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分子薄有机$-$无机杂化Ruddlesden $-$ Popper钙钛矿的强边缘应力及其边缘电子性质的调制

Strong Edge Stress in Molecularly Thin Organic$-$Inorganic Hybrid Ruddlesden$-$Popper Perovskites and Modulations of Their Edge Electronic Properties

Devesh R. Kripalani, Yongqing Cai, Jun Lou, Kun Zhou

摘要:

有机$-$无机杂化Ruddlesden $-$ Popper钙钛矿(HRPP)由于其高的耐湿性、在环境条件下良好的可加工性和长的功能寿命而在光电应用中获得了很多关注。最近在分离分子薄的混合钙钛矿纳米片及其有趣的边缘现象方面的成功,提出了理解边缘的作用和决定其基本行为的性质的需要。在这项工作中,我们进行了一个原型的研究,在钙钛矿混合考虑单层(BA)$_2$ PbI $_4$作为一个代表性的系统的边缘效应。基于第一性原理模拟的纳米粒子模型,我们表明,除了显着扭曲的八面体网络的边缘,强边缘应力也存在于材料中。由边缘应力引起的结构不稳定性可以驱动松弛过程,并且在实践中主导边缘的形态响应。作为边缘效应的指示,在较窄的带处的带的明显向下移位促进光激发的载流子的分离(电子朝向边缘移动,并且空穴朝向纳米片的内部移动)。此外,有机分子的解吸能在自由边缘处也可以低得多,使得更容易发生官能化和/或取代事件。在这项工作中报告的研究结果阐明了在HRPP边缘状态负责的基本机制,并将在指导高性能层$-$边缘设备的合理设计和开发中具有重要意义。

英文摘要:

Organic$-$inorganic hybrid Ruddlesden$-$Popper perovskites (HRPPs) have gained much attention for optoelectronic applications due to their high moisture resistance, good processibility under ambient conditions, and long functional lifetimes. Recent success in isolating molecularly thin hybrid perovskite nanosheets and their intriguing edge phenomena have raised the need for understanding the role of edges and the properties that dictate their fundamental behaviours. In this work, we perform a prototypical study on the edge effects in ultrathin hybrid perovskites by considering monolayer (BA)$_2$PbI$_4$ as a representative system. Based on first-principles simulations of nanoribbon models, we show that in addition to significant distortions of the octahedra network at the edges, strong edge stresses are also present in the material. Structural instabilities that arise from the edge stress could drive the relaxation process and dominate the morphological response of edges in practice. A clear downward shift of the bands at the narrower ribbons, as indicative of the edge effect, facilitates the separation of photo-excited carriers (electrons move towards the edge and holes move towards the interior part of the nanosheet). Moreover, the desorption energy of the organic molecule can also be much lower at the free edges, making it easier for functionalization and/or substitution events to take place. The findings reported in this work elucidate the underlying mechanisms responsible for edge states in HRPPs and will be important in guiding the rational design and development of high-performance layer$-$edge devices.

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