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  • Optoelectronics
  • Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

  • Halide perovskites offer tunable optoelectronic properties for advanced applications.
  • Stimuli-responsive chromism in perovskites is key for switchable devices like smart windows and displays.
  • Achieving controlled crystal structure transformations is crucial for harnessing these properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate band gap tunability (chromism) in halide perovskites via crystal structure transformation.
  • To achieve reversible photochromism in halide perovskites by modulating intermediate phases.
  • To explore the potential of these materials in applications like switchable optoelectronics and sensors.

Main Methods:

  • Tuning mono-halide/cation composition (FA/Pb) to transform 3D FAPbBr3 to a ⟨110⟩ oriented structure.
  • Modulating intermediate n phases within the FAPbBr3 structure to induce reversible photochromism.
  • Utilizing proton transfer reaction-mass spectroscopy to analyze decomposition products and identify the role of organic solvents.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated band gap tunability through crystal structure transformation from 3D FAPbBr3 to ⟨110⟩ oriented FAPbBr3.
  • Achieved reversible photochromism by controlling intermediate n phases (2 ≤ n ≤ ∞) in the ⟨110⟩ structure.
  • Identified organic solvent as a key factor in structural transformation and chromism, with intermediate phases stabilizing in metastable states.

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully demonstrated tunable optoelectronic properties and reversible photochromism in halide perovskites via structural control.
  • The findings open avenues for developing switchable optoelectronics, information displays, and smart windows.
  • The development of photochromic sensors capable of self-adaptation to lighting conditions was showcased, highlighting the material's responsiveness.