For optoelectronic
devices, high transport mobilities of electrons
and holes are desirable, which, moreover, should be close to identical.
Acousto-optoelectric spectroscopy is employed to probe the spatiotemporal
dynamics of both electrons and holes inside CsPbI3 nanowires.
These dynamics are induced without the need for electrical contacts
simply by the piezoelectric field of a surface acoustic wave. Its
radio frequency of fSAW = 324 MHz natively
avoids spurious contributions from ion migration typically occurring
in these materials. The observed dynamic modulation of the photoluminescence
is faithfully reproduced by solving the drift and diffusion currents
of electrons and holes induced by the surface acoustic wave. These
calculations confirm that the mobilities of electrons and holes are
equal and quantify them to be μe = μh = 3 ± 1 cm2 V–1 s–1. Additionally, carrier loss due to surface recombination is shown
to be largely suppressed in CsPbI3 nanowires. Both findings
mark significant advantages over traditional compound semiconductors,
in particular, GaAs, for applications in future optoelectronic and
photovoltaic devices. The demonstrated sublifetime modulation of the
optical emission may find direct application in switchable perovskite
light-emitting devices employing mature surface acoustic wave technology.