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Title: Novel Chiral CsPbBr 3 Metal Halide Perovskite Magic-Sized Clusters and Metal Halide Molecular Clusters with Achiral Ligands
We have synthesized inherently chiral cesium lead halide perovskite magic-sized clusters (PMSCs) and ligand-assisted metal halide molecular clusters (MHMCs) using the achiral ligands octanoic acid (OCA) and octylamine (OCAm). UV–vis electronic absorption was used to confirm characteristic absorption bands while circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy was utilized to determine their chiroptical activity in the 412–419 and 395–405 nm regions, respectively. In contrast, the larger sized counterpart of PMSCs, namely, perovskite quantum dots (PQDs), do not show chirality. The inherent chirality of the clusters is tentatively attributed to a twisted chiral layered structure, defect-induced chiral structure, or twisted Pb–Br octahedra  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2203633
PAR ID:
10537512
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
ACS
Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume:
14
Issue:
47
ISSN:
1948-7185
Page Range / eLocation ID:
10630 to 10633
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Chirality Magic sized clusters metal halide perovskites
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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