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  • Organic Electronics
  • Photovoltaics

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  • Layered hybrid perovskites offer unique optoelectronic properties through organic spacer cations.
  • Developing organic components for selective visible light absorption remains a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel Ruddlesden-Popper perovskite incorporating a visible-light-absorbing naphthalene-iminoimide cation (NDI-DAE).
  • To investigate the optoelectronic properties and charge transport dynamics of these new materials.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of lead-halide perovskite films with NDI-DAE cations.
  • Photoluminescence and transient absorption spectroscopy to study excited-state dynamics.
  • Time-resolved microwave conductivity to assess charge carrier mobility.

Main Results:

  • (NDI-DAE)2PbI4 films exhibited quenched photoluminescence and charge transfer, indicating a type II nanoheterostructure.
  • Mixed halide films showed tunable band gaps and a reversed type I nanoheterostructure.
  • Selective visible-light absorption by NDI-DAE generated separated free carriers via hole transfer.

Conclusions:

  • The NDI-DAE cation enables selective visible-light absorption and charge separation in layered perovskites.
  • These findings represent a significant advancement in designing materials for enhanced light harvesting and charge transport.
  • The developed materials hold promise for stable, efficient perovskite-based optoelectronic devices.