Parity-Forbidden Transitions and Their Impact on the Optical Absorption Properties of Lead-Free Metal Halide Perovskites and Double Perovskites
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· Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, United States; School of Physics and Technology, Center for Electron Microscopy, MOE Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures, and Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Wright Center for Photovoltaic Innovation and Commercialization, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, United States
- School of Physics and Technology, Center for Electron Microscopy, MOE Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures, and Institute for Advanced Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China; Science and Technology of High Strength Structural Materials Laboratory, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
Using density functional theory calculations, we analyze the optical absorption properties of lead (Pb)-free metal halide perovskites (AB2+X3) and double perovskites (A2B+B3+X6) (A = Cs or monovalent organic ion, B2+ = non-Pb divalent metal, B+ = monovalent metal, B3+ = trivalent metal, X = halogen). We show that if B2+ is not Sn or Ge, Pb-free metal halide perovskites exhibit poor optical absorptions because of their indirect band gap nature. Among the nine possible types of Pb-free metal halide double perovskites, six have direct band gaps. Of these six types, four show inversion symmetry-induced parity-forbidden or weak transitions between band edges, making them not ideal for thin-film solar cell applications. Only one type of Pb-free double perovskite shows optical absorption and electronic properties suitable for solar cell applications, namely, those with B+ = In, Tl and B3+ = Sb, Bi. Our results provide important insights for designing new metal halide perovskites and double perovskites for optoelectronic applications.
- Research Organization:
- Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231; EE0006712
- OSTI ID:
- 1483858
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1559769
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 8; ISSN 1948-7185
- Publisher:
- American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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