materials using first-principles electronic-structure calculations validated by the neutron data. Inelastic neutron scattering experiments on FAPbI3 provide direct evidence of the formation of a low-temperature orientational glass, unveiling the physicochemical origin of phase metastability in the tetragonal structure. Further analysis of these data provides a suitable starting point to explore and understand the stabilization of the perovskite framework via doping with small amounts of organic cations. In particular, we find that the hydrogen-bonding interactions around the formamidinium cations are strengthened as a result of cage deformation. This synergistic effect across perovskite cages is accompanied by a concomitant weakening of the methylammonium interactions with the surrounding framework.
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- Kacper Drużbicki
- Polish Academy of Sciences, Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Sienkiewicza 112, 90-363 Lodz, Poland
- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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- ISIS Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Oxford, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and INSTM, University of Pavia, Viale Taramelli 16, Pavia 27100, Italy
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- Materials Physics Center, CSIC-UPV/EHU, Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 5, 20018 Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
- IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden
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He Y, Yan J, Xu L, Zhang B, Cheng Q, Cao Y, Zhang J, Tao C, Wei Y, Wen K, Kuang Z, Chow GM, Shen Z, Peng Q, Huang W, Wang J. Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes with Near Unit Internal Quantum Efficiency at Low Temperatures. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006302. [PMID: 33656775 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Revised: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Room-temperature-high-efficiency light-emitting diodes based on metal halide perovskite FAPbI3 are shown to be able to work perfectly at low temperatures. A peak external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 32.8%, corresponding to an internal quantum efficiency of 100%, is achieved at 45 K. Importantly, the devices show almost no degradation after working at a constant current density of 200 mA m-2 for 330 h. The enhanced EQEs at low temperatures result from the increased photoluminescence quantum efficiencies of the perovskite, which is caused by the increased radiative recombination rate. Spectroscopic and calculation results suggest that the phase transitions of the FAPbI3 play an important role for the enhancement of exciton binding energy, which increases the recombination rate.
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- Yarong He
- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637371, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
- Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics (FSCFE), Shaanxi Institute of Flexible Electronics (SIFE) and Shaanxi Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering (SIBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), 127 West Youyi Road, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronics (KLOFE) and Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing Tech University (NanjingTech), 30 South Puzhu Road, Nanjing, 211816, China
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Nguyen DH, Sun JY, Lo CY, Liu JM, Tsai WS, Li MH, Yang SJ, Lin CC, Tzeng SD, Ma YR, Lin MY, Lai CC. Ultralow-Threshold Continuous-Wave Room-Temperature Crystal-Fiber/Nanoperovskite Hybrid Lasers for All-Optical Photonic Integration. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2021; 33:e2006819. [PMID: 33576143 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202006819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Continuous-wave (CW) room-temperature (RT) laser operation with low energy consumption is an ultimate goal for electrically driven lasers. A monolithically integrated perovskite laser in a chip-level fiber scheme is ideal. However, because of the well-recognized air and thermal instabilities of perovskites, laser action in a perovskite has mostly been limited to either pulsed or cryogenic-temperature operations. Most CW laser operations at RT have had poor durability. Here, crystal fibers that have robust and high-heat-load nature are shown to be the key to enabling the first demonstration of ultralow-threshold CW RT laser action in a compact, monolithic, and inexpensive crystal fiber/nanoperovskite hybrid architecture that is directly pumped with a 405 nm diode laser. Purcell-enhanced light-matter coupling between the atomically smooth fiber microcavity and the perovskite nanocrystallites gain medium enables a high Q (≈1500) and a high β (0.31). This 762 nm laser outperforms previously reported structures with a record-low threshold of 132 nW and an optical-to-optical slope conversion efficiency of 2.93%, and it delivers a stable output for CW and RT operation. These results represent a significant advancement toward monolithic all-optical integration.
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- Duc Huy Nguyen
- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
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- Department of Optoelectronics and Materials Technology, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electric Engineering and Graduate Institute of Optoelectronic Engineering, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 40227, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
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- Department of Opto-Electronic Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 100229, Taiwan
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- Department of Physics, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
- Department of Opto-Electronic Engineering, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, 974301, Taiwan
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Li Z, Sun F, Zheng Z, Chen J, Davydov AV, Deng S, Zhang H, Chen H, Liu F. High-Quality All-Inorganic Perovskite CsPbBr 3 Microsheet Crystals as Low-Loss Subwavelength Exciton-Polariton Waveguides. NANO LETTERS 2021; 21:1822-1830. [PMID: 33560855 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c04908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanostructured all-inorganic metal halide perovskites have attracted considerable attention due to their outstanding photonic and optoelectronic properties. Particularly, they can exhibit room-temperature exciton-polaritons (EPs) capable of confining electromagnetic fields down to the subwavelength scale, enabling efficient light harvesting and guiding. However, a real-space nanoimaging study of the EPs in perovskite crystals is still absent. Additionally, few studies focused on the ambient-pressure and reliable fabrication of large-area CsPbBr3 microsheets. Here, CsPbBr3 orthorhombic microsheet single crystals were successfully synthesized under ambient pressure. Their EPs were examined using a real-space nanoimaging technique, which reveal EP waveguide modes spanning the visible to near-infrared spectral region. The EPs exhibit a sufficient long propagation length of over 16 μm and a very low propagation loss of less than 0.072 dB·μm-1. These results demonstrate the potential applications of CsPbBr3 microsheets as subwavelength waveguides in integrated optics.
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- Zijuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Materials Science and Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, United States
- Theiss Research, Inc., La Jolla, California 92037, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, and School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Lee JW, Seo S, Nandi P, Jung HS, Park NG, Shin H. Dynamic structural property of organic-inorganic metal halide perovskite. iScience 2020; 24:101959. [PMID: 33437939 PMCID: PMC7788097 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Unique organic-inorganic hybrid semiconducting materials have made a remarkable breakthrough in new class of photovoltaics (PVs). Organic-inorganic metal (Pb and/or Sn) halides (-I, -Br, and -Cl) are the semiconducting absorber with the crystal structure of the famous "Perovskite". It is widely called "perovskite solar cells (PSCs)" in PV society. Now, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of PSCs is recorded in 25.5%. Prototypical composition of the absorbers is (A = methylammonium [MA], formamidinium [FA], and Cs), (M = Pb and/or Sn), and (X = I, Br, and Cl) in the form of perovskite AMX3. Since the report on the stable all solid-state PSCs in 2012, the average annual growth rate of PCE is well over ∼10%. Such an outstanding PV performance attracts huge number of scientists in our research society. Their chemical as well as physical properties are dramatically different from monocrystalline Si, GaAs, other III-IV semiconductors, and many oxides with the crystal structure of perovskite. In this review, different fundamental aspects, in particular, the dynamic properties of A site cationic molecules and PbI6 octahedrons linked with their corners, from other semiconducting and dielectric materials are reviewed and summarized. Upon discussing unique properties, perspectives on the promising PV applications based on the comprehension in dynamic nature of the orientation in A site molecule and PbI6 octahedron tilting will be given.
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- Jin-Wook Lee
- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT) and Department of Nanoengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Nature Inspired Materials Processing Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science and Nature Inspired Materials Processing Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Corresponding author
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Energy Frontier Laboratory, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Corresponding author
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- Department of Energy Science and Nature Inspired Materials Processing Research Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Xiong H, DeLuca G, Bach U, Jiang L, Zhang Q, Reichmanis E, Qiu Y. Synergistic Effect of N, N-Dimethylformamide and Hydrochloric Acid on the Growth of MAPbI 3 Perovskite Films for Solar Cells. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:32295-32304. [PMID: 33376866 PMCID: PMC7758882 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c04102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Perovskite solar cells have emerged as a promising next-generation electrical power generating tool. However, imperfections in perovskite films are one of the crucial factors preventing the commercialization of perovskite solar cells. Passivation has proven to be an effective strategy to reduce the density of defect states in perovskite crystals and inhibit ion migration. Although significant work on chloride ion and N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) has shown that the additives are able to passivate different types of trap defects, systematic studies on the effects of DMF and HCl on perovskite crystallization when used in conjunction with each other are elusive. Here, we systematically investigated the synergistic effect of DMF and hydrochloric acid (HCl) on methylammonium (MA+)-based perovskite films with the two-step spin-coating method. As a Lewis base, DMF coordinates well with Pb2+ to facilitate a decrease in the number of defects, thereby improving the carrier separation and transport, while HCl improves the overall perovskite film morphology. Addition of 20 μL HCl/20 μL DMF to 10 mL of methylammonium iodide/isopropyl alcohol solution afforded ca. 500 nm thick perovskite films with no observable defects within the grains. The process allowed fabrication of devices with an active area of 0.16 cm2, which produced power conversion efficiencies up to 18.37% with minimal hysteresis.
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- Hao Xiong
- Key
Laboratory of Green Perovskites Application of Fujian Province Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, China
- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- State
Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials,
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, 901 Atlantic
Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- CSIRO
Manufacturing, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Key
Laboratory of Green Perovskites Application of Fujian Province Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials,
College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, P. R. China
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- School
of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, 901 Atlantic
Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Key
Laboratory of Green Perovskites Application of Fujian Province Universities, Fujian Jiangxia University, Fuzhou 350108, China
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Johnston A, Walters G, Saidaminov MI, Huang Z, Bertens K, Jalarvo N, Sargent EH. Bromine Incorporation and Suppressed Cation Rotation in Mixed-Halide Perovskites. ACS NANO 2020; 14:15107-15118. [PMID: 33103419 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c05179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
Engineering the composition of perovskite active layers has been critical in increasing the efficiency of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to more than 25% in the latest reports. Partial substitutions of the monovalent cation and the halogen have been adopted in the highest-performing devices, but the precise role of bromine incorporation remains incompletely explained. Here we use quasi-elastic neutron scattering (QENS) to study, as a function of the degree of bromine incorporation, the dynamics of organic cations in triple-cation lead mixed-halide perovskites. We find that the inclusion of bromine suppresses low-energy rotations of formamidinium (FA), and we find that inhibiting FA rotation correlates with a longer-lived carrier lifetime. When the fraction of bromine approaches 0.15 on the halogen site-a composition used extensively in the PSC literature-the fraction of actively rotating FA molecules is minimized: indeed, the fraction of rotating FA is suppressed by more than 25% compared to the bromine-free perovskite.
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- Andrew Johnston
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
- Department of Chemistry and Electrical & Computer Engineering, Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technologies (CAMTEC), University of Victoria, Victoria V8P 5C2, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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- Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A4, Canada
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Shi R, Vasenko AS, Long R, Prezhdo OV. Edge Influence on Charge Carrier Localization and Lifetime in CH 3NH 3PbBr 3 Perovskite: Ab Initio Quantum Dynamics Simulation. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:9100-9109. [PMID: 33048554 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c02800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The distribution of charge carriers in metal halide perovskites draws strong interest from the solar cell community, with experiments demonstrating that edges of various microstructures can improve material performance. This is rather surprising because edges and grain boundaries are often viewed as the main source of charge traps. We demonstrate by ab initio quantum dynamics simulations that edges of the CH3NH3PbBr3 perovskite create shallow trap states that mix well with the valence and conduction bands of the bulk and therefore support mobile charge carriers. Charges are steered to the edges energetically, facilitating dissociation of photo-generated excitons into free carriers. The edge-driven charge separation extends carrier lifetimes because of decreased overlap of the electron and hole wave functions, which leads to reduction of the nonadiabatic coupling responsible for nonradiative electron-hole recombination. Reduction of spatial symmetry near the edges activates additional vibrational modes that accelerate coherence loss within the electronic subsystem, further extending carrier lifetimes. Enhanced atomic motions at edges increase fluctuations of edge energy levels, enhancing mixing with band states and improving charge mobility. The simulations contribute to the atomistic understanding of the unusual properties of metal halide perovskites, generating the fundamental knowledge needed to design high-performance optoelectronic devices.
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- Ran Shi
- 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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- National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000 Moscow, Russia
- I.E. Tamm Department of Theoretical Physics, P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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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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- Departments of Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States
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Wright AD, Volonakis G, Borchert J, Davies CL, Giustino F, Johnston MB, Herz LM. Intrinsic quantum confinement in formamidinium lead triiodide perovskite. NATURE MATERIALS 2020; 19:1201-1206. [PMID: 32839586 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-020-0774-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding the electronic energy landscape in metal halide perovskites is essential for further improvements in their promising performance in thin-film photovoltaics. Here, we uncover the presence of above-bandgap oscillatory features in the absorption spectra of formamidinium lead triiodide thin films. We attribute these discrete features to intrinsically occurring quantum confinement effects, for which the related energies change with temperature according to the inverse square of the intrinsic lattice parameter, and with peak index in a quadratic manner. By determining the threshold film thickness at which the amplitude of the peaks is appreciably decreased, and through ab initio simulations of the absorption features, we estimate the length scale of confinement to be 10-20 nm. Such absorption peaks present a new and intriguing quantum electronic phenomenon in a nominally bulk semiconductor, offering intrinsic nanoscale optoelectronic properties without necessitating cumbersome additional processing steps.
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- Adam D Wright
- Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Univ Rennes, ENSCR, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) - UMR 6226, Rennes, France
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- Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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- Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Clarendon Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Duan HG, Tiwari V, Jha A, Berdiyorov GR, Akimov A, Vendrell O, Nayak PK, Snaith HJ, Thorwart M, Li Z, Madjet ME, Miller RJD. Photoinduced Vibrations Drive Ultrafast Structural Distortion in Lead Halide Perovskite. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:16569-16578. [PMID: 32869985 PMCID: PMC7586332 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The success of organic–inorganic
perovskites in optoelectronics
is dictated by the complex interplay between various underlying microscopic
phenomena. The structural dynamics of organic cations and the inorganic
sublattice after photoexcitation are hypothesized to have a direct
effect on the material properties, thereby affecting the overall device
performance. Here, we use ultrafast heterodyne-detected two-dimensional
(2D) electronic spectroscopy to reveal impulsively excited vibrational
modes of methylammonium (MA) lead iodide perovskite, which drive the
structural distortion after photoexcitation. Vibrational analysis
of the measured data allows us to monitor the time-evolved librational
motion of the MA cation along with the vibrational coherences of the
inorganic sublattice. Wavelet analysis of the observed vibrational
coherences reveals the coherent generation of the librational motion
of the MA cation within ∼300 fs complemented with the coherent
evolution of the inorganic skeletal motion. To rationalize this observation,
we employed the configuration interaction singles (CIS), which support
our experimental observations of the coherent generation of librational
motions in the MA cation and highlight the importance of the anharmonic
interaction between the MA cation and the inorganic sublattice. Moreover,
our advanced theoretical calculations predict the transfer of the
photoinduced vibrational coherence from the MA cation to the inorganic
sublattice, leading to reorganization of the lattice to form a polaronic
state with a long lifetime. Our study uncovers the interplay of the
organic cation and inorganic sublattice during formation of the polaron,
which may lead to novel design principles for the next generation
of perovskite solar cell materials.
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- Hong-Guang Duan
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany.,I. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Jungiusstrasse 9, Hamburg 20355, Germany.,The Hamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King Platz 6, Hamburg 20146, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Qatar Foundation, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, P.O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo New York 14260, United States
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- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, Heidelberg 69120, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom.,TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Department of Physics, University of Oxford, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
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- I. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Jungiusstrasse 9, Hamburg 20355, Germany.,The Hamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany.,State Key Laboratory for Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute, Qatar Foundation, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, P.O. Box 34110, Doha, Qatar
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany.,The Hamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging, Luruper Chaussee 149, Hamburg 22761, Germany.,The Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Toronto, 80 Saint George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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Liu C, Tsai H, Nie W, Gosztola DJ, Zhang X. Direct Spectroscopic Observation of the Hole Polaron in Lead Halide Perovskites. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:6256-6261. [PMID: 32658487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The intrinsic photophysical origin of lead halide perovskites (LHPs) that are used successfully in optolectronic applications remains hotly debated. Here, by using ultrafast X-ray transient absorption spectroscopy, we successfully tracked the fate of photogenerated charge carriers at room temperature within the thin films of two classic LHPs, namely, MAPbBr3 (MA = CH3NH3) and FAPbBr3 [FA = CH(NH2)2]. We clearly observed in both thin films that the hole polaron is formed by localizing the photogenerated hole at the Br 4p orbital and concurrently distorting the local structure surrounding the Br atom after the photoexcitation. Furthermore, the larger FA cation in the cavity of the [PbBr6]4- octahedral framework induces a stronger hole polaron effect due to the hybridization of its p orbital into valence and conduction bands, correlating with the slower charge carrier recombination dynamics. Our direct experimental observation of the localized hole polaron in perovskites should advance the fundamental comprehension of charge carrier behavior within LHPs and their related devices.
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Jin Young Kim
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT) and Department of Nanoengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Abdelhamied MM, Song Y, Liu W, Li X, Long H, Wang K, Wang B, Lu P. Improved photoemission and stability of 2D organic-inorganic lead iodide perovskite films by polymer passivation. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:42LT01. [PMID: 32604081 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aba140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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2D organic-inorganic lead iodide perovskites hold great promise for functional optoelectronic devices. However, their performances have been seriously limited by poor long-term stability in ambient environment. Here, we perform a systematic study for the stability improvement of a typical 2D organic-inorganic lead iodide perovskite (PEA)2PbI4. The degradation of the (PEA)2PbI4 films can be attributed to the interaction with the humidity in environment, which leads to decomposition of the perovskite components. Then, we demonstrate that polymer passivation provides an effective approach for improving the crystal quality and stability of the (PEA)2PbI4 films. Correspondingly, the photoemission of the polymer-passivated (PEA)2PbI4 films has been enhanced due to the decreased trap states. More importantly, a hydrophobic polymer (Poly(4-Vinylpyridine), PVP) will protect the (PEA)2PbI4 films from humidity in ambient environment, which can greatly improve the physical and chemical stability of the 2D perovskite films. As a result, the PVP-passivated (PEA)2PbI4 films can produce a bright emission even after long-term (>15 d) exposure to ambient environment (25 °C, 80% RH) and continuous UV illumination. This work provides a convenient and effective approach for improving the long-term stability of 2D organic-inorganic lead iodide perovskites, which shows great promise for fabricating large-area and versatile optoelectronic devices.
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- Mostafa M Abdelhamied
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics and School of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, People's Republic of China. Radiation Physics Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology (NCRRT), Atomic Energy Authority (AEA), Cairo, Egypt
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Spanopoulos I, Hadar I, Ke W, Guo P, Sidhik S, Kepenekian M, Even J, Mohite AD, Schaller RD, Kanatzidis MG. Water-Stable 1D Hybrid Tin(II) Iodide Emits Broad Light with 36% Photoluminescence Quantum Efficiency. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:9028-9038. [PMID: 32283025 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c03004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The optical and light emission properties of tin and lead halide perovskites are remarkable because of the robust room-temperature (RT) performance, broad wavelength tunability, high efficiency, and good quenching resistance to defects. These highly desirable attributes promise to transform current light-emitting devices, phosphors, and lasers. One disadvantage in most of these materials is the sensitivity to moisture. Here, we report a new air-stable one-dimensional (1D) hybrid lead-free halide material (DAO)Sn2I6 (DAO, 1,8-octyldiammonium) that is resistant to water for more than 15 h. The material exhibits a sharp optical absorption edge at 2.70 eV and a strong broad orange light emission centered at 634 nm, with a full width at half-maximum (fwhm) of 142 nm (0.44 eV). The emission has a long photoluminescence (PL) lifetime of 582 ns, while the intensity is constant over a very broad temperature range (145-415 K) with a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of at least 20.3% at RT. Above 415 K the material undergoes a structural phase transition from monoclinic (C2/c) to orthorhombic (Ibam) accompanied by a red shift in the band gap and a quench in the photoluminescence emission. Density functional theory calculations support the trend in the optical properties and the 1D electronic nature of the structure, where the calculated carrier effective masses along the inorganic chain are significantly lower than those perpendicular to the chain. Thin films of the compound readily fabricated from solutions exhibit the same optical properties, but with improved PLQY of 36%, for a 60 nm thick film, among the highest reported for lead-free low-dimensional 2D and 1D perovskites and metal halides.
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- Ioannis Spanopoulos
- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, Institut FOTON - UMR 6082, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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Munson KT, Swartzfager JR, Gan J, Asbury JB. Does Dipolar Motion of Organic Cations Affect Polaron Dynamics and Bimolecular Recombination in Halide Perovskites? J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:3166-3172. [PMID: 32243757 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The role of dipolar motion of organic cations in the A-sites of halide perovskites has been debated in an effort to understand why these materials possess such remarkable properties. Here, we show that the dipolar motion of cations such as methylammonium (MA) or formamidinium (FA) versus cesium (Cs) does not influence large polaron binding energies, delocalization lengths, formation times, or bimolecular recombination lifetimes in lead bromide perovskites containing only one type of A-site cation. We directly probe the transient absorption spectra of large polarons throughout the entire mid-infrared and resolve their dynamics on time scales from sub-100 fs to sub-μs using time-resolved mid-infrared spectroscopy. Our findings suggest that the improved optoelectronic properties reported of halide perovskites with mixed A-site cations may result from synergy among the cations and how their mixture modulates the structure and dynamics of the inorganic lattice rather than from the dipolar properties of the cations themselves.
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- Kyle T Munson
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Ijaz P, Imran M, Soares MM, Tolentino HC, Martín-García B, Giannini C, Moreels I, Manna L, Krahne R. Composition-, Size-, and Surface Functionalization-Dependent Optical Properties of Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals. J Phys Chem Lett 2020; 11:2079-2085. [PMID: 32090576 PMCID: PMC7997568 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c00266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
The photoluminescence (PL), color purity, and stability of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals depend critically on surface passivation. We present a study on the temperature-dependent PL and PL decay dynamics of lead bromide perovskite nanocrystals characterized by different types of A cations, surface ligands, and nanocrystal sizes. Throughout, we observe a single emission peak from cryogenic to ambient temperature. The PL decay dynamics are dominated by surface passivation, and a postsynthesis ligand exchange with a quaternary ammonium bromide (QAB) results in more stable passivation over a larger temperature range. The PL intensity is highest from 50 to 250 K, which indicates that ligand binding competes with the thermal energy at ambient temperature. Despite the favorable PL dynamics of nanocrystals passivated with QAB ligands (monoexponential PL decay over a large temperature range, increased PL intensity and stability), surface passivation still needs to be improved to achieve maximum emission intensity in nanocrystal films.
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- Palvasha Ijaz
- Department
of Nanochemistry and Graphene Laboratories, Istituto Italiano
di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
- Dipartimento
di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, Università
degli Studi di Genova, Via Dodecaneso 31, 16146 Genova, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Graphene Laboratories, Istituto Italiano
di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Brazilian
Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil
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N. Tolentino
- Brazilian
Synchrotron Light Laboratory (LNLS), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Graphene Laboratories, Istituto Italiano
di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Istituto
di Cristallografia-Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IC-CNR), via Amendola 122/O, I-70126 Bari, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Graphene Laboratories, Istituto Italiano
di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
- Department
of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, 9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Graphene Laboratories, Istituto Italiano
di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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- Department
of Nanochemistry and Graphene Laboratories, Istituto Italiano
di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163 Genova, Italy
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Hu X, Zhang D, Chen T, Chen AZ, Holmgren EN, Zhang Q, Pajerowski DM, Yoon M, Xu G, Choi JJ, Lee SH. Crystal structures and rotational dynamics of a two-dimensional metal halide perovskite (OA)2PbI4. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:014703. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5131667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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- Xiao Hu
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Neutron Scattering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA
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Jiang Y, Wang X, Pan A. Properties of Excitons and Photogenerated Charge Carriers in Metal Halide Perovskites. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1806671. [PMID: 31106917 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
Abstract
Metal halide perovskites (MHPs) have recently attracted great attention from the scientific community due to their excellent photovoltaic performance as well as their tremendous potential for other optoelectronic applications such as light-emitting diodes, lasers, and photodetectors. Despite the rapid progress in device applications, a solid understanding of the photophysical properties behind the device performance is highly desirable for MHPs. Here, the properties of excitons and photogenerated charge carriers in MHPs are explored. The unique dielectric constant properties, crystal-liquid duality, and fundamental optical processes of MHPs are first discussed. The properties of excitons and related phenomena in MHPs are then detailed, including the exciton binding energy determined by various methods and their influence factors, exciton dynamics, exciton-photon coupling and related applications, and exciton-phonon coupling in MHPs. The properties of photogenerated free charge carriers in MHPs such as the carrier diffusion length, mobility, and recombination are described. Recent progress in various applications is also demonstrated. Finally, a conclusion and perspectives of future studies for MHPs are presented.
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- Ying Jiang
- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, China
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- Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Physics and Technology of Hunan Province, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, China
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