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Title: Size-Dependent Lattice Structure and Confinement Properties in CsPbI3 Perovskite Nanocrystals: Negative Surface Energy for Stabilization

Journal Article · · ACS Energy Letters
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  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Nankai Univ., Tianjin (China)
  2. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  3. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
  4. Nankai Univ., Tianjin (China)
  5. SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  6. California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)

CsPbI3 nanocrystals with narrow size distributions were readied to study the size-dependent properties. The nanocrystals adopt the perovskite (over the nonperovskite orthorhombic) structure with improved stability over thin-film materials. Among the perovskite phases (cubic α, tetragonal β, and orthorhombic γ), the samples are characterized by the γ phase, rather than α, but may have a size-dependent average tilting between adjacent octahedra. Size-dependent lattice constants systematically vary 3% across the size range, with unit cell volume increasing linearly with the inverse of size to 2.1% for the smallest size. We estimate the surface energy to be from -3.0 to -5.1 eV nm-2 for ligated CsPbI3 nanocrystals. Moreover, the size-dependent bandgap is best described using a nonparabolic intermediate confinement model. We experimentally determine the bulk bandgap, effective mass, and exciton binding energy, concluding with variations from the bulk a-phase values. This provides a robust route to understanding ..gamma..-phase properties of CsPbI3.

Research Organization:
Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Semiconductors for Energy (CHOISE); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1595568
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA--5900-74571
Journal Information:
ACS Energy Letters, Journal Name: ACS Energy Letters Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 5; ISSN 2380-8195
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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