Abstract
Layered perovskites with the formula (R-NH3)2PbI4 have excellent environmental stability but poor photovoltaic function due to the preferential orientation of the semiconducting layer parallel to the substrate and the typically insulating nature of the R-NH3 + cation. Here, we report a series of these n = 1 layered perovskites with the form (aromatic-O-linker-NH3)2PbI4 where the aromatic moiety is naphthalene, pyrene, or perylene and the linker is ethyl, propyl, or butyl. These materials achieve enhanced conductivity perpendicular to the inorganic layers due to better energy level matching between the inorganic layers and organic galleries. The enhanced conductivity and visible absorption of these materials led to a champion power conversion efficiency of 1.38%, which is the highest value reported for any n = 1 layered perovskite, and it is an order of magnitude higher efficiency than any other n = 1 layered perovskite oriented with layers parallel to the substrate. These findings demonstrate the importance of leveraging the electronic character of the organic cation to improve optoelectronic properties and thus the photovoltaic performance of these chemically stable low n layered perovskites.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7313-7323 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volume | 140 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 13 2018 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- Biochemistry
- Catalysis
- Colloid and Surface Chemistry
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CCDC 1840803: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Passarelli, J. V. (Creator), Fairfield, D. J. (Creator), Sather, N. A. (Creator), Hendricks, M. P. (Creator), Sai, H. (Creator), Stern, C. L. (Creator) & Stupp, S. I. (Creator), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 2018
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zshr0, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zshr0&sid=DataCite
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CCDC 1840806: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Passarelli, J. V. (Creator), Fairfield, D. J. (Creator), Sather, N. A. (Creator), Hendricks, M. P. (Creator), Sai, H. (Creator), Stern, C. L. (Creator) & Stupp, S. I. (Creator), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 2018
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zshv3, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zshv3&sid=DataCite
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CCDC 1840802: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Passarelli, J. V. (Creator), Fairfield, D. J. (Creator), Sather, N. A. (Creator), Hendricks, M. P. (Creator), Sai, H. (Creator), Stern, C. L. (Creator) & Stupp, S. I. (Creator), Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 2018
DOI: 10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zshqz, http://www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk/services/structure_request?id=doi:10.5517/ccdc.csd.cc1zshqz&sid=DataCite
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