Chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) occurs when the chirality of the transporting medium selects one of the two spin ½ states to transport through the media while blocking the other. Monolayers of chiral organic molecules demonstrate CISS but are limited in their efficiency and utility by the requirement of a monolayer to preserve the spin selectivity. We demonstrate CISS in a system that integrates an inorganic framework with a chiral organic sublattice inducing chirality to the hybrid system. Using magnetic conductive-probe atomic force microscopy, we find that oriented chiral 2D-layered Pb-iodide organic/inorganic hybrid perovskite systems exhibit CISS. Electron transport through the perovskite films depends on the magnetization of the probe tip and the handedness of the chiral molecule. The films achieve a highest spin-polarization transport of up to 86%. Magnetoresistance studies in modified spin-valve devices having only one ferromagnet electrode confirm the occurrence of spin-dependent charge transport through the organic/inorganic layers.
Recent achievements of 2D perovskites for various optoelectronic applications along with their basic properties and future opportunities are discussed.
Organic-inorganic halide perovskites incorporating two-dimensional (2D) structures have shown promise for enhancing the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). However, the bulky 2D cations often limit charge transport. Here, we report on a simple approach based on molecular design of the organic 2D spacer to improve the transport properties of 2D perovskites, and we use phenethylammonium (PEA) as an example. We demonstrate that by fluorine substitution on the para position in PEA to form 4-fluoro-phenethylammonium (F-PEA), the average phenyl ring centroid-centroid distances in the organic layer become shorter with aligned stacking of perovskite sheets. The impact is enhanced orbital interactions and charge transport across adjacent inorganic layers as well as increased carrier lifetime and reduced trap density. Using a simple perovskite deposition at room temperature without using any additives, we obtained power conversion efficiency >13% for (F-PEA)2MA4Pb5I16 based PSCs. In addition, the thermal stability of 2D PSCs based on F-PEA is significantly enhanced compared to those based on PEA.
Infrared technologies provide tremendous
value to our modern-day
society. The need for easy-to-fabricate, solution-processable, tunable
infrared active optoelectronic materials has driven the development
of infrared colloidal quantum dots, whose band gaps can readily be
tuned by dimensional constraints due to the quantum confinement effect.
In this Perspective, we summarize recent progress in the development
of infrared quantum dots both as infrared light emitters (e.g., in light-emitting diodes, biological imaging, etc.) as well as infrared absorbers (e.g., in photovoltaics, solar fuels, photon up-conversion, etc.), focusing on how fundamental breakthroughs in synthesis, surface
chemistry, and characterization techniques are facilitating the implementation
of these nanostructures into exploratory device architectures as well
as in emerging applications. We discuss the ongoing challenges and
opportunities associated with infrared colloidal quantum dots.
We report the charge carrier recombination rate and spin coherence lifetimes in single crystals of two-dimensional (2D) Ruddlesden−Popper perovskites PEA 2 PbI 4 •(MAPbI 3 ) n−1 (PEA, phenethylammonium; MA, methylammonium; n = 1, 2, 3, 4). Layer thickness-dependent charge carrier recombination rates are observed, with the fastest rates for n = 1 because of the large exciton binding energy, and the slowest rates are observed for n = 2. Room-temperature spin coherence times also show a nonmonotonic layer thickness dependence with an increasing spin coherence lifetime with increasing layer thickness from n = 1 to n = 4, followed by a decrease in lifetime from n = 4 to ∞. The longest coherence lifetime of ∼7 ps is observed in the n = 4 sample. Our results are consistent with two contributions: Rashba splitting increases the spin coherence lifetime going from the n = ∞ to the layered systems, while phonon scattering, which increases for smaller layers, decreases the spin coherence lifetime. The interplay between these two factors contributes to the layer thickness dependence.
Directing efficient hole transport
Surface defects in three-dimensional perovskites can decrease performance but can be healed with coatings based on two-dimensional (2D) perovskite such as Ruddlesden-Popper phases. However, the bulky organic groups of these 2D phases can lead to low and anisotropic charge transport. F. Zhang
et al
. show that a metastable polymorph of a Dion-Jacobson 2D structure based on asymmetric organic molecules reduced the energy barrier for hole transport and their transport through the layer. When used as a top layer for a triple-cation mixed-halide perovskite, a solar cell retained 90% of its initial power conversion efficiency of 24.7% after 1000 hours of operation at approximately 40°C in nitrogen. —PDS
The
emergent properties of chiral organic–inorganic hybrid
materials offer opportunities in spin-dependent optoelectronic devices.
One of the most promising applications where spin, charge, and light
are strongly coupled is circularly polarized light (CPL) detection.
However, the performance of state-of-the-art CPL detectors using chiral
hybrid metal halide semiconductors is still limited by the low anisotropy
factor, poor conductivity, and limited photoresponsivity. Here, we
synthesize 0D chiral copper chloride hybrids, templated by chiral
methylbenzylammonium (R/S-MBA), i.e., (R-/S-MBA)2CuCl4, that display circular dichroism for the ligand-to-metal
charge transfer transition with an absorption anisotropy factor (g
CD) among the largest reported for chiral metal
halide semiconductor hybrids. To circumvent the poor conductivity
of the unpercolated inorganic framework of this chiral absorber, we
develop a direct CPL detector that utilizes a heterojunction between
the chiral (MBA)2CuCl4 absorber layer and a
semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube (s-SWCNT) transport channel.
Our chiral heterostructure shows high photoresponsivity of 452 A/W,
a competitive anisotropy factor (g
res)
of up to 0.21, a current response in microamperes, and low working
voltage down to 0.01 V. Our results clearly demonstrate a useful strategy
toward high-performance chiral optoelectronic devices, where a nanoscale
heterostructure enables direct CPL detection even for highly insulating
chiral materials.
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