Band-Offset Effect on PbS Quantum Dots in Perovskite Matrix
Didac Pitarch Tena a
a Universitat Jaume I, Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM) - Spain, Avinguda de Vicent Sos Baynat, Castelló de la Plana, Spain
International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics
Proceedings of International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV18)
Benidorm, Spain, 2018 May 28th - 31st
Organizers: Emilio Palomares and Rene Janssen
Poster, Didac Pitarch Tena, 294
Publication date: 21st February 2018

There is current interest in enhancing the energy window of efficient light harvesting of lead halide perovskites by introducing sub-band gap quantum dots.[1] PbS are natural candidates to this end, as they have a similar crystal structure to that of the surrounding perovskite.

Core/shell PbS/CdS quantum dots have been tested so far.[2,3] For a direct use of PbS on methyl ammoninum perovskite, however, a good understanding of the interface physics is required to facilitate rational design. A primary question to answer is the sign and magnitude of the band-offset between the PbS dot and the perovskite matrix. PbS dots are cation-terminated and may induce halide migration towards the interface, producing an undetermined shift of the band gap alignment.[4]

To shed light on this issue, in this work we provide full set of simulations of absorption spectra of PbS nanoparticles inside a perovskite matrix, assuming different band alignments. The main purpose of this study is to provide a testbed for eventual comparison of experimental results, which enables determining the proper PbS/perovskite band-offset.

The absorption spectra we show come from dipole transitions calculations between excitonic states of 2-band k·p Hamiltonian for rocksalt[5] in 3D heterostructures, obtained via a self-consistent inclusion of Coulomb interaction. This allows us to survey how optical anisotropy is influenced by a large number of potentially relevant physical factors, including quantum confinement, dielectric confinement, external electric fields and electron-hole interaction.

REFERENCES

[1] Ning Z. et al. Nature 2015, 523, 324.

[2] Ngo T.T. et al., Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 14379-14383.

[3] Sanchez R. et al., Science Adv. 2016, 2, 1501104.

[4] Brown P.R. et al., ACS Nano 2014, 8, 5863.

[5] Inuk Kang and Frank W. Wise, J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 1997 ,14, 1632.

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