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Xiangyang Wang1, Shanshan Liu1, Baohua Zhao1
1College of Science , China University of Petroleum (East China) , Qingdao , Shandong 266580 , China.
Abstract:
Three kinds of perovskite nanoparticles encapsulated with different chain lengths of alkylammonium, (CH3NH3)(CH3(CH2)3NH3)(1-PbBr3 (NP-C4), (CH3NH3)(CH3(CH2)7NH3)(1-PbBr3 (NP-C8), and (CH3NH3)(CH3(CH2)11NH3)(1-PbBr3 (NP-C12), are successfully prepared. X-ray powder diffraction experiments demonstrate that these three nanoparticles are all pure cubic phase. However, the compositions of these three nanoparticles are significantly different, as revealed by steady-state absorption spectra. NP-C4 mainly consists of 2D perovskite with m (number of unit cell layers) = 1 and 3D perovskite. Instead, NP-C8 and NP-C12 are mainly composed of 2D perovskite with m = 3, 4, and 5. Time-resolved fluorescence spectra and femtosecond transient absorption spectra suggest the presence of energy transfer from 2D perovskite to 3D perovskite in these three nanoparticles. More importantly, the energy-transfer rate gradually decreases from NP-C4 to NP-C12. This result suggests that the composition of perovskite nanoparticles and their corresponding photophysical properties can be controlled by the chain length of alkylammonium. This provides a new insight for preparing novel perovskite nanoparticles for special applications.
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