PVDF-directed synthesis, stability and anion exchange of cesium lead bromide nanocrystals

Abstract

Photoluminescent perovskite nanocrystals are mostly used along with base materials such as polymers for material processing and large-scale production purpose. However, the role of polymer in crystal structure engineering and thereby dictating the emission properties of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals is poorly understood. First, we have developed a polymer-directed antisolvent method for synthesis of halide perovskite crystals at room temperature. The thermodynamic stabilities of crystals drive the formation of perovskite composite crystal of orthorhombic Cs4PbBr6 and monoclinic CsPbBr3. Surprisingly, hydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) can reduce the size of perovskite crystals to nano dimensions even at room temperature. On the other hand, perovskite nanocrystals, CsPbBr3 synthesized by modified hot-injection method undergo rapid encapsulation in PVDF matrices. The size of the encapsulated nanocrystal in PVDF matrices ranges in 88 ± 32 nm. Three types of radiative recombination are predominantly operative in nanocrystals-doped polymer- surface defect caused radiative recombination (0.6 – 3 ns), exciton recombination (3 – 15 ns), and shallow trap assisted recombination (10 – 50 ns). The interface created at nanocrystal and polymer plays a decisive role in populating the shallow trap states in perovskite-polymer nanocomposite. These nanocrystals have been shown to undergo fast halide exchange in aqueous hydroiodic acid solution and possess remarkable enhancement of water-/photo-stability. This research would pave way for their greater use in hydrogen production and light-emitting devices.

Catalytic Deactivation and Regeneration of Nickel Microparticles in a Home‐Built Microchannel‐Coupled Millireactor: Substrate Specificity and Multiphase Flow Dependency

“…FESEM images are recorded using a JEOL model JSM‐7900F (Japan) with a varied acceleration voltage. The average values were expressed as mean±standard deviation (SD) [45] . The surface areas are measured using the BET system (BELSORP miniX, MicrotracBEL Corp.).…”

“…The average values were expressed as mean � standard deviation (SD). [45] The surface areas are measured using the BET system (BELSORP miniX, MicrotracBEL Corp.).…”

Mitigating Environmental Effects in Halide Perovskites through Hybrid Perovskite-Polymer Nanocomposites: A Short Review

“…It is worth noting that polymeric additives can be an effective method to mitigate the above-mentioned drawbacks of MHPs. Some polymeric materials, such as polystyrene (PS) [78], poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) [74,78,80], poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) [81][82][83], polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) [84], and polyaniline (PANI) [85,86], have been used as protective polymer films in PSCs. These polymers have been used to not only passivate the surface defects but also block atmospheric moisture, which improves the stability of PSCs even in high-humidity environments.…”

Selective detection of ascorbic acid by tuning the composition and fluorescence of the cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals

“…In recent years, all-inorganic halide perovskites nanocrystals (PNCs) have emerged at the forefront of materials research for their impressive photovoltaic performance and attractive optical and electronic properties [11,12]. It has been extensively studied in various applications such as solar cells [13,14], lasers [15,16], photodetectors [17,18], photocatalysts [19,20], and lightemitting diodes (LEDs) [21,22].…”