2D halide perovskites are among intensely
studied materials
platforms
profiting from solution-based growth and chemical flexibility. They
feature exceptionally strong interactions among electronic, optical,
as well as vibrational excitations and hold a great potential for
future optoelectronic applications. A key feature for these materials
is the occurrence of structural phase transitions that can impact
their functional properties, including the electronic band gap and
optical response dominated by excitons. However, to what extent the
phase transitions in 2D perovskites alter the fundamental exciton
properties remains barely explored so far. Here, we study the influence
of the phase transition on both exciton binding energy and exciton
diffusion, demonstrating their robust nature across the phase transition.
These findings are unexpected in view of the associated substantial
changes of the free carrier masses, strongly contrast broadly considered
effective mass and drift-diffusion transport mechanisms, highlighting
the unusual nature of excitons in 2D perovskites.