Composition-Dependent Photoluminescence Properties and Anti-Counterfeiting Applications of A2AgX3 (A&nbsp;=&nbsp;Rb, Cs; X&nbsp;= &nbsp;Cl, Br, I)

Kumar, Pawan; Creason, Tielyr; Fattal, Hadiah; Sharma, Manila; Du, Mao-Hua; Saparov, Bayrammurad

doi:10.1002/adfm.202104941

Composition-Dependent Photoluminescence Properties and Anti-Counterfeiting Applications of A₂AgX₃ (A = Rb, Cs; X = Cl, Br, I)

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2021 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202104941· OSTI ID:1820749

^[1]; Creason, Tielyr ^[2]; Fattal, Hadiah ^[2]; Sharma, Manila ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[2]

Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Copper(I) halides are emerging as attractive alternatives to lead halide perovskites for optical and electronic applications. However, blue-emitting all-inorganic copper(I) halides suffer from poor stability and lack of tunability of their photoluminescence (PL) properties. In this work, the preparation of silver(I) halides A₂AgX₃ (A = Rb, Cs; X = Cl, Br, I) through solid-state synthesis is reported. In contrast to the Cu(I) analogs, A₂AgX₃ are broad-band emitters sensitive to A and X site substitutions. First-principle calculations show that defect-bound excitons are responsible for the observed main PL peaks in Rb₂AgX₃ and that self-trapped excitons (STEs) contribute to a minor PL peak in Rb₂AgBr₃. This is in sharp contrast to Rb₂CuX₃, in which the PL is dominated by the emission by STEs. Moreover, the replacement of Cu(I) with Ag(I) in A₂AgX₃ significantly improves photostability and stability in the air under ambient conditions, which enables their consideration for practical applications. Thus, luminescent inks based on A₂AgX₃ are prepared and successfully used in anti-counterfeiting applications. The excellent light emission properties, significantly improved stability, simple preparation method, and tunable light emission properties demonstrated by A₂AgX₃ suggest that silver(I) halides may be attractive alternatives to toxic lead halide perovskites and unstable copper(I) halides for optical applications.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1820749

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1818183
OSTI ID: 1855653

Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 48 Vol. 31; ISSN 1616-301X

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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