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Efficient pure-red emission light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are essential for high-definition displays, yet achieving pure-red emission is hindered by challenges like phase segregation and spectral instability when using halide mixing. Additionally, strongly confined quantum dots (QDs) produced through traditional hot-injection methods face byproduct contamination due to poor solubility of metal halide salts in the solvent octadecene (ODE) at low temperatures. Herein, we introduced a novel method using a benzene-series strongly electrostatic potential solvent instead of ODE to prevent PbI2 intermediates and promote their dissolution into [PbI3]-. Increasing methyl groups on benzene yields precisely sized (4.4 ± 0.1 nm) CsPbI3 QDs with exceptional properties: a narrow 630 nm PL peak with photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 97%. Sequential ligand post-treatment optimizes optical and electrical performance of QDs. PeLEDs based on optimized QDs achieve pure-red EL (CIE: 0.700, 0.290) approaching Rec. 2020 standards, with an EQE of 25.2% and T50 of 120 min at initial luminance of 107 cd/m2.
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Metal halide perovskites are multifunctional semiconductors with tunable structures and properties. They are highly dynamic crystals with complex octahedral tilting patterns and strongly anharmonic atomic behavior. In the higher temperature, higher symmetry phases of these materials, several complex structural features are observed. The local structure can differ greatly from the average structure and there is evidence that dynamic 2D structures of correlated octahedral motion form. An understanding of the underlying complex atomistic dynamics is, however, still lacking. In this work, the local structure of the inorganic perovskite CsPbI3 is investigated using a new machine learning force field based on the atomic cluster expansion framework. Through analysis of the temporal and spatial correlation observed during large-scale simulations, it is revealed that the low frequency motion of octahedral tilts implies a double-well effective potential landscape, even well into the cubic phase. Moreover, dynamic local regions of lower symmetry are present within both higher symmetry phases. These regions are planar and the length and timescales of the motion are reported. Finally, the spatial arrangement of these features and their interactions are investigated and visualized, providing a comprehensive picture of local structure in the higher symmetry phases.
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Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) become a kind of competitive material for fabricating high-performance solar cells due to their solution processability and outstanding optoelectronic properties. However, the current synthesis method of PQDs is mostly based on the binary-precursor method, which results in a large deviation of the I/Pb input ratio in the reaction system from the stoichiometric ratio of PQDs. Herein, a ternary-precursor method with an iodide source self-filling ability is reported for the synthesis of the CsPbI3 PQDs with high optoelectronic properties. Systematically experimental characterizations and theoretical calculations are conducted to fundamentally understand the effects of the I/Pb input molar ratio on the crystallographic and optoelectronic properties of PQDs. The results reveal that increasing the I/Pb input molar ratio can obtain ideal cubic structure PQDs with iodine-rich surfaces, which can significantly reduce the surface defects of PQDs and realize high orientation of PQD solids, facilitating charge carrier transport in the PQD solids with diminished nonradiative recombination. Consequently, the PQD solar cells exhibit an impressive efficiency of 15.16%, which is largely improved compared with that of 12.83% for the control solar cell. This work provides a feasible strategy for synthesizing high-quality PQDs for high-performance optoelectronic devices.
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Among the lead halide perovskite (LHP) family, CsPbI3 is known to be significantly vulnerable to moisture, which hinders its use in real device applications. It is reported that chalcogen-based ligands can better stabilize CsPbI3 and revive nanocrystals (NCs). Here, diphenyl diselenide (DPhDSe) ligand is used to revive the degraded CsPbI3 NCs through a post-synthetic treatment of adding a small amount of DPhDSe in the degraded NC dispersion. DPhDSe in the dispersion formed nanofibrillar crystals at a low temperature through the π-π stacking of the phenyl ring. The nanofibrils played as a template on which the NCs self-assembled and they are attached side-by-side to form microfibers. The microfiber powder containing the NCs is optically stable at ambient conditions and morphologically self-healable by mild thermal annealing due to the dynamic SeâSe bond. The mechanism of the structural changes, optical transitions, and chemical changes has been systematically characterized through electron microscopy, diffraction, spectroscopy, and elemental analysis.
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Carbon-based CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells without hole transporter (C-PSCs) have achieved intense attention due to its simple device structure and high chemical stability. However, the severe interface energy loss at the CsPbI3/carbon interface, attributed to the lower hole selectivity for inefficient charge separation, greatly limits device performance. Hence, dipole electric field (DEF) is deployed at the above interface to address the above issue by using a pole molecule, 4-trifluoromethyl-Phenylammonium iodide (CF3-PAI), in which the âNH3 group anchors on the perovskite surface and the âCF3 group extends away from it and connects with carbon electrode. The DEF is proven to align with the built-in electric field, that is pointing toward carbon electrode, which well enhances hole selectivity and charge separation at the interface. Besides, CF3-PAI molecules also serve as defect passivator for reducing trap state density, which further suppresses defect-induced non-radiative recombination. Consequently, the CsPbI3 C-PSCs achieve an excellent efficiency of 18.33% with a high VOC of 1.144 V for inorganic C-PSCs without hole transporter.
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Converting vapor precursors to solid nanostructures via a liquid noble-metal seed is a common vapor deposition principle. However, such a noble-metal-seeded process is excluded from the crystalline halide perovskite synthesis, mainly hindered by the growth mechanism shortness. Herein, powered by a spontaneous exothermic nucleation process (ΔH < 0), the Au-seeded CsPbI3 nanowires (NWs) growth is realized based on a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth mode. It is energetically favored that the Au seeds are reacted with a Pb vapor precursor to form molten Au-Pb droplets at temperatures down to 212 °C, further triggering the low-temperature VLS growth of CsPbI3 NWs. More importantly, this Au-seeded process reduces in-bandgap trap states and consequently avoids Shockley-Read-Hall recombination, contributing to outstanding photodetector performances. Our work extends the powerful Au-seeded VLS growth mode to the emerging halide perovskites, which will facilitate their nanostructures with tailored material properties.
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The aqueous instability of halide perovskite seriously hinders its direct application in water as a potential photocatalyst. Here, we prepared a new type of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) passivated δ-CsPbI3 (δ-CsPbI3@PVP) microcrystal by a facile method. This material can be uniformly dispersed in water and stably maintain its crystal structure for a long time, breaking through the bottleneck of halide perovskite photocatalysis in water. Under visible light, δ-CsPbI3@PVP can almost completely photodegrade organic dyes (including Rhodamine B, methylene blue, and crystal violet) in only 20 min. The efficient photocatalytic activity is attributed to the enhanced visible light absorption arising from PbI2 defects in δ-CsPbI3@PVP and the intrinsic low photoluminescence quantum yield of δ-CsPbI3, which induces efficient light absorption and photocatalytic activity. We highlight δ-CsPbI3@PVP as an effective aqueous photocatalyst, and this study provides new insights into how to exploit the potential of halide perovskite in photocatalytic applications.
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All-inorganic cesium lead triiodide perovskites (CsPbI3) have attracted increasing attention due to their good thermal stability, remarkable optoelectronic properties, and adaptability in tandem solar cells. However, N2-filled glovebox is generally required to strictly control the humidity during film fabrication due to the moisture-induced black-to-yellow phase transition, which remains a great hinderance for further commercialization. Herein, we report an effective approach via incorporating multifunctional ethacridine lactate (EAL) to mitigate moisture invasion and enable the fabrication of efficient inverted (p-i-n) CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) under ambient condition. It is revealed that the lactate anions accelerate the crystallization of CsPbI3, shortening the exposure time to moisture during film fabrication. Meanwhile, the conjugated backbone and multiple functional groups in the ethacridine cations can interact with I- and Pb2+ to reduce the undesired defects, stabilize the perovskite structure and facilitate the charge transport in the film. Moreover, EAL incorporation also leads to better energy alignment, thus favoring charge extraction at both upper and bottom interfaces. Consequently, the device efficiency and stability are enormously enhanced, with the champion efficiency reaching 21.08 %. This even surpasses the highest value reported for the devices fabricated in glovebox, representing a record efficiency of inverted all-inorganic PSCs.
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High-performance pure red perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) with an emission wavelength shorter than 650â nm are ideal for wide-color-gamut displays, yet remain an unprecedented challenge to progress. Mixed-halide CsPb(Br/I)3 emitter-based PeLEDs suffer spectral stability induced by halide phase segregation and CsPbI3 quantum dots (QDs) suffer from a compromise between emission wavelength and electroluminescence efficiency. Here, we demonstrate efficient pure red PeLEDs with an emission centered at 638â nm based on PbClx -modified CsPbI3 QDs. A nucleophilic reaction that releases chloride ions and manipulates the ligand equilibrium of the colloidal system is developed to synthesize the pure red emission QDs. The comprehensive structural and spectroscopic characterizations evidence the formation of PbClx outside the CsPbI3 QDs, which regulates exciton recombination and prevents the exciton from dissociation induced by surface defects. In consequence, PeLEDs based on PbClx -modified CsPbI3 QDs with superior optoelectronic properties demonstrate stable electroluminescence spectra at high driving voltages, a record external quantum efficiency of 26.1 %, optimal efficiency roll-off of 16.0 % at 1000â cd m-2 , and a half lifetime of 7.5â hours at 100â cd m-2 , representing the state-of-the-art pure red PeLEDs. This work provides new insight into constructing the carrier-confined structure on perovskite QDs for high-performance PeLEDs.
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CsPbI3 perovskite receives tremendous attention for photovoltaic applications due to its ideal band gap and good thermal stability. However, CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells (PSCs) significantly suffer from photovoltage deficits because of serious interfacial energy losses within the PSCs, which to a large extent affects the photovoltaic performance of PSCs. Herein, a dipolar chemical bridge (DCB) is constructed between the perovskite and TiO2 layers to lower interfacial energy losses and thus improve the charge extraction of PSCs. The results reveal that the DCB could form a beneficial interfacial dipole between the perovskite and TiO2 layers, which could optimize the interfacial energetics of perovskite/TiO2 layers and thus improve the energy level alignment within the PSCs. Meanwhile, the constructed DCB could also simultaneously passivate the surface defects of perovskite and TiO2 layers, greatly lowering interfacial recombination. Consequently, the photovoltage deficit of CsPbI3 PSCs is largely reduced, leading to a record efficiency of 21.86 % being realized. Meanwhile, the operation stability of PSCs is also largely improved due to the high-quality perovskite films with released interfacial tensile strain being obtained after forming the DCB within the PSCs.
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All-inorganic perovskite CsPbI3 contains no volatile organic components and is a thermally stable photoactive material for wide-bandgap perovskite solar cells (PSCs); however, CsPbI3 readily undergoes undesirable phase transitions due to the hygroscopic nature of the ionic dopants used in commonly used hole transport materials. In the current study, the popular donor material PM6 in organic solar cells is used as a hole transport layer (HTL). The benzodithiophene-based backbone-conjugated polymer requires no dopant and leads to a higher power conversion efficiency (PCE) than 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis[N,N-di(4-methoxyphenyl)amino]-9,9'-spirobifluorene (Spiro-OMeTAD). Moreover, PM6 also shows priorities in hole mobility, hydrophobicity, cascade energy level alignment, and even defect passivation of perovskite films. With PM6 as the dopant-free HTL, the PSCs achieve a champion PCE of 18.27% with a competitive fill factor of 82.8%. Notably, the present PCE is based on the dopant-free HTL in CsPbI3 PSCs reported thus far. The PSCs with PM6 as the HTL retain over 90% of the initial PCE stored in a glovebox filled with N2 for 3000 h. In contrast, the PSCs with Spiro-OMeTAD as the HTL maintain ≈80% of the initial PCE under the same conditions.
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Inorganic halide perovskites, such as CsPbI3, have unique optoelectronic properties which made them promising candidates for several applications. Unfortunately, these perovskites undergo rapid chemical decomposition and transformation into yellow δ-phase. Thus, the synthesis of stable cesium lead iodide perovskites remains an actual challenging field and it is imperative to develop a stabilized black phase for photovoltaic applications. For this purpose, a surfactant ligand was used to control the synthesis of inorganic perovskite CsPbI3 nanoparticles. Herein we demonstrate a new avenue for lead halide perovskites with the addition of either hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) or silica nanoparticles to maintain in the first place; the stability of the α-CsPbI3 phase, and later on to boost their photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). The prepared perovskites were characterized using UV-visible absorption spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis and X-Ray diffraction technique. Results show higher stability of α-CsPbI3 phase and improvement in PLQY % to reach 99% enhancement in presence of CTAB. Moreover, the photoluminescence intensity of CsPbI3 nanoparticles was higher and was maintained for a longer duration in the presence of CTAB.
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Perovskites have showed significant potential for the application in photodetectors due to their outstanding electrical and optical properties. Integrating two-dimensional (2D) materials with perovskites can make full use of the high carrier mobility of 2D materials and strong light absorption of perovskite to realize excellent optoelectrical properties. Here, we demonstrate a photodetector based on the WTe2/CsPbI3heterostructure. The quenching and the shortened lifetime of photoluminescence (PL) for CsPbI3perovskite confirms the efficient charge transfer at the WTe2/CsPbI3heterojunction. After coupled with WTe2, the photoresponsivity of the CsPbI3photodetector is improved by almost two orders of magnitude due to the high-gain photogating effect. The WTe2/CsPbI3heterojunction photodetector reveals a large responsivity of 1157 A W-1and a high detectivity of 2.1 × 1013Jones. The results pave the way for the development of high-performance optoelectronic devices based on 2D materials/perovskite heterojunctions.
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Resurfacing perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) with tight-binding and conductive ligands to resolve the dynamic ligands-surface interaction is the fundamental issue for their applications in perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs). Although various types of surface ligands have been proposed, these ligands either exhibit weak Lewis acid/base interactions or need high polar solvents for dissolution and passivation, resulting in a compromise in the efficiency and stability of PeLEDs. Herein, we report a chemically reactive agent (Iodotrimethylsilane, TMIS) to address the trade-off among conductivity, solubility and passivation using all-inorganic CsPbI3 NCs. The liquid TMIS ensures good solubility in non-polar solvents and reacts with oleate ligands and produces in situ HI for surface etching and passivation, enabling strong-binding ligands on the NCs surface. We report, as a result, red PeLEDs with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of ≈23 %, which is 11.2-fold higher than the control, and is among the highest CsPbI3 PeLEDs. We further demonstrate the universality of this ligand strategy in the pure bromide system (CsPbBr3 ), and report EQE of ≈20 % at 640, 652, and 664â nm. This represents the first demonstration of a chemically reactive ligand strategy that applies to different systems and works effectively in red PeLEDs spanning emission from pure-red to deep-red.
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Halide-related surface defects on inorganic halide perovskite not only induce charge recombination but also severely limit the long-term stability of perovskite solar cells. Herein, adopting density functional theory calculation, we verify that iodine interstitials (Ii ) has a low formation energy similar to that of the iodine vacancy (VI ) and is also readily formed on the surface of all-inorganic perovskite, and it is regarded to function as an electron trap. We screen a specific 2,6-diaminopyridine (2,6-DAPy) passivator, which, with the aid of the combined effects from halogen-Npyridine and coordination bonds, not only successfully eliminates the Ii and dissociative I2 but also passivates the abundant VI . Furthermore, the two symmetric neighboring -NH2 groups interact with adjacent halides of the octahedral cluster by forming hydrogen bonds, which further promotes the adsorption of 2,6-DAPy molecules onto the perovskite surface. Such synergetic effects can significantly passivate harmful iodine-related defects and undercoordinated Pb2+ , prolong carrier lifetimes and facilitate the interfacial hole transfer. Consequently, these merits enhance the power-conversion efficiency (PCE) from 19.6 % to 21.8 %, the highest value for this type of solar cells, just as importantly, the 2,6-DAPy-treated CsPbI3-x Brx films show better environmental stability.
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The α-CsPbI3 nanocrystals (NCs) easily transform into yellow non-perovskite, accompanying with declining photoelectric properties that restricting their practical applications in diverse fields. Herein, the highly luminescent and robust α-CsPbI3 NCs is achieved through engineering the lattice symmetry of perovskite, enabled by the synergistic effect of NO3- ion passivation and Ca2+ ion doping. The introduced NO3- ions enhance the phase-change energy barrier and the surface steric hindrance, thus promoting the formation of α-CsPbI3 NCs with hyper-symmetric crystal structure, while the Ca2+ ion doping contributes to improving their lattice symmetry by significant regulation of the tolerance factor. As a result, the obtained α-CsPbI3 NCs display an outstanding photoluminescence quantum yield of 96.6%, together with the reduced defect state density and eminent conductivity. Most importantly, the as-engineered α-CsPbI3 NCs exhibit excellent stability under ambient conditions for 9 months and UV illumination for 32 h. It displays brilliant thermal stability, maintaining luminous intensity for 15 min under 140 °C, and performing desired durability and reversibility, evidenced by 160 °C cyclic test and 120 °C reversibility test. Given enhanced robustness, the as-engineered α-CsPbI3 NCs based light-emitting-diode devices are constructed, exhibiting a power efficiency of 105.3 lm W-1 and the excellent working stability for 18 h.
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Cálcio , Nitratos , Compostos de Cálcio , Óxidos , TitânioRESUMO
The nonradiative charge recombination caused by surface defects and inferior crystalline quality are major roadblocks to further enhancing the performance of CsPbI3- x Brx perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Theoretical calculations indicate that sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (NaDDTC), a popular bacteriostatic benign material, can initiate multiple interactions with the CsPbI3- x Brx perovskite surface to effectively passivate the defects. The experimental results reveal that the NaDDTC can indeed passivate the electron trap states and lock active sites for charge traps and water adsorption. In addition, it is found that a solid-state reaction is triggered for perovskite crystal regrowth by the NaDDTC post-treatment, which not only enlarges grain size for reducing the density of grain boundary defects but also compensates some surface defects induced by the primary film growth. Consequently, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the CsPbI3- x Brx PSC is increased to as high as 20.40%, with significant improvement in fill factor and open-circuit voltage (VOC ), making it one of the highest for this type of solar cell. Furthermore, the optimized devices exhibit better environmental stability. Overall, this robust synchronous strategy provides efficient surface reconstruction and defect passivation for achieving both high PCE and stable inorganic perovskite.
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Two-dimensional (2D) CsPbI3 is developed to conquer the phase-stability problem of CsPbI3 by introducing bulky organic cations to produce a steric hindrance effect. However, organic cations also inevitably increase the formation energy and difficulty in crystallization kinetics regulation. Such poor crystallization process modulation of 2D CsPbI3 leads to disordered phase-arrangement, which impedes the transport of photo-generated carriers and worsens device performance. Herein, a type of C3 N quantum dots (QDs) with ordered carbon and nitrogen atoms to manipulate the crystallization process of 2D CsPbI3 for improving the crystallization pathway, phase-arrangement and morphology, is introduced. Combination analyses of theoretical simulation, morphology regulation and femtosecond transient absorption (fs-TA) characterization, show that the C3 N QDs induce the formation of electron-rich regions to adsorb bulky organic cations and provide nucleation sites to realize a bi-directional crystallization process. Meanwhile, the quality of 2D CsPbI3 film is improved with lower trap density, higher surface potential, and compact morphology. As a result, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the optimized device (n = 5) boosts to an ultra-high value of 15.63% with strengthened environmental stability. Moreover, the simple C3 N QDs insertion method shows good universality to other bulky organic cations of Ruddlesden-Popper and Dion-Jacobson, providing a good modulation strategy for other optoelectronic devices.
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Due to their marvelous electrical and optical properties, perovskite nanocrystals have reached remarkable landmarks in solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and photodetectors. However, the intrinsic instability of ionic perovskites, which would undergo an undesirable phase transition and decompose rapidly in ambient humidity, limits their long-term practical deployment. To address this challenge, halogenated trimethoxysilane as the passivation additive is chosen, which utilizes simultaneous halide and silica passivation to enhance the stability of perovskite nanoparticles via a dual-passivation mechanism. The processable nanoparticles show high photoluminescence quantum yield, tunable fluorescence wavelength, and excellent resistance against air and water, highlighting great potential as green to deep-red bio-labels after further phospholipid encapsulation. This work demonstrates that the dual-passivation mechanism could be used to maintain the long-term stability of ionic crystals, which sheds light on the opportunity of halide perovskite nanoparticles for usage in a humid environment.
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Pontos Quânticos , Água , Dióxido de Silício , FosfolipídeosRESUMO
Inorganic metal halide perovskites, such as CsPbI3 , have recently drawn extensive attention due to their excellent optical properties and high photoelectric efficiencies. However, the structural instability originating from inherent ionic defects leads to a sharp drop in the photoelectric efficiency, which significantly limits their applications in solar cells. The instability induced by ionic defects remains unresolved due to its complicated reaction process. Herein, to explore the effects of ionic defects on stability, we develop a deep learning potential for a CsPbI3 ternary system based upon density functional theory (DFT) calculated data for large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. By exploring 2.4 million configurations, of which 7,730 structures are used for the training set, the deep learning potential shows an accuracy approaching DFT-level. Furthermore, MD simulations with a 5,000-atom system and a one nanosecond timeframe are performed to explore the effects of bulk and surface defects on the stability of CsPbI3 . This deep learning potential based MD simulation provides solid evidence together with the derived radial distribution functions, simulated diffraction of X-rays, instability temperature, molecular trajectory, and coordination number for revealing the instability mechanism of CsPbI3 . Among bulk defects, Cs defects have the most significant influence on the stability of CsPbI3 with a defect tolerance concentration of 0.32 %, followed by Pb and I defects. With regards to surface defects, Cs defects have the largest impact on the stability of CsPbI3 when the defect concentration is less than 15 %, whereas Pb defects act play a dominant role for defect concentrations exceeding 20 %. Most importantly, this machine-learning-based MD simulation strategy provides a new avenue to explore the ionic defect effects on the stability of perovskite-like materials, laying a theoretical foundation for the design of stable perovskite materials.