Impact of Layer Thickness on the Charge Carrier and Spin Coherence Lifetime in Two-Dimensional Layered Perovskite Single Crystals

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Title: Impact of Layer Thickness on the Charge Carrier and Spin Coherence Lifetime in Two-Dimensional Layered Perovskite Single Crystals

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In this paper, we report the charge carrier recombination rate and spin coherence lifetimes in single crystals of two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites PEA ₂PbI ₄·(MAPbI ₃) _n-1 (PEA, phenethylammonium; MA, methylammonium; n = 1, 2, 3, 4). Layer thickness-dependent charge carrier recombination rates are observed, with the fastest rates for n = 1 because of the large exciton binding energy, and the slowest rates are observed for n = 2. Room-temperature spin coherence times also show a nonmonotonic layer thickness dependence with an increasing spin coherence lifetime with increasing layer thickness from n = 1 to n = 4, followed by a decrease in lifetime from n = 4 to ∞. The longest coherence lifetime of ~7 ps is observed in the n = 4 sample. Our results are consistent with two contributions: Rashba splitting increases the spin coherence lifetime going from the n = ∞ to the layered systems, while phonon scattering, which increases for smaller layers, decreases the spin coherence lifetime. Finally, the interplay between these two factors contributes to the layer thickness dependence.

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^[1]; Zhai, Yaxin ^[1];

^[1]; Berry, Joseph J. ^[1];

^[1]; Yang, Ye ^[1];

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National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). Chemical and Nano Science Center

Publication Date:: 2018-08-28

Research Org.:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy (CHOISE); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

OSTI Identifier:: 1471290

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-71748
Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: ACS Energy Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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                    Chen, Xihan, Lu, Haipeng, Li, Zhen, Zhai, Yaxin, Ndione, Paul F., Berry, Joseph J., Zhu, Kai, Yang, Ye, and Beard, Matthew C. Impact of Layer Thickness on the Charge Carrier and Spin Coherence Lifetime in Two-Dimensional Layered Perovskite Single Crystals.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Chen, Xihan, Lu, Haipeng, Li, Zhen, Zhai, Yaxin, Ndione, Paul F., Berry, Joseph J., Zhu, Kai, Yang, Ye, & Beard, Matthew C. Impact of Layer Thickness on the Charge Carrier and Spin Coherence Lifetime in Two-Dimensional Layered Perovskite Single Crystals.  United States.  doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01315.

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                    Chen, Xihan, Lu, Haipeng, Li, Zhen, Zhai, Yaxin, Ndione, Paul F., Berry, Joseph J., Zhu, Kai, Yang, Ye, and Beard, Matthew C. Tue .  
        "Impact of Layer Thickness on the Charge Carrier and Spin Coherence Lifetime in Two-Dimensional Layered Perovskite Single Crystals".  United States.  doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01315.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1471290.

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@article{osti_1471290,

  title        = {Impact of Layer Thickness on the Charge Carrier and Spin Coherence Lifetime in Two-Dimensional Layered Perovskite Single Crystals},

  author       = {Chen, Xihan and Lu, Haipeng and Li, Zhen and Zhai, Yaxin and Ndione, Paul F. and Berry, Joseph J. and Zhu, Kai and Yang, Ye and Beard, Matthew C.},

  abstractNote = {In this paper, we report the charge carrier recombination rate and spin coherence lifetimes in single crystals of two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites PEA2PbI4·(MAPbI3)n-1 (PEA, phenethylammonium; MA, methylammonium; n = 1, 2, 3, 4). Layer thickness-dependent charge carrier recombination rates are observed, with the fastest rates for n = 1 because of the large exciton binding energy, and the slowest rates are observed for n = 2. Room-temperature spin coherence times also show a nonmonotonic layer thickness dependence with an increasing spin coherence lifetime with increasing layer thickness from n = 1 to n = 4, followed by a decrease in lifetime from n = 4 to ∞. The longest coherence lifetime of ~7 ps is observed in the n = 4 sample. Our results are consistent with two contributions: Rashba splitting increases the spin coherence lifetime going from the n = ∞ to the layered systems, while phonon scattering, which increases for smaller layers, decreases the spin coherence lifetime. Finally, the interplay between these two factors contributes to the layer thickness dependence.},

  doi          = {10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01315},

  journal      = {ACS Energy Letters},

  number       = 9,

  volume       = 3,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {8}

}

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