Metal Halide Perovskite Crystals Growth Techniques Properties And Emerging Applications

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.

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 are the hottest materials currently.This unique compendium covers systematically the fundamental aspects of synthesis, properties, and applications of metal halide perovskites that exhibit unique properties and useful functionalities.Written for beginners and practitioners, this useful reference text provides a good balance between fundamental concepts/principles and related recent researches with many highlighted examples.This volume benefits researchers, practitioners, graduate students in materials chemistry/nanochemistry, physical chemistry and semiconductors.

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.

Single crystals of over 100 different electronically active materials have been synthesized using a variety of methods, including growth by flame-fusion, flux, melt, gel diffusion, low-temperature solution, vapor, as well as synthesis by ultra-high-pressure techniques. These crystals, including a large number of doped specimens, emphasize oxides, garnets, silicates, ferrites, fluorides, as well as a large variety of other electromagnetic materials. Charts are presented giving summary data on single crystals grown, percentage and kind of dopants, growth methods and apparatus, crystal dimensions and other physical characteristics, primary research interest or use, crystal system, class, space group, and pertinent references. Several of the growth methods and recent Laboratory accomplishments are described. (Author).

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

Metal halide perovskites have demonstrated tremendous promising electronic and optoelectronic properties that make them appealing in various device applications. Even though surprising improvement has been achieved during the past few years in polycrystalline perovskite-based devices, problems of their intrinsic high defects level, existence of grain boundaries, strong ion migration rates, and poor stabilities can heavily hinder the further development of polycrystalline perovskite electronics and their realistic applications. In contrast, their single-crystal counterpart is well-studied to have much better crystalline qualities, enhanced electrical properties, and excellent material stabilities, making them intriguing for reaching advanced device performance and realistic applications. However, the development of single-crystal perovskite electronic devices is still in its infancy; even the controlling over dimensions, scalabilities, morphologies, and compositions on single-crystal perovskites, are still challenging. Based on those motivations, this research aims to develop a general platform for realizing single-crystal metal halide perovskites electronics from the material growth to the thin-film device fabrication. The solution-based chemical epitaxy method, the lithography and etching approaches, and the transfer printing processes will be combined together to form this fabrication protocol, which is also compatible with the conventional semiconductor processes. In Chapter One, the basic properties of metal halide perovskites and the current problems presented in this field will be introduced and discussed. In Chapter Two, an epitaxial growth method of metal halide perovskite will be introduced. Our work presents the first controllable growth of single-crystal perovskites with different dimensions, morphologies, crystalline orientations, and compositions. In Chapter Three, a general fabrication process for metal halide single-crystal perovskite electronic integrations will be introduced. Our work presents a reliable approach to integrate metal halide single-crystal perovskite into electronics/microelectronics. In Chapter Four, a general strategy for fabricating flexible metal halide single-crystal perovskite electronics will be introduced. Our work presents the first realization of flexible single-crystal perovskite electronics/micro-electronics, which paves the way for realizing high-performance single-crystal metal halide perovskites wearable electronics.

Halide perovskites have quickly emerged as most promising materials in the forefront of photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices, exhibiting superb optoelectronic properties with facile solution synthesis. However, most perovskite-based devices are still fabricated of polycrystalline films, which exhibit inferior carrier properties and low chemical stability compared to single-crystal counterparts. Furthermore, single crystals with low defect concentration and free-grain boundaries provide an ideal platform for gaining insights into the intrinsic properties which have not been thoroughly understood yet. Therefore, study of the single crystals is essential from fundamental and practical aspects, and it constitutes the main objective of this thesis. Here, various types of single crystals, including hybrid halide perovskites CH3NH3PbX3 (X = Cl, Br, & I) and all-inorganic halide perovskites (CsPbX3), are successfully grown and characterized by X-ray diffraction, absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy, polarized light microscopy (PLM), and dielectric, polarization measurements. A novel, efficient technique is designed and applied to grow the halide perovskite crystals at room temperature. The solubility, nucleation, and growth mechanisms by the high-temperature and room-temperature growths are investigated, and different growth pathways are proposed. The characteristic twin domains of these crystals are investigated by PLM, and their crystal structures and phase transitions are accurately determined. A side-centered orthorhombic symmetry, derived from a distorted monoclinic unit cell, is experimentally discovered for the intermediate phase of MAPbX3 (X= Br, Cl) from the domain analysis based on optical crystallography. The existence of ferroelectricity in halide perovskites has remained debatable. The domain response under an external electrical field and stress reveals that these crystals are not ferroelectric but ferroelastic, opening a new view to improve the performance and stability through stress-mediated domain engineering. Lastly, comprehensive studies of dielectric and polarization properties of the crystals are performed over a broad range of temperature and frequency, leading to the finding of "incipient ferroelectricity" in MAPbCl3 which becomes the first example of order-disorder materials exhibiting such a behaviour. This work provides a novel and effective route to grow halide perovskite single crystals, and a better understanding of their physical properties, contributing to the acceleration of the development of crystals-based optoelectronic devices with superior performance and enhanced stability.