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Atomistic Mechanism of Broadband Emission in Metal Halide Perovskites

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Broadband emission is attributed to the formation of self-trapped excitons (STEs) due to the strong electron–phonon coupling. Interestingly, it has been observed in only certain three-dimensional and low-dimensional metal halide perovskites. In this study, we show by density functional theory calculation that a low electronic dimensionality is a prerequisite for the formation of STE and, therefore, broadband emission. We further show that multiple STE structures exist in each perovskite exhibiting broadband emission. However, only the STE with Jahn–Teller-like octahedral distortion is mainly responsible for the observed broadband emission, though it may not be the lowest-energy structure. Lastly, our results provide important insights for designing perovskite materials for broadband emissions with preferred chromaticity coordinator or color temperature.
Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy (CHOISE); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC); Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1543675
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 10; ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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