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Title: Ferroic twin domains in metal halide perovskites

Abstract

An emerging family of materials—metal halide perovskites (MHPs)—have made incredible achievements in optoelectronics in the past decade. Owing to its potential role in optoelectronic properties, the ferroic state of MHPs has been investigated by lots of researchers. Here in this paper, we review the literature regarding investigations into possible ferroic behaviors in MHPs. We summarize the recent discoveries of ferroic twin domains in MHPs. We examine the ferroelasticity and the ferroelectricity of these twin domains. Several properties relevant to the twin domains are critically analyzed, including crystallographic structure, mechanical variation, chemical variation, etc. Finally, we discussed the effects of these domains on materials’ optoelectronic properties and their potential roles in photovoltaic action.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [3]; ORCiD logo [2];  [4]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS)
  3. Asylum Research, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
  4. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1606920
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
MRS Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 51-52; Journal ID: ISSN 2059-8521
Publisher:
Materials Research Society (MRS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Liu, Yongtao, Belianinov, Alex, Collins, Liam, Proksch, Roger, Ievlev, Anton, Hu, Bin, Kalinin, Sergei V., and Ovchinnikova, Olga S. Ferroic twin domains in metal halide perovskites. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1557/adv.2019.358.
Liu, Yongtao, Belianinov, Alex, Collins, Liam, Proksch, Roger, Ievlev, Anton, Hu, Bin, Kalinin, Sergei V., & Ovchinnikova, Olga S. Ferroic twin domains in metal halide perovskites. United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2019.358
Liu, Yongtao, Belianinov, Alex, Collins, Liam, Proksch, Roger, Ievlev, Anton, Hu, Bin, Kalinin, Sergei V., and Ovchinnikova, Olga S. Mon . "Ferroic twin domains in metal halide perovskites". United States. https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2019.358. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1606920.
@article{osti_1606920,
title = {Ferroic twin domains in metal halide perovskites},
author = {Liu, Yongtao and Belianinov, Alex and Collins, Liam and Proksch, Roger and Ievlev, Anton and Hu, Bin and Kalinin, Sergei V. and Ovchinnikova, Olga S.},
abstractNote = {An emerging family of materials—metal halide perovskites (MHPs)—have made incredible achievements in optoelectronics in the past decade. Owing to its potential role in optoelectronic properties, the ferroic state of MHPs has been investigated by lots of researchers. Here in this paper, we review the literature regarding investigations into possible ferroic behaviors in MHPs. We summarize the recent discoveries of ferroic twin domains in MHPs. We examine the ferroelasticity and the ferroelectricity of these twin domains. Several properties relevant to the twin domains are critically analyzed, including crystallographic structure, mechanical variation, chemical variation, etc. Finally, we discussed the effects of these domains on materials’ optoelectronic properties and their potential roles in photovoltaic action.},
doi = {10.1557/adv.2019.358},
journal = {MRS Advances},
number = 51-52,
volume = 4,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {9}
}

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