(UJI - UVEG) S. Das Adhikari, C. Echeverría-Arrondo, R. S. Sánchez, V. S. Chirvony, J. P. Martínez-Pastor, S. Agouram, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé, I. Mora-Seró
White Light Emission from Lead-Free Mixed-Cation Doped Cs2SnCl6 Nanocrystals
Nanoscale 2022, online
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1NR06255G
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We have designed a synthesis procedure to obtain Cs2SnCl6 nanocrystals (NCs) doped with metal ion(s) to emit visible light. Cs2SnCl6 NCs doped with Bi3+, Te4+ and Sb3+ ions emitted blue, yellow and red light, respectively. In addition, NCs simultaneously doped with Bi3+ and Te4+ ions were synthesized in a single run. Combination of both dopant ions together gives rise to the white emission. The photoluminescence quantum yields of the blue, yellow and white emissions are up to 26.5, 28, and 16.6%, respectively under excitation at 350, 390, and 370 nm. Pure white-light emission with CIE chromaticity coordinates of (0.32, 0.33) and (0.32, 0.32) at 340 and 370 nm excitation wavelength, respectively, was obtained. The as-prepared NCs were found to demonstrate a long-time stability, resistance to humidity, and an ability to be well-dispersed in polar solvents without property degradation due to their hydrophilicity, which could be of significant interest for wide application purposes.
2021
(INSA) A. Skorokhod, N. Mercier, M. Allain, M. Manceau, C. Katan, and M. Kepenekian
From Zero- to One-Dimensional, Opportunities and Caveats of Hybrid Iodobismuthates for Optoelectronic Applications
Inorganic Chemistry, 2021, 60, 17123–17131.
The association of the electron acceptor 4,4′-amino-bipyridinium (AmV2+) dication and BiI3 in an acidic solution affords three organic–inorganic hybrid materials, (AmV)3(BiI6)2 (1), (AmV)2(Bi4I16) (2), and (AmV)BiI5 (3), whose structures are based on isolated BiI63– and Bi4I164– anion clusters in 1 and 2, respectively, and on a one-dimensional (1D) chain of trans-connected corner-sharing octahedra in 3. In contrast with known methylviologen-based hybrids, these compounds are more soluble in polar solvents, allowing thin film formation by spin-coating. (AmV)BiI5 exhibits a broad absorption band in the visible region leading to an optical bandgap of 1.54 eV and shows a PV effect as demonstrated by a significant open-circuit voltage close to 500 mV. The electronic structure of the three compounds has been investigated using first-principles calculations based on density functional theory (DFT). Unexpectedly, despite the trans-connected corner-shared octahedra, for (AmV)BiI5, the valence state shows no coupling along the wire direction, leading to a high effective mass for holes, while in contrast, the strong coupling between Bi 6px orbitals in the same direction at the conduction band minimum suggests excellent electron transport properties. This contributes to the low current output leading to the low efficiency of perovskite solar cells based on (AmV)BiI5. Further insight is provided for trans- and cis-MI5 1D model structures (M = Bi or Pb) based on DFT investigations.
