Boosting the Photoluminescence of CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) Perovskite Nanocrystals Covering a Wide Wavelength Range by Postsynthetic Treatment with Tetrafluoroborate Salts
Boosting the Photoluminescence of CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) Perovskite Nanocrystals Covering a Wide Wavelength Range by Postsynthetic Treatment with Tetrafluoroborate Salts
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.chemmater.8b01235
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发表时间:
2018-06-12
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8.6
通讯作者:
Samant, Anunay
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作者:
Ahmed, Tasnim;Seth, Sudipta;Samant, Anunay
Cesium lead halide perovskite (CsPbX3, X= Cl, Br, I) NCs have received enormous attention in recent years as promising optoelectronic materials 1− 4 due to their broad absorption, intense photoluminescence (PL) with narrow bandwidth, high defect tolerance, and band gap tunability over the entire visible range. 5− 7 The PL properties of these substances are, however, highly sensitive to the synthetic conditions and compositions. Several reports show low photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of these perovskites. 6, 8− 14 Even the highly luminescent perovskite NCs prepared by the hot injection method are not free from defects, which act as trapping centers for the charge carriers and lower the PL efficiency of the systems. 6 The complex multiexponential PL decay kinetics of these NCs is also the consequence of defects, 10, 11, 13, 15− 19 which can be due to the surface 20 or intrinsic in nature. 21− 23 Because of high surface to volume ratio of these NCs, their PL properties are largely determined by the quality of the surface. Hence, surface treatment by appropriate reagent is key to obtaining defect-free samples with superior PL properties for light-based applications.Attempts have been made previously to improve the PLQY of perovskite NCs by surface modification, during 14, 17 or after the synthesis. 10, 11, 19, 24, 25 A PLQY value of near unity is observed for CsPbBr3 NCs upon treatment with Na/NH4 thiocyanate salts 24 and lead bromide. 19 Upon treatment with didodecyldimethylammonium bromide, 10 didodecyldimethylammonium sulfide 11 and metal bromides, 14, 19 PLQY values of 70− 83% are achieved for these NCs. For CsPbI3 NCs, a PLQY of∼ 100% is achieved by treatment with trioctylphosphine-PbI2 or 2, 2′-iminodibenzoic acid. 17, 25 It is thus evident that no given method of surface treatment is effective for all or a large number of CsPbX3 NCs. During our quest for a common method (postsynthetic treatment) for improvement of the PL properties of a wide variety of CsPbX3 NCs, we observed that a simple treatment with sodium/ammonium tetrafluoroborate salt is highly effective. It enhances the PLQY of several CsPbX3 NCs emitting in the 400− 600 nm region substantially. Particularly noteworthy in this context is 90− 96% PLQY for CsPbBrxCl3− x, and 50-fold enhancement for CsPbCl3.