Lasing in perovskite crystallites grown via silver-nanowire-induced nucleation

Abstract

Micro–nano organic–inorganic hybrid lead halide perovskites have become some of the most promising materials for optoelectronic applications due to their excellent photoelectric properties. The micro–nano scale laser device made using these materials would be an ideal light source for integrated photonics. The preparation methods of perovskite crystals grown via solution processing have improved a lot, but it is difficult to prepare discrete Fabry–Pérot (F–P) mode optical resonators with high-quality factor and small volume on the substrates due to random nucleation and excessive nucleation points. Hence, we used silver nanowires to induce the crystallization of perovskite crystallites, forming a perovskite/silver coupling structure and achieving an efficient laser. The directional distribution matrix of perovskite crystallites was obtained by adjusting the directional distribution of silver nanowires by using a controllable pulling method. By adjusting the concentration of the perovskite precursor solution, the aspect ratio of the crystallized perovskite microcrystals can be regulated, thus achieving the resonance modes of different perovskite microcavities. The results would open up an alternative approach to achieve controllable growth of perovskite crystallites.