Spatially segregated free-carrier and exciton populations in individual lead halide perovskite grains

S. Nah; B. Spokoyny; C. Stoumpos; C. M.M. Soe; M. Kanatzidis; E. Harel

doi:10.1038/nphoton.2017.36

Spatially segregated free-carrier and exciton populations in individual lead halide perovskite grains

S. Nah, B. Spokoyny, C. Stoumpos, C. M.M. Soe, M. Kanatzidis, E. Harel^*

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The nature of charge carriers in methylammonium lead iodide perovskites (MAPbI 3) at room temperature is still a matter of considerable debate. Here, we demonstrate that within single grains of MAPbI 3, strong spatial heterogeneities on the nanometre length scale are present and associated with simultaneous free-carrier and exciton populations. These heterogeneous populations, hidden in ensemble measurements, have a signature of spatially resolved relaxation dynamics for above-bandgap photoexcitation. Using spectrally resolved transient absorption microscopy, we directly observe both red- and blueshifts of the band-edge absorption across individual grains due to a dynamic Stark shift and screening of excitonic transitions by hot carriers. These observations help address a long-standing debate on the identity of the charge carriers, showing that both excitons and free carriers coexist, but are spatially segregated on the length scale of hundreds of nanometres.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	285-289
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature Photonics
Volume	11
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2017.36
State	Published - May 1 2017

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