Hybrid lead triiodide perovskites with unsaturated heterocyclic cations containing N, O, and S atoms

Ab initio study

verfasst von

R. Kevorkyants, A.V. Emeline, D.W. Bahnemann

Abstract

We present DFT study on crystal and electronic structures of eleven hitherto unknown lead triiodide perovskites with unsaturated three- and four-membered heterocyclic cations containing N, O, and S atoms. According to the calculations, the proposed compounds are semiconductors with direct bandgaps varying in the range [0.84–1.61] eV. Their predicted electronic band structures feature flat bands formed from the heterocycles’ unoccupied π-MOs. With respect to the flat bands’ energies all considered perovskites can be divided into two sets. One set contains compounds whose flat bands are higher in energy than the lowest energy conduction bands formed mainly from unoccupied pi-orbitals of Pb

²⁺ cations. Another set is comprised of compounds whose flat bands are the lowest energy conduction bands. Compounds described here broaden the family of hybrid metal halide perovskites. All but the lead triiodide containing unstable 2-azirinium cation are suitable for either photovoltaic or optical applications.

Organisationseinheit(en)

Institut für Technische Chemie

Externe Organisation(en)

Staatliche Universität Sankt Petersburg

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Journal of solid state chemistry

Band

282

ISSN

0022-4596

Publikationsdatum

02.2020

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Elektronische, optische und magnetische Materialien, Keramische und Verbundwerkstoffe, Physik der kondensierten Materie, Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Anorganische Chemie, Werkstoffchemie

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

SDG 7 – Erschwingliche und saubere Energie

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2019.121082 (Zugang: Geschlossen)