Rb2CuX3 (X = Cl, Br): 1D All-Inorganic Copper Halides with Ultrabright Blue Emission and Up-Conversion Photoluminescence

Creason, Tielyr; Yangui, Aymen; Roccanova, Rachel; Strom, Amanda; Du, Mao-Hua; Saparov, Bayrammurad

doi:10.1002/adom.201901338

Title: Rb₂CuX₃ (X = Cl, Br): 1D All-Inorganic Copper Halides with Ultrabright Blue Emission and Up-Conversion Photoluminescence

Journal Article · Wed Nov 13 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Advanced Optical Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.201901338· OSTI ID:1607023

Creason, Tielyr ^[1]; Yangui, Aymen ^[1]; Roccanova, Rachel ^[1]; Strom, Amanda ^[2];

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Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States)
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

All-inorganic metal halides such as Cs₄PbX₆ and CsPbX₃ (X = Cl, Br, and I) are attracting global attention owing to their promise in optoelectronic applications. However, the presence of the toxic heavy metal lead (Pb) in these materials is a major concern. In this work, a family of nontoxic high-efficiency blue-emitting all-inorganic halides Rb₂CuX₃ (X = Br and Cl) is reported; the compounds exhibit 1D crystal structures featuring anionic $$^1_∞[CuX_3]$$ ^2- ribbons separated by Rb⁺ cations. The measured record high photoluminescence quantum yield values range from 64% to 100% for Rb₂CuBr₃ and Rb₂CuCl₃, respectively. Furthermore, the measured emission linewidths are quite narrow with full width at half maximum values of 54 and 52 nm for Rb₂CuBr₃ and Rb₂CuCl₃, respectively. Single crystals of Rb₂CuCl₃ demonstrate an anti-Stokes photoluminescence signal, shown for the first time for Pb-free metal halides. The discovery of highly efficient narrow blue emitters based on a nontoxic and inexpensive metal copper paves a way for the consideration of low-cost and environmentally friendly copper halides for practical applications.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; DMR 1720256; CHE-1726630

OSTI ID:: 1607023

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1574054

Journal Information:: Advanced Optical Materials, Vol. 8, Issue 2; ISSN 2195-1071

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