Revealing the nature of photoluminescence emission in the metal-halide double perovskite Cs 2 AgBiBr 6

Double perovskite crystals such as Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 are expected to overcome the limitation of classic hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite crystals related to the presence of lead and the lack of structural stability. Perovskites are ionic crystals in which the carriers are expected to strongly couple...

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Published in:Journal of materials chemistry. C, Materials for optical and electronic devices Materials for optical and electronic devices, 2019-07, Vol.7 (27), p.8350-8356
Main Authors: Zelewski, S. J., Urban, J. M., Surrente, A., Maude, D. K., Kuc, A., Schade, L., Johnson, R. D., Dollmann, M., Nayak, P. K., Snaith, H. J., Radaelli, P., Kudrawiec, R., Nicholas, R. J., Plochocka, P., Baranowski, M.
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Language:English
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Summary:Double perovskite crystals such as Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 are expected to overcome the limitation of classic hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite crystals related to the presence of lead and the lack of structural stability. Perovskites are ionic crystals in which the carriers are expected to strongly couple to lattice vibrations. In this work we demonstrate that the photoluminescence (PL) emission in Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 is strongly influenced by the strong electron–phonon coupling. Combining photoluminescence excitation (PLE) and Raman spectroscopy we show that the PL emission is related to a color center rather than a band-to-band transition. The broadening and the Stokes shift of the PL emission from Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 is well explained using a Franck–Condon model with a Huang–Rhys factor of S = 11.7 indicating a strong electron–phonon interaction in this material.
ISSN:2050-7526
2050-7534
DOI:10.1039/C9TC02402F