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Title: Parity-Forbidden Transitions and Their Impact on the Optical Absorption Properties of Lead-Free Metal Halide Perovskites and Double Perovskites

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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  1. Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States). Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC); Wuhan Univ. (China). Center for Electron Microscopy
  2. Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States). Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC)
  3. Central South Univ., Changsha (China). Science and Technology of High Strength Structural Materials Lab.; Univ. of Toledo, OH (United States). Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC)
  4. Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science and Dept. of Chemistry

Using density functional theory calculations, we analyze the optical absorption properties of lead (Pb)-free metal halide perovskites (AB2+X3) and double perovskites (A2B+B3+X6) (A = Cs or monovalent organic ion, B2+ = non-Pb divalent metal, B+ = monovalent metal, B3+ = trivalent metal, X = halogen). We show that if B2+ is not Sn or Ge, Pb-free metal halide perovskites exhibit poor optical absorptions because of their indirect band gap nature. Among the nine possible types of Pb-free metal halide double perovskites, six have direct band gaps. Of these six types, four show inversion symmetry-induced parity-forbidden or weak transitions between band edges, making them not ideal for thin-film solar cell applications. Only one type of Pb-free double perovskite shows optical absorption and electronic properties suitable for solar cell applications, namely, those with B+ = In, Tl and B3+ = Sb, Bi. Our results provide important insights for designing new metal halide perovskites and double perovskites for optoelectronic applications.

Research Organization:
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Science (SC)
Grant/Contract Number:
EE0006712; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1559769
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1483858
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Vol. 8, Issue 13; ISSN 1948-7185
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 318 works
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