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T1 - Vacancy-Ordered Double Perovskite Cs2TeI6 Thin Films for Optoelectronics
AU - Vazquez-Fernandez, Isabel
AU - Mariotti, Silvia
AU - Hutter, Oliver S.
AU - Birkett, Max
AU - Veal, Tim D.
AU - Hobson, Theodore D. C
AU - Phillips, Laurie J.
AU - Danos, Lefteris
AU - Nayak, Pabitra K.
AU - Snaith, Henry J.
AU - Xie, Wei
AU - Sherburne, Matthew P.
AU - Asta, Mark
AU - Durose, Ken
PY - 2020/8/11
Y1 - 2020/8/11
N2 - Alternatives to lead- and tin-based perovskites for photovoltaics and optoelectronics are sought that do not suffer from the disadvantages of toxicity and low device efficiency of present-day materials. Here we report a study of the double perovskite Cs2TeI6, which we have synthesized in thin film form for the first time. Exhaustive trials concluded that spin coating CsI and TeI4 using an anti-solvent method produced uniform films, confirmed as Cs2TeI6 by XRD with Rietveld analysis. They were stable up to 250°C, had an optical band gap of ~1.5 eV, absorption coefficients of ~6 x 104 cm-1, carrier lifetimes of ~2.6 ns (unpassivated 200 nm film), a work function of 4.95 eV and had p-type surface conductivity. Vibrational modes probed by Raman and FTIR spectroscopy showed resonances qualitatively consistent with DFT Phonopy-calculated spectra, offering another route for phase confirmation. It was concluded that the material is a candidate for further study as a potential optoelectronic or photovoltaic material.
AB - Alternatives to lead- and tin-based perovskites for photovoltaics and optoelectronics are sought that do not suffer from the disadvantages of toxicity and low device efficiency of present-day materials. Here we report a study of the double perovskite Cs2TeI6, which we have synthesized in thin film form for the first time. Exhaustive trials concluded that spin coating CsI and TeI4 using an anti-solvent method produced uniform films, confirmed as Cs2TeI6 by XRD with Rietveld analysis. They were stable up to 250°C, had an optical band gap of ~1.5 eV, absorption coefficients of ~6 x 104 cm-1, carrier lifetimes of ~2.6 ns (unpassivated 200 nm film), a work function of 4.95 eV and had p-type surface conductivity. Vibrational modes probed by Raman and FTIR spectroscopy showed resonances qualitatively consistent with DFT Phonopy-calculated spectra, offering another route for phase confirmation. It was concluded that the material is a candidate for further study as a potential optoelectronic or photovoltaic material.
U2 - 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02150
DO - 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c02150
M3 - Journal article
VL - 32
SP - 6676
EP - 6684
JO - Chemistry of Materials
JF - Chemistry of Materials
SN - 0897-4756
IS - 15
ER -