Issue 7, 2023

Plurality of excitons in Ruddlesden–Popper metal halides and the role of the B-site metal cation

Abstract

We investigate the effect of metal cation substition on the excitonic structure and dynamics in a prototypical Ruddlesden–Popper metal halide. Through an in-depth spectroscopic and theoretical analysis, we identify the presence of multiple resonances in the optical spectra of a phenethyl ammonium tin iodide, a tin-based RPMH. Based on ab initio calculations, we assign these resonances to distinct exciton series that originate from the splitting of the conduction band due to spin–orbit coupling. While the splitting energy in the tin based system is low enough to enable the observation of the higher lying exciton in the visible-range spectrum of the material, the higher splitting energy in the lead counterpart prevents the emergence of such a feature. We elucidate the critical role played by the higher lying excitonic state in the ultrafast carrier thermalization dynamics.

Graphical abstract: Plurality of excitons in Ruddlesden–Popper metal halides and the role of the B-site metal cation

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 feb 2022
Accepted
06 mrt 2023
First published
07 mrt 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Mater. Adv., 2023,4, 1720-1730

Plurality of excitons in Ruddlesden–Popper metal halides and the role of the B-site metal cation

G. Folpini, M. Palummo, D. Cortecchia, L. Moretti, G. Cerullo, A. Petrozza, G. Giorgi and A. R. Srimath Kandada, Mater. Adv., 2023, 4, 1720 DOI: 10.1039/D2MA00136E

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