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Isopropylammonium as a Dual-Role Cation: Spacer and Perovskitizer in Ruddlesden-Popper Lead Bromides
Mirosław Mączka1, Anna Gągor1, Barbara Popanda1
1Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Okólna 2, Wrocław 50-422, Poland.
Inorganic Chemistry
|April 29, 2026
Summary
This study introduces new layered hybrid perovskites with isopropylammonium (IPA+) cations, revealing their dual role as spacers and perovskitizers. These materials exhibit unique optical and dielectric properties, including thermochromism and second-harmonic generation.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Solid State Chemistry
- Optoelectronics
Background:
- Layered hybrid perovskites are promising optoelectronic materials.
- Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) perovskites offer tunable properties through cation engineering.
- Isopropylammonium (IPA+) cations are explored for their role in modulating perovskite structures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To synthesize and characterize novel layered Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) bromides using isopropylammonium (IPA+) cations.
- To investigate the structural, dielectric, nonlinear optical (NLO), and photoluminescence (PL) properties of these new compounds.
- To elucidate the unique dual role of IPA+ cations as both spacers and perovskitizers in lead halide perovskites.
Main Methods:
- Synthesis of three layered RP bromides: IPA2MA2Pb3Br10, IPA2DMAPb2Br7, and IPA2(IPA0.77MHy0.23)Pb2Br7.
- Structural analysis using X-ray diffraction (XRD).
- Spectroscopic characterization including Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence (PL).
- Dielectric measurements and nonlinear optical (NLO) studies.
Main Results:
- The compound IPA2(IPA0.77MHy0.23)Pb2Br7 shows IPA+ cations acting as both spacer and perovskitizer, a novel dual role.
- IPA2MA2Pb3Br10 exhibits second-harmonic generation (SHG) and bistable dielectric switching at low temperatures.
- Photoluminescence studies reveal narrowband emission from free excitons (FEs) in IPA2MA2Pb3Br10 and broadband emission from self-trapped excitons (STEs) in the other compounds.
- Broadband emission displays significant thermochromism, shifting from yellow/orange to blue/white with increasing temperature.
Conclusions:
- Isopropylammonium (IPA+) cations play a critical role in modulating the structural, electric, and optical properties of multilayered perovskites.
- The discovered dual functionality of IPA+ cations opens new avenues for designing advanced perovskite materials.
- These findings highlight the potential of tailored A-site cation engineering for developing novel optoelectronic devices.
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