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Title: Remarkable long-term stability of nanoconfined metal–halide perovskite crystals against degradation and polymorph transitions
Metal–halide perovskites are promising candidates to advance optoelectronic devices but are known to suffer from rapid material degradation. Here we demonstrate that nanoconfinement is an effective strategy for the long-term stabilization of metal–halide perovskite MAPbI 3 crystals against humidity-induced degradation and temperature-induced polymorph transitions. Two-dimensional X-ray diffraction patterns of MAPbI 3 films reveal an unprecedented air-stability of up to 594 days in non-chemically modified, non-passivated MAPbI 3 films deposited on substrates imposing complete 2D confinement on the tens of nanometers length scale. Temperature-dependent X-ray diffraction analysis and optical spectroscopy further reveal the suppression of temperature-dependent phase transitions in nanoconfined MAPbI 3 crystals. Most notably, the high-temperature cubic phase of MAPbI 3 , typically stable at temperatures above 327 K, remains present until a temperature of 170 K when the perovskite crystals are nanoconfined within the 100 nm diameter pores of anodized aluminum oxide templates. Photoluminescence mapping confirms that nanoconfined MAPbI 3 crystals exhibit spatial uniformity on the tens of microns length scale, suggesting that nanoconfinement is an effective strategy for the formation of high-quality, stable MAPbI 3 crystals across large areas.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1531237
PAR ID:
10080617
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Nanoscale
Volume:
10
Issue:
17
ISSN:
2040-3364
Page Range / eLocation ID:
8320 to 8328
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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