Ligand-Size Related Dimensionality Control in Metal Halide Perovskites

Cheng, Peirui; Wang, Peijun; Xu, Zhuo; Jia, Xuguang; Wei, Qilin; Yuan, Ningyi; Ding, Jianning; Li, Ruipeng; Zhao, Guangtao; Cheng, Yingchun; Zhao, Kui; Liu, Shengzhong Frank

doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01100

Title: Ligand-Size Related Dimensionality Control in Metal Halide Perovskites

Journal Article · Mon Jul 08 00:00:00 EDT 2019 · ACS Energy Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b01100· OSTI ID:1679967

Cheng, Peirui ^[1]; Wang, Peijun ^[2]; Xu, Zhuo ^[1]; Jia, Xuguang ^[3]; Wei, Qilin ^[4]; Yuan, Ningyi ^[3]; Ding, Jianning ^[3]; Li, Ruipeng ^[5]; Zhao, Guangtao ^[1];

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Shaanxi Normal Univ., Xi’an (China)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian (China). Dalian National Lab. for Clean Energy
Changzhou Univ. (China)
Nanjing Tech Univ. (China)
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Shaanxi Normal Univ., Xi’an (China); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Dalian (China). Dalian National Lab. for Clean Energy

Low-dimensional organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites have triggered many fundamental research studies due to their intrinsic tunable photovoltaic properties, technologically relevant stability, and promising efficiency. However, there is limited information on how ligand size influences inherent structural and electronic properties of perovskites. In order to gain deeper understanding of ligand-size related structural and film properties, we fabricated a series of (L)₂(MA)_n-1PbnI_3n+1 materials by introducing organic spacer ligands of n-CH₃CH₂NH₃ (EA), n-CH₃(CH₂)₂NH₃ (PA), and n-CH₃(CH₂)₃NH₃ (BA) into the three-dimensional (3D) methylammonium (MA) lead iodide (MAPbI₃) system with the same inorganic layer thickness (average $$\langle$$n$$\rangle$$ = 4). Here, we demonstrate that the increased number of carbon atoms on ligands affects compatibility of ligands with the 3D [PbI₆]^4– framework, leading to different structural dimensionality and crystal orientation, largely explaining different electronic properties, crystal stability, and the consequent device performance of solar cells. This work provides key missing information on how ligand size influences structural dimensionality and desirable electronic properties for future stable and efficient solar cells.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); National University Research Fund; 111 Project; Thousand Talents Plan (TTP)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; 2017YFA0204800; 2016YFA0202403; 61604092; 61674098; 91733302; 91833302; GK201802005; GK201803038; B14041; 1110010341

OSTI ID:: 1679967

Report Number(s):: BNL-219980-2020-JAAM

Journal Information:: ACS Energy Letters, Vol. 4, Issue 8; ISSN 2380-8195

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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