Polymer -perovskite composites for energy harvesting
Aswani Yella a
a Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), Powai, Mumbai, India
Proceedings of MATSUS Spring 2026 Conference (MATSUSSpring26)
A1 Lead-free perovskites: Fundamentals and device application
Barcelona, Spain, 2026 March 23rd - 27th
Organizers: Krishanu Dey, Eline Hutter and Iván Mora-Seró
Invited Speaker, Aswani Yella, presentation 641
Publication date: 15th December 2025

Hybrid inorganic-organic perovskites are among the most sought-after materials for a diverse range of applications, including solar cells, X-ray scintillators, light-emitting diodes, electrochromic devices, photodetectors, sensors and photocatalysts. Owing to exponential growth in 5G and IoT technologies, the need for integrable and efficient energy conversion devices is increasing. This allows the use of piezoelectric nanogenerators (PENGs) as smart, wireless, portable electronic systems and sensors. The devices leverage the piezoelectric properties of perovskite materials to convert mechanical stimuli into electrical signals. In this presentation, we show that the α–FAPbI3 (perovskite phase) can be stabilized at room temperature, employing polymer additive engineering to form the FAPbI3–Polymer composite. By employing excess halide (AX) alongside a polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) host, both surface passivation and spatial confinement occur during co-crystallization. Investigations on the interactions between the -CF2 dipole of PVDF, the coordination-unsaturated Pb2+ defects, and the passivation of the shallow halogen vacancies[20] in perovskites without disrupting their crystallisation. The co-crystallisation of electroactive polymers in conjunction with low-dimensional metal halides is a promising approach to co-passivate, quantum-confine, and spatially trap excitons, leading to a composite material system with ultra-bright luminescence, near unity PLQY, and significantly reduced thermal quenching. The free-standing film remains stable even after a year under ambient room conditions. Along with this, we show that using lead free alternatives, the polymer composites can be used to make self-powered sensors.

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