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Synthesis and transformation of zero-dimensional Cs3BiX6 (X = Cl, Br) perovskite-analogue nanocrystals

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The unique structure of zero-dimensional (0D) perovskite-analogues has attracted a great amount of research interest in recent years. To date, the current compositional library of 0D perovskites is largely limited to the lead-based Cs4PbX6 (X = Cl, Br, and I) systems. In this work, we report a new synthesis of lead-free 0D Cs3BiX6 (X = Cl, Br) perovskite-analogue nanocrystals (NCs) with a uniform cubic shape. We observe a broad photoluminescence peak centered at 390 nm for the 0D Cs3BiCl6 NCs at low temperatures. This feature originates from a self-trapped exciton mechanism. In situ thermal stability studies show that Cs3BiX6 NCs remain stable upon heating up to 200 °C without crystal structural degradation. Moreover, we demonstrate that the Cs3BiX6 NCs can transform into other bismuth-based perovskite-analogues via facile anion exchange or metal ion insertion reactions. Our study presented here offers the opportunity for further understanding of the structure-property relationship of 0D perovskite-analogue materials, leading toward their future optoelectronic applications.

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O. C. acknowledges the support from Brown University startup funds and the National Science Foundation (OIA-1538893). K. H. -K. is supported by the U.S. Department of Education GAANN research fellowship (P200A150037). TEM, XRD, XPS and Raman measurements were performed at the Electron Microscopy Facility and NanoTools Facility in the Institute for Molecular and Nanoscale Innovation (IMNI) in Brown University. Part of the photoluminescence measurements was performed at Clemson University.

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    Hanjun Yang, Tong Cai, Katie Hills-Kimball & Ou Chen

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Yang, H., Cai, T., Liu, E. et al. Synthesis and transformation of zero-dimensional Cs3BiX6 (X = Cl, Br) perovskite-analogue nanocrystals. Nano Res. 13, 282–291 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-019-2611-5

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