Duim H, Fang HH, Adjokatse S, Ten Brink GH, Marques MAL, Kooi BJ, Blake GR, Botti S, Loi MA (2019)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2019
Book Volume: 6
Article Number: 031401
Journal Issue: 3
DOI: 10.1063/1.5088342
Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites are semiconductors that have great potential for optoelectronic applications such as light-emitting diodes, photodetectors, and solar cells. In such devices, the surface plays a crucial role in the performance and stability, as it strongly influences the recombination rate of excited charge carriers. It is reported that molecular ligands such as benzylamine are capable of reducing the surface trap state density in thin films. In this work, we aim to clarify the mechanisms that govern the surface passivation of hybrid perovskites by benzylamine. We developed a versatile approach to investigate the influence of benzylamine passivation on the well-defined surface of freshly cleaved hybrid perovskite crystals. We show that benzylamine permanently passivates surface trap states in these single crystals, resulting in enhanced photoluminescence and charge carrier lifetimes. Additionally, we show that exposure to benzylamine leads to the replacement of the methylammonium cations by benzylammonium, thereby creating a thermodynamically more stable two-dimensional (2D) perovskite (BA)
APA:
Duim, H., Fang, H.-H., Adjokatse, S., Ten Brink, G.H., Marques, M.A.L., Kooi, B.J.,... Loi, M.A. (2019). Mechanism of surface passivation of methylammonium lead tribromide single crystals by benzylamine. Applied Physics Reviews, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5088342
MLA:
Duim, Herman, et al. "Mechanism of surface passivation of methylammonium lead tribromide single crystals by benzylamine." Applied Physics Reviews 6.3 (2019).
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