Issue 17, 2023

Energy level alignments between organic and inorganic layers in 2D layered perovskites: conjugation vs. substituent

Abstract

2D layered hybrid perovskites have attracted huge attention due to their interesting optoelectronic properties and chemical flexibility. Depending upon their electronic structures and properties, these materials can be utilised in various optoelectronic devices like photovoltaics, LEDs and so on. In this context, study of the excited energy levels of the organic spacers can help us to align the excited energy levels of the organic unit with the excitonic level of the inorganic unit according to the requirement of a particular optoelectronic device. We have explored the role of 3-phenyl-2-propenammonium on the electronic structure of a perovskite containing this cation as a spacer. Our results clearly demonstrate the active participation of conjugated ammonium spacers in the electronic structure of a perovskite. Also, we have considered a variety of amines to identify the best alignment with common inorganic units and studied the role of substituents and conjugation on the energy level alignment. Placing the triplet excited level of an organic spacer below the lowest excitonic level of the inorganic unit can induce energy transfer from the inorganic to organic unit, finally resulting in phosphorescence emission. We have shown that the triplet energy level of 3-anthracene-2-propeneamine/3-pyrene-2-propeneamine can be tuned in such a way that there can be an excitonic energy transfer from the Pb2I7/PbI4 inorganic unit-based perovskites. Therefore, perovskite material with such combinations of organic spacer cations will be very useful for light emission applications.

Graphical abstract: Energy level alignments between organic and inorganic layers in 2D layered perovskites: conjugation vs. substituent

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 mar 2023
Accepted
01 apr 2023
First published
03 apr 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 7962-7970

Energy level alignments between organic and inorganic layers in 2D layered perovskites: conjugation vs. substituent

E. Mahal, S. C. Mandal, D. Roy and B. Pathak, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 7962 DOI: 10.1039/D3NR01105D

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