Proceedings of International Conference on Perovskite Thin Film Photovoltaics and Perovskite Photonics and Optoelectronics (NIPHO25)
Publication date: 24th April 2025
Halide perovskites are highly promising, emerging semiconductors for a variety of applications. Here I will delve into their nanoscale properties including the effect on macroscopic optoelectronic properties.
First, I will show quantum picosecond transients appearing in formamidinium-rich halide perovskite absorbers at low temperature. From correlative local measurements, we show that these quantum transients originate from local nano-twinning structures.
Next, I will show the presence of dynamic, lower-symmetry local nanodomains embedded within the higher-symmetry average phase in various perovskite compositions. The properties of these nanodomains are tunable via the A-site cation selection: methylammonium induces a high density of anisotropic, planar nanodomains of out-of-phase octahedral tilts, while formamidinium favours sparsely distributed isotropic, spherical nanodomains with in-phase tilting, even when crystallography reveals cubic symmetry on average. By demonstrating the influence of A-site cation on local nanodomains and consequently, on macroscopic properties, we show the connection between these local dynamic domains and optoelectronic properties.
Finally, I will show recent results of epitaxial, layer-by-layer growth of halide perovskites by vapour deposition, leading to a new library of high-quality materials.