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Title: Encapsulation of Perovskite Nanocrystals into Macroscale Polymer Matrices: Enhanced Stability and Polarization

Abstract

Lead halide perovskites hold promise for photonic devices, due to their superior optoelectronic properties. However, their use is limited by poor stability and toxicity. We demonstrate enhanced water and light stability of high-surface-area colloidal perovskite nanocrystals by encapsulation of colloidal CsPbBr3 quantum dots into matched hydrophobic macroscale polymeric matrices. This is achieved by mixing the quantum dots with presynthesized high-molecular-weight polymers. In this work, we monitor the photoluminescence quantum yield of the perovskite-polymer nanocomposite films under water-soaking for the first time, finding no change even after >4 months of continuous immersion in water. Furthermore, photostability is greatly enhanced in the macroscale polymer-encapsulated nanocrystal perovskites, which sustain >1010 absorption events per quantum dot prior to photodegradation, a significant threshold for potential device use. Control of the quantum dot shape in these thin-film polymer composite enables color tunability via strong quantum-confinement in nanoplates and significant room temperature polarized emission from perovskite nanowires. Not only does the high-molecular-weight polymer protect the perovskites from the environment but also no escaped lead was detected in water that was in contact with the encapsulated perovskites for months. In conclusion, our ligand-passivated perovskite-macroscale polymer composites provide a robust platform for diverse photonic applications.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [3]; ORCiD logo [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute, Berkeley, CA (United States)
  3. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1532212
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 8; Journal Issue: 51; Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; perovskite quantum dot nanocrystals; hydrophobic polymer; nanocomposite polarization; light and water stability; photon budget; nanowires and nanoplates

Citation Formats

Raja, Shilpa N., Bekenstein, Yehonadav, Koc, Matthew A., Fischer, Stefan, Zhang, Dandan, Lin, Liwei, Ritchie, Robert O., Yang, Peidong, and Alivisatos, A. Paul. Encapsulation of Perovskite Nanocrystals into Macroscale Polymer Matrices: Enhanced Stability and Polarization. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1021/acsami.6b09443.
Raja, Shilpa N., Bekenstein, Yehonadav, Koc, Matthew A., Fischer, Stefan, Zhang, Dandan, Lin, Liwei, Ritchie, Robert O., Yang, Peidong, & Alivisatos, A. Paul. Encapsulation of Perovskite Nanocrystals into Macroscale Polymer Matrices: Enhanced Stability and Polarization. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b09443
Raja, Shilpa N., Bekenstein, Yehonadav, Koc, Matthew A., Fischer, Stefan, Zhang, Dandan, Lin, Liwei, Ritchie, Robert O., Yang, Peidong, and Alivisatos, A. Paul. Tue . "Encapsulation of Perovskite Nanocrystals into Macroscale Polymer Matrices: Enhanced Stability and Polarization". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b09443. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1532212.
@article{osti_1532212,
title = {Encapsulation of Perovskite Nanocrystals into Macroscale Polymer Matrices: Enhanced Stability and Polarization},
author = {Raja, Shilpa N. and Bekenstein, Yehonadav and Koc, Matthew A. and Fischer, Stefan and Zhang, Dandan and Lin, Liwei and Ritchie, Robert O. and Yang, Peidong and Alivisatos, A. Paul},
abstractNote = {Lead halide perovskites hold promise for photonic devices, due to their superior optoelectronic properties. However, their use is limited by poor stability and toxicity. We demonstrate enhanced water and light stability of high-surface-area colloidal perovskite nanocrystals by encapsulation of colloidal CsPbBr3 quantum dots into matched hydrophobic macroscale polymeric matrices. This is achieved by mixing the quantum dots with presynthesized high-molecular-weight polymers. In this work, we monitor the photoluminescence quantum yield of the perovskite-polymer nanocomposite films under water-soaking for the first time, finding no change even after >4 months of continuous immersion in water. Furthermore, photostability is greatly enhanced in the macroscale polymer-encapsulated nanocrystal perovskites, which sustain >1010 absorption events per quantum dot prior to photodegradation, a significant threshold for potential device use. Control of the quantum dot shape in these thin-film polymer composite enables color tunability via strong quantum-confinement in nanoplates and significant room temperature polarized emission from perovskite nanowires. Not only does the high-molecular-weight polymer protect the perovskites from the environment but also no escaped lead was detected in water that was in contact with the encapsulated perovskites for months. In conclusion, our ligand-passivated perovskite-macroscale polymer composites provide a robust platform for diverse photonic applications.},
doi = {10.1021/acsami.6b09443},
journal = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
number = 51,
volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Tue Dec 06 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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Microcarrier-Assisted Inorganic Shelling of Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals
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