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Qiao Kong¹, Amael Obliger², Minliang Lai¹

¹Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.

|October 14, 2020

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We visualized and quantified halide ion migration in CsPbBr3-CsPbCl3 nanowires. This solid-state ionic rectification offers new control for perovskite-based electronic devices.

Keywords:

anion exchange halide perovskite nanowire heterostructure solid-state ionic rectification vacancy-driven ion migration and interdiffusion

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Solid-State Chemistry
Nanotechnology

Background:

Halide perovskites show promise for optoelectronics.
Ion migration impacts stability and transport in perovskite devices.
Observing and controlling ion migration in perovskites is difficult.

Purpose of the Study:

To visualize and quantify electric-field-induced ion migration in halide perovskites.
To investigate ionic rectification in solid-state halide perovskite systems.
To explore the use of perovskite heterostructures for advanced ionic circuits.

Main Methods:

Designed an axial CsPbBr3-CsPbCl3 nanowire heterostructure.
Utilized electric-field manipulation to induce and observe ion migration.
Quantified ion movement and analyzed vacancy distribution.

Main Results:

Successfully visualized and quantified halide ion migration under an electric field.
Demonstrated electric-field-dependent ion migration and ionic rectification.
Observed nonuniform ionic vacancy distribution due to interface dynamics.

Conclusions:

Halide ion migration in perovskite nanowires can be controlled and visualized.
Ionic rectification arises from vacancy distribution influenced by electric fields and interfaces.
Asymmetric heterostructures provide a method to tune ion movement for ionic circuit design.