1. Composition, Size, and Surface Functionalization dependent Optical Properties of Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals
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Ijaz, Palvasha, Imran, Muhammad, Soares, Márcio M., Tolentino, Hélio C. N., Martín-García, Beatriz, Giannini, Cinzia, Moreels, Iwan, Manna, Liberato, and Krahne, Roman
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Physics - Chemical Physics - Abstract
The photoluminescence (PL), color purity, and stability of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals depend critically on the surface passivation. We present a study on the temperature dependent PL and PL decay dynamics of lead bromide perovskite nanocrystals characterized by different types of A cations, surface ligands, and nanocrystal sizes. Throughout, we observe a single emission peak from cryogenic to ambient temperature. The PL decay dynamics are dominated by the surface passivation, and a post-synthesis ligand exchange with a quaternary ammonium bromide (QAB) results in a more stable passivation over a larger temperature range. The PL intensity is highest from 50K-250K, which indicates that the ligand binding competes with the thermal energy at ambient temperature. Despite the favorable PL dynamics of nanocrystals passivated with QAB ligands (monoexponential PL decay over a large temperature range, increased PL intensity and stability), the surface passivation still needs improvement toward increased emission intensity in nanocrystal films., Comment: 19 pages, 5 figures
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- 2020
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