Mechano-Chemical Synthesis, Structural Features and Optical Gap of Hybrid CH3NH3CdBr3 Perovskite

Hybrid methyl-ammonium (MA:CH3 NH3+) lead halide MAPbX3 (X = halogen) perovskites exhibit an attractive optoelectronic performance that can be applied to the next generation of solar cells. To extend the field of interest of these hybrid materials, we describe the synthesis by a solvent-free ball-mi...

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Authors: Alonso, José Antonio, Kayser, Paula, Hong, Bo Kyung, Álvarez Galván, María Consuelo, Fauth, Francois, Lopez, Carlos Alberto
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2021
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/171601
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/171601
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:ACENTRIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
METHYLAMMONIUM CADMIUM TRIBROMIDE
POLAR CH3 NH3 + ORIENTATION
ULTRAVIOLET PIGMENT AND SOLAR CELLS
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Summary:Hybrid methyl-ammonium (MA:CH3 NH3+) lead halide MAPbX3 (X = halogen) perovskites exhibit an attractive optoelectronic performance that can be applied to the next generation of solar cells. To extend the field of interest of these hybrid materials, we describe the synthesis by a solvent-free ball-milling procedure, yielding a well crystallized, pure and moisture stable specimen of the Cd tribromide counterpart, MACdBr3, which contains chains of face-sharing CdBr6 octahedra in a framework defined in the Cmc21 (No 36) space group. The details of the structural arrangement at 295 K have been investigated by high angular resolution synchrotron x-ray diffraction (SXRD), including the orientation of the organic MA units, which are roughly aligned along the c direction, given the acentric nature of the space group. UV-vis spectra unveil a gap of 4.6 eV, which could be useful for ultraviolet detectors.