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Geonwoong Park1, Dong Hyeon Lee1, Youjin Reo1

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Tin halide perovskites offer lead-free semiconductor solutions but suffer instability. A new volatile-assisted surface reconstruction strategy enhances their stability and performance for electronic devices.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Solid-State Chemistry
  • Semiconductor Physics

Background:

  • Tin (Sn2+) halide perovskites are promising lead-free semiconductors for optoelectronics.
  • Their practical use is limited by redox instability, self-p-doping, and degradation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a surface reconstruction strategy for tin halide perovskites.
  • To mitigate defects and enhance the stability and performance of Sn2+-based devices.

Main Methods:

  • A volatile-assisted coordination strategy using transient acetate coordination and volatilization.
  • Surface reconstruction to transform reactive SnI2-terminated surfaces.

Main Results:

  • Suppressed undercoordinated Sn-related trap states and stabilized local stoichiometry.
  • Enabled p-type transistors with robust transport, near-zero threshold voltage, and high on/off ratios (>108).
  • Achieved enhanced environmental stability with devices operating for over 1 month at 100°C.

Conclusions:

  • Volatile-assisted surface reconstruction is effective for defect equilibration in metastable semiconductors.
  • This strategy enables durable, device-grade functionality in Sn2+-based materials.