Revealing the Crystallization and Thermal-Induced Phase Evolution in Aromatic-Based Quasi-2D Perovskites Using a Robot-Based Platform

Zhang J, Wu J, Zhao Y, Zou Y, Barabash A, Wu Z, Zhang K, Deng C, Elia J, Li C, Rocha Ortiz JS, Liu C, Saboor A, Peters IM, Hauch J, Brabec C (2023)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2023

Journal

ACS Energy Letters American Chemical Society

Publisher: American Chemical Society

Book Volume: 8

Pages Range: 3595-3603

Journal Issue: 8

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01508

Open Access Link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01508

Abstract

Introducing large organic cations to form reduced-dimensional (quasi-2D) perovskites has proven to be effective in stabilizing three-dimensional perovskites. In this study, we synthesized 28 Ruddlesden-Popper-type quasi-2D perovskites using four aromatic-based cations (phenylmethylammonium (PMA), phenethylammonium (PEA), phenylpropylammonium (PPA), and phenylbutanammonium (PBA)) and systematically investigated their optoelectronic and structural properties and thermal stability. A counterintuitive finding that longer-chain PPA-based films exhibited relatively poorer stability compared to films with shorter-chain cations has been found. This instability in PPA-based samples is attributed to significant lattice distortion and a mismatched phase between face-sharing trimers, causing intense configurational strain. On the other hand, PBA-containing films maintained robust structural stability due to distinctive crystallization kinetics and a gradual phase-transformation process (from larger-n to lower-n phases) induced by a stronger steric-hindrance effect. Our study sheds light on the complex impact of aromatic-based cations on optoelectronic properties and stability of perovskites, providing guidelines for the rational compositional design engineering of highly stable perovskite materials.

Authors with CRIS profile

Jiyun Zhang Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Jianchang Wu Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Anastasiia Barabash Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Zhenni Wu Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Kaicheng Zhang Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Jack Elia Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Chaohui Li Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Juan Sebastian Rocha Ortiz Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Chao Liu Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Abdus Saboor Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Jens Hauch Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET) Christoph Brabec Institute Materials for Electronics and Energy Technology (i-MEET)

Additional Organisation(s)

Graduiertenkolleg 2495/2 Energiekonvertierungssysteme: von Materialien zu Bauteilen (Energy Conversion Systems: From Materials to Devices)

Involved external institutions

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) / 电子科技大学 CN China (CN) Technische Universität München (TUM) DE Germany (DE) Forschungszentrum Jülich / Research Centre Jülich (FZJ) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Zhang, J., Wu, J., Zhao, Y., Zou, Y., Barabash, A., Wu, Z.,... Brabec, C. (2023). Revealing the Crystallization and Thermal-Induced Phase Evolution in Aromatic-Based Quasi-2D Perovskites Using a Robot-Based Platform. ACS Energy Letters, 8(8), 3595-3603. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.3c01508

MLA:

Zhang, Jiyun, et al. "Revealing the Crystallization and Thermal-Induced Phase Evolution in Aromatic-Based Quasi-2D Perovskites Using a Robot-Based Platform." ACS Energy Letters 8.8 (2023): 3595-3603.

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