Investigation On The Material Stability Of Metal Halide Perovskite Semiconductors

This book will provide readers with a good overview of some of most recent advances in the field of technology for perovskite materials. There will be a good mixture of general chapters in both technology and applications in opto-electronics, Xray detection and emerging transistor structures. The book will have an in-depth review of the research topics from world-leading specialists in the field. The authors build connections between the materials’ physical properties to the main applications such as photovoltaics, LED, FETs and X-ray sensors. They also discuss the similarities and main differences when using perovskites for those devices.

Halide Perovskite Semiconductors Enables readers to acquire a systematic and in-depth understanding of various fundamental aspects of halide perovskite semiconductors Halide Perovskite Semiconductors: Structures, Characterization, Properties, and Phenomena covers the most fundamental topics with regards to halide perovskites, including but not limited to crystal/defect theory, crystal chemistry, heterogeneity, grain boundaries, single-crystals/thin-films/nanocrystals synthesis, photophysics, solid-state ionics, spin physics, chemical (in)stability, carrier dynamics, hot carriers, surface and interfaces, lower-dimensional structures, and structural/functional characterizations. Included discussions on the fundamentals of halide perovskites aim to expand the basic science fields of physics, chemistry, and materials science. Edited by two highly qualified researchers, Halide Perovskite Semiconductors includes specific information on: Crystal/defect theory of halide perovskites, crystal chemistry of halide perovskites, and processing and microstructures of halide perovskites Single-crystals of halide perovskites, nanocrystals of halide perovskites, low-dimensional perovskite crystals, and nanoscale heterogeneity of halide perovskites Carrier mobilities and dynamics in halide perovskites, light emission of halide perovskites, photophysics and ultrafast spectroscopy of halide perovskites Hot carriers in halide perovskites, correlating photophysics with microstructures in halide perovskites, chemical stability of halide perovskites, and solid-state ionics of halide perovskites Readers can find solutions to technological issues and challenges based on the fundamental knowledge gained from this book. As such, Halide Perovskite Semiconductors is an essential in-depth treatment of the subject, ideal for solid-state chemists, materials scientists, physical chemists, inorganic chemists, physicists, and semiconductor physicists.

Metal Halide Perovskites for Generation, Manipulation and Detection of Light covers the current state and future prospects of lead halide perovskite photonics and photon sources, both from an academic and industrial point-of-view. Advances in metal halide perovskite photon sources (lasers) based on thin films, microcrystals and nanocrystals are comprehensively reviewed, with leading experts contributing current advances in theory, fundamental concepts, fabrication techniques, experiments and other important research innovations. This book is suitable for graduate students, researchers, scientists and engineers in academia and R&D in industry working in the disciplines of materials science and engineering. Includes comprehensive reviews from academic and industrial perspectives of current trends in the field of metal halide perovskite for photonics Provides an up-to-date look at the most recent and upcoming applications in metal halide perovskite photonics, such as; photodetectors, lighting, lasing, nonlinear photonics and quantum technologies Discusses future prospective trends and envisioned applications of metal halide perovskites, from near-UV to near-IR photonics

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Metal Halide Perovskite Crystals: Growth Techniques, Properties and Emerging Applications" that was published in Crystals

In recent years, metal halide perovskites have emerged as a rising star among semiconductor materials owing to their low cost, solution processability, and fascinating combination of material properties enabling a broad range of energy applications. Accompanied by the unprecedented success in the photovoltaic community, which has witnessed a certified power conversion efficiency of 23.7%, rapid advancement has also been achieved in the areas of light-emitting diodes, lasers, photodetectors, and solar-to-fuel energy conversion devices. Beyond the dominant format of polycrystalline perovskite thin films for solar cell applications, recent progress in metal halide perovskite crystals, ranging from nanocrystals to macroscopic single-crystals, has spurred a great deal of both scientific and industrial interest. Great research efforts have endeavored to develop new techniques for crystal growth and investigate the physical and chemical properties of the materials and explore their emerging applications. These exciting achievements call for a rationalization of the different forms of perovskite semiconductors beyond the widely used polycrystalline thin films. In the current Special Issue, "Metal Halide Perovskite Crystals: Growth Techniques, Properties and Emerging Applications", we aim to provide a forum for the discussion and presentation of recent advances in the fields of research related to metal halide perovskite crystals.

As an emerging class of semiconductors, metal halide perovskites have demonstrated tremendous potential in various applications, including photovoltaic solar cells, light-emitting diodes, photodetection, and many other electronic devices. While most of these perovskite electronic devices have adopted polycrystalline perovskite thin films, problems of polycrystalline thin films like the high density of grain boundaries and defects, low stability can hinder the further performance enhancement of perovskite electronic devices. Comparing with their polycrystalline counterpart, single-crystal perovskites provide opportunities in solving such problems. Not only can they provide enhanced crystalline quality and excellent material stability, but also the possibility to alter the electronic properties of perovskites by lattice-mismatch-induced strain. Yet the development of single-crystal perovskite electronic devices is still in its infancy due to the low controllability over the growth of single-crystal perovskite nano/micro-structures and the incompatibility with the conventional semiconductor fabrication protocol. This research aims to develop a platform for growing high-quality single-crystal metal halide perovskite nano/micro-structures using controllable chemical homo/heteroepitaxial growth and fabricating high-performance single-crystal-perovskite-based electronic devices with the conventional semiconductor fabrication protocols. In Chapter One, the basic properties of metal halide perovskites and the current problems presented in the polycrystalline perovskite thin films will be introduced and discussed. In Chapter Two, controllable homoepitaxial growth of metal halide perovskite micro-arrays will be introduced. Our work presents the first controllable growth of large-area single-crystal perovskite microarrays with different sizes, morphologies, crystalline orientations, and patterned structures. In Chapter Three, controllable strain engineering of single-crystal metal halide perovskite thin films by heteroepitaxial-growth-induced lattice mismatch will be introduced. Our work presents the first controllable strain engineering in metal halide perovskite family. In Chapter Four, epitaxial stabilization induced by the chemically epitaxial strain growth will be introduced. Our strategy provides insights into structurally stabilizing the metastable metal halide perovskite family. Our understanding of the controllable epitaxial growth of metal halide perovskites paves the way for next-generation single-crystal metal halide perovskites electronic devices.

Covering both organic materials, where recent advances in the understanding of device physics is driving progress, and the newly emerging field of mixed halide perovskites, which are challenging the efficiencies of conventional thin film PV cells, this book provides a balanced overview of the experimental and theoretical aspects of these two classes of solar cell. The book explores both the experimental and theoretical aspects of these solar cell classes. Emphasis is placed on understanding the fundamental physics of the devices. The book also discusses modelling over many length scales, from nano to macro. The first book to cover perovskites, this is an important reference for industrialists and researchers working in energy technologies and materials.

This book provides new research on polycrystalline films. Chapter One reviews the characterisation of polycrystalline Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1-x)4 thin-films and solar-cells. Chapter Two explains the chemical vapor deposition process accelerated by the fragments of monomethylsilane. Chapter Three studies the regularities of formation of the nanostructured films of polycrystalline silicon doped with germanium as isovalent impurity.