Cross-plane coherent acoustic phonons in two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites
Journal Article
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· Nature Communications
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
- Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States); Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Two-dimensional, Ruddlesden-Popper organic-inorganic hybrid layered perovskites (2D-RPs) are solution-grown semiconductors with prospective applications in next-generation optoelectronics. The heat-carrying, low-energy acoustic vibrations of 2D-RPs, which are important for heat management of 2D-RP-based devices, have remained unexplored. Here we report on the propagation of coherent longitudinal acoustic phonons along the cross-plane direction of 2D-RPs, following separate characterizations of below-bandgap refractive index for each 2D-RP. Through experiments on crystals of systematically varied perovskite layer thickness, we demonstrate significant reduction in both group velocity and propagation length of acoustic phonons in 2D-RPs as compared to the three-dimensional methylammonium lead iodide. As borne out by a minimal coarse-grained model, these vibrational properties arise from a large acoustic impedance mismatch between the alternating layers of perovskite sheets and bulky organic cations. Furthermore, our results inform on thermal transport in highly impedance-mismatched crystal sub-lattices and provide insights towards design of materials that exhibit highly anisotropic thermal dissipation properties.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Scientific User Facilities Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1461512
- Journal Information:
- Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 9; ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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