Abstract
Mixing molecular cations in hybrid lead halide perovskites is a highly effective approach to enhance the stability and performance of optoelectronic devices based on these compounds. In this work, we prepare and study novel mixed 3D methylammonium (MA)-ethylammonium (EA) MA1-xEAxPbI3(x < 0.4) hybrid perovskites. We use a suite of different techniques to determine the structural phase diagram, cation dynamics, and photoluminescence properties of these compounds. Upon introduction of EA, we observe a gradual lowering of the phase-transition temperatures, indicating stabilization of the cubic phase. For mixing levels higher than 30%, we obtain a complete suppression of the low-temperature phase transition and formation of a new tetragonal phase with a different symmetry. We use broad-band dielectric spectroscopy to study the dielectric response of the mixed compounds in an extensive frequency range, which allows us to distinguish and characterize three distinct dipolar relaxation processes related to the molecular cation dynamics. We observe that mixing increases the rotation barrier of the MA cations and tunes the dielectric permittivity values. For the highest mixing levels, we observe the signatures of the dipolar glass phase formation. Our findings are supported by density functional theory calculations. Our photoluminescence measurements reveal a small change of the band gap upon mixing, indicating the suitability of these compounds for optoelectronic applications.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10104-10112 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Nov 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This project was funded by the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT) (agreement no. S-MIP-22-73) and partially supported by the World Federation of Scientists. K.T. acknowledges the Independent Research Fund Denmark for funding through the International Postdoctoral grant (0164-00015B). Via our membership of the UK’s HEC Materials Chemistry Consortium, which is funded by EPSRC (EP/L000202), this work used the ARCHER2 UK National Supercomputing Service ( http://www.archer2.ac.uk ).
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