Issue 12, 2023

Structural effects on the luminescence properties of CsPbI3 nanocrystals

Abstract

Metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) are promising for photovoltaic and light-emitting applications. Due to the softness of their crystal lattice, structural modifications have a critical impact on their optoelectronic properties. Here we investigate the size-dependent optoelectronic properties of CsPbI3 NCs ranging from 7 to 17 nm, employing temperature and pressure as thermodynamic variables to modulate the energetics of the system and selectively tune the interatomic distances. By temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectroscopy, we have found that luminescence quenching channels exhibit increased non-radiative losses and weaker exciton–phonon coupling in bigger particles, in turn affecting the luminescence efficiency. Through pressure-dependent measurements up to 2.5 GPa, supported by XRD characterization, we revealed a NC-size dependent solid–solid phase transition from the γ-phase to the δ-phase. Importantly, the optical response to these structural changes strongly depends on the size of the NC. Our findings provide an interesting guideline to correlate the size and structural and optoelectronic properties of CsPbI3 NCs, important for engineering the functionalities of this class of soft semiconductors.

Graphical abstract: Structural effects on the luminescence properties of CsPbI3 nanocrystals

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
12 Nov 2022
Accepted
14 Feb 2023
First published
14 Feb 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 5712-5719

Structural effects on the luminescence properties of CsPbI3 nanocrystals

O. Vukovic, G. Folpini, E. L. Wong, L. Leoncino, G. Terraneo, M. D. Albaqami, A. Petrozza and D. Cortecchia, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 5712 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR06345J

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