Issue 4, 2017

Bandgap tunable Csx(CH3NH3)1−xPbI3 perovskite nanowires by aqueous solution synthesis for optoelectronic devices

Abstract

To date, all the lead halide based full-inorganic or organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites have been synthesized from organic solvent, such as N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), by a solution method. Herein, water has been utilized as a ‘green’ solvent to develop an efficient synthetic route to grow various kinds of lead halide perovskite nanowires (NWs). By controlling the proportion of the hybrid cations, Csx(CH3NH3)1−xPbI3 perovskite NWs were successfully synthesized. Every Csx(CH3NH3)1−xPbI3 perovskite NW demonstrated single crystal characteristics with uniform stoichiometric element distribution. Because of the controllable cation composition, the NW bandgaps could be finely tuned from 1.5 to 1.7 eV. Transient photoluminescence spectra showed superior NW quality when compared with those of the conventional DMF-based NWs. Based on the abovementioned high quality single Cs0.5(CH3NH3)0.5PbI3 perovskite NW, a reliable single-NW photodetector was fabricated to investigate the optoelectronic application. It demonstrated a responsivity of 23 A/W, exceeding most of the reported values in the perovskite nanowire photoconductive detectors, and the shot-noise normalized detectivity was 2.5 × 1011 Jones comparable to the parameters of the commercial silicon-based nanowires. The green and robust synthesis method, finely tunable NW bandgaps, and superior optoelectronic properties are expected to open a new door for the development of perovskite optoelectronic devices.

Graphical abstract: Bandgap tunable Csx(CH3NH3)1−xPbI3 perovskite nanowires by aqueous solution synthesis for optoelectronic devices

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 aug 2016
Accepted
15 dec 2016
First published
20 dec 2016

Nanoscale, 2017,9, 1567-1574

Bandgap tunable Csx(CH3NH3)1−xPbI3 perovskite nanowires by aqueous solution synthesis for optoelectronic devices

D. Dong, H. Deng, C. Hu, H. Song, K. Qiao, X. Yang, J. Zhang, F. Cai, J. Tang and H. Song, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 1567 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR06636D

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