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Orientation-Driven Chirality Funnels in Chiral Low-Dimensional Lead-Halide Perovskite Heterostructures.
Shangpu Liu1,2,3,4, Jonathan Zerhoch1,2, Markus W Heindl1,2
1Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|April 30, 2025
Summary
Chiral hybrid perovskites exhibit unique low-symmetry structures and strong chiroptical activity. This study fabricates chiral (R/S)-EBAPbI3 single crystals and thin films, demonstrating tunable chiroptical properties in heterostructures for spintronic applications.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Solid-State Physics
- Optoelectronics
Background:
- Chiral hybrid metal-halide perovskites are known for low-symmetry crystal structures, significant Rashba splitting, spin-filtering capabilities, and pronounced chiroptical activity.
- Previous research has explored circular dichroism and circularly polarized photoluminescence in chiral perovskites, particularly those with increasingly distorted chiral structures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To fabricate chiral (R/S)-EBAPbI3 single crystals and thin films with highly distorted octahedral structures.
- To investigate the tunable chiroptical properties of chiral perovskite/PbI2 heterostructures through controlled fabrication and crystal orientation.
- To resolve photoexcited charge carrier dynamics and chirality transfer processes in these heterostructures using transient chiroptical spectroscopies.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of chiral (R/S)-EBAPbI3 single crystals and thin films.
- In situ X-ray diffraction and grazing-incidence wide-angle X-ray scattering for structural characterization.
- Transient chiroptical spectroscopies to study carrier dynamics and chirality transfer at cryogenic temperatures.
Main Results:
- Chiral (R/S)-EBAPbI3 single crystals with highly distorted octahedral structures (angle variance ~68 degree^2) were successfully fabricated.
- Tunable chiroptical properties were achieved in chiral perovskite/PbI2 heterostructures by controlling crystal orientation.
- Rapid picosecond-scale carrier transfer was observed from in-plane (002) facets of chiral perovskite to PbI2 nanostructures, leading to enhanced photoluminescence and circular polarization at cryogenic temperatures.
Conclusions:
- A novel multidimensional chiral-achiral heterostructure was developed, enabling controllable chirality transfer.
- The findings offer new pathways for advanced spintronic and chiroptical applications by leveraging engineered chiral perovskite systems.
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