Quasi-2D perovskites have gained significant attention in the field of optics and photonics recently due to their intriguing optical properties. Endowed with optical properties typically found in both 2D and 3D systems, they offer a premier platform for tunable optical devices. Here we studied the prospects of Quasi-2D perovskites for lasing by first delving into excitonic and free carrier ultrafast dynamics, exploring into random lasing from naturally formed cavities in planar films and investigating lasing from structurally-tuned nanowires. Our results give insights on the fundamental radiative processes in these novel materials and build a foundation for future experiments and applications.
Halide perovskites are exciting new semiconductors that show a great promise in low cost and high-performance optoelectronics devices. However, the poor stability is limiting their practical use. In this talk, I will present a molecular approach to the synthesis of a new family of hybrid material – Organic Semiconductor-incorporated Perovskite (OSiP). Energy transfer and charge transfer between adjacent organic and inorganic layers are extremely fast and efficient, owing to the atomically flat interface and short interlayer distance. In addition, the rigid conjugated ligand design dramatically enhances their chemical stability, suppresses solid-state ion diffusion, and modulates electron-phonon coupling, making them useful in many applications, particularly solid-state lighting. Using these stable hybrid materials, we demonstrate efficient light emission and amplification in single crystalline nanostructures, epitaxial heterostructures, and polycrystalline thin films.
Organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskites are exciting new semiconductors that show great promising in low cost and high-performance optoelectronics devices including solar cells, LEDs, photodetectors, etc. However, the poor stability is limiting their practical use. In this talk, I will present a molecular approach to the synthesis of a new family of organic-inorganic hybrid material - Organic Semiconductor-incorporated Perovskite (OSiP). Energy transfer and charge transfer between adjacent organic and inorganic layers are extremely fast and efficient, owing to the atomically-flat interface and ultra-small interlayer distance. Furthermore, this rigid conjugated ligand design dramatically enhances materials’ chemical stability and suppresses solid-state ion migration and diffusion, making them promising for real-world applications. Using this stable hybrid materials, we demonstrate the fabrication of high quality polycrystalline thin films and highly stable and efficient LED devices with suppressed ion migration and improved external quantum efficiency, color purity, and operational lifetime. Optically-driven nano lasers will be discussed briefly as well.
We present the first demonstration of coherent random lasing in optically thin quasi-2D lead-halide perovskite. The intensity fluctuations of laser emission exhibited a large-tailed Lévy distribution, establishing random lasing nature of the observed stimulated emissions. Operation in the diffusive regime was indicated by the relatively large observed photon mean free path (4.5 μm) compared to the lasing wavelength (~550 nm). The coherent spectral modes were found to extend through the entire pump-laser volume. Such lasing modes are sensitive to the local position of the pump spot, suggesting the potential application in sensing subtle variation of local environment. The simple solution processing of quasi-2D perovskites makes them practical for augmenting a variety of meta-devices with non-Hermitian properties to make advanced nanolaser designs with controllable figures of merit.
Organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskites are exciting new semiconductors that show great promising in low cost and high-performance optoelectronics devices including solar cells, LEDs, photodetectors, etc. However, the poor stability is limiting their practical use. In this talk, I will present a molecular approach to the synthesis of a new family of organic-inorganic hybrid material - Organic Semiconductor-incorporated Perovskite (OSiP). Energy transfer and charge transfer between adjacent organic and inorganic layers are extremely fast and efficient, owing to the atomically-flat interface and ultra-small interlayer distance. Furthermore, this rigid conjugated ligand design dramatically enhances materials’ chemical stability and suppresses solid-state ion migration and diffusion, making them promising for real-world applications. Using this stable hybrid materials, we demonstrate the fabrication of high quality polycrystalline thin films and highly stable and efficient LED devices with suppressed ion migration and improved external quantum efficiency, color purity, and operational lifetime. Optically-driven nano lasers will be discussed briefly as well.
Two-dimensional halide perovskites are exciting new semiconductors that show great promising in low cost and high performance optoelectronics devices. However, the weak chemical bonding of halide perovskites makes them chemically, thermally, and mechanically unstable. To address this critical issue and move forward for commercialization, deeper fundamental insights regarding the degradation mechanism and better stabilization strategies have to be achieved. In this talk, I will present a new molecular approach to the synthesis of high-quality organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite quantum wells through incorporating widely tunable organic semiconducting building blocks as the surface capping ligands. Then, I will talk about the applications of these materials in high performance and highly stable solar cells and thermoelectric conversion devices.
Semiconductor quantum wells and superlattices, which are usually fabricated through metal-organic chemical vapor deposition or molecular beam epitaxy, are key building blocks in modern optoelectronics. The ability to simultaneously realize defect-free epitaxial growth and to individually fine-tune the chemical composition and band structure of each layer is essential for achieving the desired performance. Such structures are challenging to realize using organic or hybrid materials because of the difficulty of controlling the materials growth. In this talk, I will present a molecular approach to the synthesis of high-quality organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite quantum wells through incorporating widely tunable organic semiconducting building blocks. By introducing sterically tailored groups into the molecular motif, the strong self-aggregation of the conjugated organic molecules can be suppressed, and single crystalline organic-perovskite hybrid quantum wells (down to one mono-layer thick) and superlattices can be easily obtained via one-step solution-processing. Energy transfer and charge transfer between adjacent organic and inorganic layers are extremely fast and efficient, owing to the atomically-flat interface and ultra-small interlayer distance. The 2D hybrid perovskite superlattices are surprisingly stable, due to the protection of the bulky hydrophobic organic groups. Finally, we demonstrate the applications of these materials in high performance solar cells and field effect transistors.
KEYWORDS: Polymers, Solar cells, Tandem solar cells, External quantum efficiency, Absorption, Solar radiation, Organic photovoltaics, Solar energy, Photoactive materials, Materials science
Tandem solar cells provide an effective way to harvest a broader spectrum of solar radiation by combining two or more
solar cells with different absorption ranges. However, for polymer solar cells (PSCs), the performance of tandem devices
lags behind single-layer cells mainly due to the lack of a high-performance low-bandgap polymer with appropriate
spectral response range. Here, we demonstrate a novel low bandgap conjugated polymer (~1.44 eV) specifically suitable for tandem structure. In the single-layer device, power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 6.5% was achieved. When the polymer was applied to tandem solar cells, we demonstrated a NREL certified PCE of 8.62%[1] . Further optimization on materials and devices of this system has lead to record breaking efficiency of 10.6%. Furthermore, the tandem devices show excellent stability due both to the intrinsic stability of the polymer and the advanced device structure.
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