Proceedings of MATSUS Fall 2023 Conference (MATSUSFall23)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.matsus.2023.234
Publication date: 18th July 2023
Organic–inorganic Pb-free layered perovskites are promising green solution for lighting applications. In particular, Sn-based layered structures are highly efficient photoluminescent materials, but their emission color is limited to the yellow-orange range of the visible spectrum and their synthesis requires a controlled atmosphere and long preparation time. Here, we developed a synthesis protocol, which is performed in three key steps under ambient conditions and at low temperatures (4 °C). This simple synthesis approach enabled to investigate of a set of organic cations with different molecular structures, including both conventional alkylammonium and cyclic cations with heteroatoms, which resulted in stable structures showing different color coordinates, from yellowish-orange to orange-red, to blue-green. The observed variations in color chromaticity are attributed to the distinct connectivity of Sn–Br octahedra, ranging from fully disconnected to face-sharing, while retaining the intercalation of organic-inorganic layers, as confirmed by X-ray and 3D electron diffraction analyses. Our findings can inspire further research into the tunability of the emission of Pb-free layered perovskites via the use of organic cations to promote their use in solid-state lighting.[1]
I.A.and M.G.acknowledge Regione Toscana for funding the purchase of the ASI MEDIPIX detector through the FELIX project (Por CREOFESR2014-2020action).S.B.acknowledges Horizon 2020 AIDA Innova Grant 101004761. The authors thank the Electron Microscopy, materials characterization, and Nanochemistry Facilities at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia for their technical support.