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  • Materials Science
  • Solid-State Physics
  • Quantum Chemistry

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  • Brightening dark excitons in lead halide perovskites is key for optoelectronics.
  • Rashba splitting is implicated in dark-to-light exciton transitions, but its mechanism is unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of structural distortions and spin-orbit coupling in tuning exciton properties in Cs2PbBr4 perovskites.
  • To elucidate the relationship between structural modifications, Rashba splitting, and the brightening of dark excitons.

Main Methods:

  • Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations were performed on 18 distorted Cs2PbBr4 structures.
  • The Model-Bethe-Salpeter Equation (m-BSE) was employed to study exciton properties.

Main Results:

  • Inversion symmetry breaking and spin-orbit coupling induce spin splitting, often resulting in a dark ground exciton.
  • Controlled inversion symmetry breaking enhances Rashba splitting of the valence band maximum (VBM).
  • Specific distortions create elliptical spin textures, aligning VBM and conduction band minimum (CBM), thereby brightening the ground exciton.

Conclusions:

  • Structural distortions significantly influence Rashba splitting and exciton properties in perovskites.
  • A clear structure-property relationship is established, linking distortions to enhanced Rashba splitting and brighter ground excitons.
  • Findings provide insights for designing perovskite materials with improved optoelectronic performance.