Exciton-Dominated Core-Level Absorption Spectra of Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskites

Vorwerk, Christian; Hartmann, Claudia; Cocchi, Caterina; Sadoughi, Golnaz; Habisreutinger, Severin N.; Felix, Roberto; Wilks, Regan G.; Snaith, Henry J.; Bar, Marcus; Draxl, Claudia

doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00378

Title: Exciton-Dominated Core-Level Absorption Spectra of Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskites

Journal Article · Fri Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00378· OSTI ID:1432605

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Humboldt-Univ. zu Berlin, Berlin (Germany)
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin fur Materialien und Energie GmbH, Berlin (Germany)
Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom)
Univ. of Oxford, Oxford (United Kingdom); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

In a combined theoretical and experimental work, we investigate X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy of the I L₃ and the Pb M₅ edges of the methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI₃) hybrid inorganic-organic perovskite and its binary phase PbI₂. The absorption onsets are dominated by bound excitons with sizable binding energies of a few hundred millielectronvolts and pronounced anisotropy. The spectra of both materials exhibit remarkable similarities, suggesting that the fingerprints of core excitations in MAPbI₃ are essentially given by its inorganic component, with negligible influence from the organic groups. Furthermore, the theoretical analysis complementing experimental observations provides the conceptual insights required for a full characterization of this complex material.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1432605

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-71280; TRN: US1802527

Journal Information:: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 9, Issue 8; ISSN 1948-7185

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