Surface Termination of CsPbBr3 Perovskite Quantum Dots Determined by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy
Journal Article
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· Journal of the American Chemical Society
- Ames Lab., and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States); University of Southern California
- Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
- Ames Lab., and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Cesium lead halide perovskite quantum dots (QDs) have gained significant attention as next-generation optoelectronic materials; however, their properties are highly dependent on their surface chemistry. The surfaces of cuboidal CsPbBr3 QDs have been intensively studied by both theoretical and experimental techniques, but fundamental questions still remain about the atomic termination of the QDs. The surface binding sites and modes of ligands at the surface remain unproven. Herein, we demonstrate that solid-state NMR spectroscopy allows the unambiguous assignment of organic surface ligands via 1H, 13C, and 31P NMR. Surface-selective 133Cs solid-state NMR spectra show the presence of an additional 133Cs NMR signal with a unique chemical shift that is attributed to Cs atoms terminating the surface of the particle and which are likely coordinated by carboxylate ligands. Dipolar dephasing curves that report on the distance between the surface ammonium ligands and Cs and Pb were recorded using double resonance 1H{133Cs} and 1H{207Pb} RESPDOR experiments. Model QD surface slabs with different possible surface terminations were generated from the CsPbBr3 crystal structure and theoretical RESPDOR dipolar dephasing curves considering all possible 1H-133Cs/207Pb spin pairs were then calculated. Comparison of the calculated and experimental RESPDOR curves indicates the particles are CsBr terminated (not PbBr2 terminated) with alkylammonium ligands substituting into some surface Cs sites, consistent with the surface-selective 133Cs NMR experiments. Lastly, these results highlight the utility of high-resolution solid-state NMR spectroscopy for studying ligand binding and the surface structure of nanomaterials.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0006812
- OSTI ID:
- 1728699
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 142; ISSN 0002-7863
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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