Bandgap Engineering of Lead‐Free Double Perovskite Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 through Trivalent Metal Alloying
Abstract
Abstract The double perovskite family, A 2 M I M III X 6 , is a promising route to overcome the lead toxicity issue confronting the current photovoltaic (PV) standout, CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 . Given the generally large indirect band gap within most known double perovskites, band‐gap engineering provides an important approach for targeting outstanding PV performance within this family. Using Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 as host, band‐gap engineering through alloying of In III /Sb III has been demonstrated in the current work. Cs 2 Ag(Bi 1− x M x )Br 6 (M=In, Sb) accommodates up to 75 % In III with increased band gap, and up to 37.5 % Sb III with reduced band gap; that is, enabling ca. 0.41 eV band gap modulation through introduction of the two metals, with smallest value of 1.86 eV for Cs 2 Ag(Bi 0.625 Sb 0.375 )Br 6 . Band structure calculations indicate that opposite band gap shift directions associated with Sb/In substitution arise from different atomic configurations for these atoms. Associated photoluminescence and environmental stability of the three‐metal systems are also assessed.
- Authors:
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, and Department of Chemistry Duke University Box 90300 Hudson Hall Durham NC 27708-0300 USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization The University of Toledo Toledo OH 43606 USA
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- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1401903
- Resource Type:
- Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Volume: 129 Journal Issue: 28; Journal ID: ISSN 0044-8249
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Du, Ke‐zhao, Meng, Weiwei, Wang, Xiaoming, Yan, Yanfa, and Mitzi, David B. Bandgap Engineering of Lead‐Free Double Perovskite Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 through Trivalent Metal Alloying. Germany: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1002/ange.201703970.
Du, Ke‐zhao, Meng, Weiwei, Wang, Xiaoming, Yan, Yanfa, & Mitzi, David B. Bandgap Engineering of Lead‐Free Double Perovskite Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 through Trivalent Metal Alloying. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201703970
Du, Ke‐zhao, Meng, Weiwei, Wang, Xiaoming, Yan, Yanfa, and Mitzi, David B. Mon .
"Bandgap Engineering of Lead‐Free Double Perovskite Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 through Trivalent Metal Alloying". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201703970.
@article{osti_1401903,
title = {Bandgap Engineering of Lead‐Free Double Perovskite Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 through Trivalent Metal Alloying},
author = {Du, Ke‐zhao and Meng, Weiwei and Wang, Xiaoming and Yan, Yanfa and Mitzi, David B.},
abstractNote = {Abstract The double perovskite family, A 2 M I M III X 6 , is a promising route to overcome the lead toxicity issue confronting the current photovoltaic (PV) standout, CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 . Given the generally large indirect band gap within most known double perovskites, band‐gap engineering provides an important approach for targeting outstanding PV performance within this family. Using Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 as host, band‐gap engineering through alloying of In III /Sb III has been demonstrated in the current work. Cs 2 Ag(Bi 1− x M x )Br 6 (M=In, Sb) accommodates up to 75 % In III with increased band gap, and up to 37.5 % Sb III with reduced band gap; that is, enabling ca. 0.41 eV band gap modulation through introduction of the two metals, with smallest value of 1.86 eV for Cs 2 Ag(Bi 0.625 Sb 0.375 )Br 6 . Band structure calculations indicate that opposite band gap shift directions associated with Sb/In substitution arise from different atomic configurations for these atoms. Associated photoluminescence and environmental stability of the three‐metal systems are also assessed.},
doi = {10.1002/ange.201703970},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie},
number = 28,
volume = 129,
place = {Germany},
year = {Mon Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon Jun 12 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201703970
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