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Title: Spatial–temporal spectroscopy characterizations and electronic structure of methylammonium perovskites

Abstract

Using time-resolved laser-scanning confocal microscopy and ultrafast optical pump/THz probe spectroscopy, we measure photoluminescence (PL) and THz-conductivity in perovskite micro-crystals and films. PL quenching and lifetime variations occur from local heterogeneity. Ultrafast THz-spectra measure sharp quantum transitions from excitonic Rydberg states, providing weakly bound excitons with a binding energy of ~13.5 meV at low temperatures. Ab-initio electronic structure calculations give a direct band gap of 1.64 eV, a dielectric constant of ~18, heavy electrons, and light holes, resulting in weakly bound excitons, consistent with the binding energies from the experiment. Here, the complementary spectroscopy and simulations reveal fundamental insights into perovskite light-matter interactions.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [3];  [1];  [1];  [1]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [3];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. CSIR-National Chemical Lab., Maharashtra (India)
  3. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1461658
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9714
Journal ID: ISSN 2159-6859; PII: S2159685918001143
Grant/Contract Number:  
61771402; 61505164; 11674266; 11372248; 51575297; AC02-07CH11358
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
MRS Communications
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 10; Journal Issue: 25; Journal ID: ISSN 2159-6859
Publisher:
Materials Research Society - Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ultrafast spectroscopy; perovskites; excitonic spectra; electronic structure

Citation Formats

Liu, Zhaoyu, Bhamu, K. C., Luo, Liang, Shah, Satvik, Park, Joong -Mok, Cheng, Di, Long, Men, Biswas, Rana, Fungara, F., Shinar, Ruth, Shinar, Joseph, Vela, Javier, and Wang, Jigang. Spatial–temporal spectroscopy characterizations and electronic structure of methylammonium perovskites. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1557/mrc.2018.114.
Liu, Zhaoyu, Bhamu, K. C., Luo, Liang, Shah, Satvik, Park, Joong -Mok, Cheng, Di, Long, Men, Biswas, Rana, Fungara, F., Shinar, Ruth, Shinar, Joseph, Vela, Javier, & Wang, Jigang. Spatial–temporal spectroscopy characterizations and electronic structure of methylammonium perovskites. United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2018.114
Liu, Zhaoyu, Bhamu, K. C., Luo, Liang, Shah, Satvik, Park, Joong -Mok, Cheng, Di, Long, Men, Biswas, Rana, Fungara, F., Shinar, Ruth, Shinar, Joseph, Vela, Javier, and Wang, Jigang. Mon . "Spatial–temporal spectroscopy characterizations and electronic structure of methylammonium perovskites". United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/mrc.2018.114. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1461658.
@article{osti_1461658,
title = {Spatial–temporal spectroscopy characterizations and electronic structure of methylammonium perovskites},
author = {Liu, Zhaoyu and Bhamu, K. C. and Luo, Liang and Shah, Satvik and Park, Joong -Mok and Cheng, Di and Long, Men and Biswas, Rana and Fungara, F. and Shinar, Ruth and Shinar, Joseph and Vela, Javier and Wang, Jigang},
abstractNote = {Using time-resolved laser-scanning confocal microscopy and ultrafast optical pump/THz probe spectroscopy, we measure photoluminescence (PL) and THz-conductivity in perovskite micro-crystals and films. PL quenching and lifetime variations occur from local heterogeneity. Ultrafast THz-spectra measure sharp quantum transitions from excitonic Rydberg states, providing weakly bound excitons with a binding energy of ~13.5 meV at low temperatures. Ab-initio electronic structure calculations give a direct band gap of 1.64 eV, a dielectric constant of ~18, heavy electrons, and light holes, resulting in weakly bound excitons, consistent with the binding energies from the experiment. Here, the complementary spectroscopy and simulations reveal fundamental insights into perovskite light-matter interactions.},
doi = {10.1557/mrc.2018.114},
journal = {MRS Communications},
number = 25,
volume = 10,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Mon Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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