Issue 20, 2023

Water-induced dimensionality conversion from 3D perovskites to microwires and 2D hybrid halide perovskites

Abstract

Important applications of hybrid organic–inorganic halide perovskites are closely related to their crystal organization leading to different electronic structures. Adapting the dimensionality in lead halide perovskites along with inherent quantum confinement effects in the building blocks of n layers of [MX6]4− octahedral sheets can further influence the optoelectronic properties. The [MX6]4− octahedral array defining the dimensionality is crucial for stability, exciton dynamics, bandgap energy, and charge transport. Here, we demonstrate the water-assisted formation of both microwires and 2D layered morphologies from 3D MAPbBr3 microcubes through a dissociation–recrystallization process. Besides the systematic changes in the bandgap energy, our study reveals an effect on trap- and excito-assisted recombination life-times due to the changes in exciton binding energy along with a dependence on the structural confinement. We show the role and the importance of controlling the water and organic molecules in a precursor ionic solution which can induce and/or inhibit the growth confining the charge in one or two directions, leading to a change in the optical properties and exciton dynamics.

Graphical abstract: Water-induced dimensionality conversion from 3D perovskites to microwires and 2D hybrid halide perovskites

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Feb 2023
Accepted
20 Apr 2023
First published
20 Apr 2023

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023,11, 6651-6661

Water-induced dimensionality conversion from 3D perovskites to microwires and 2D hybrid halide perovskites

A. L. M. Freitas and J. A. Souza, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 6651 DOI: 10.1039/D3TC00593C

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements