Simulations of electron diffraction patterns for each of the known perovskite tilt systems have been performed. The conditions for the appearance of superlattice reflections arising from rotations of the octahedra are modified to take into account the effects of different tilt systems for kinematical diffraction. The use of selected-area electron diffraction as a tool for perovskite structure d...

A facile hydrothermal method was developed to prepare CH3NH3PbBr3 and CH3NH3PbI3. The as-prepared products were utilized in lithium batteries as anode materials with good performance. Considering the structural diversity, more hybrid perovskites can be targets for further optimization, indicating their promising potential in Li-ion battery applications.

The nonexcitonic character for organometal trihalide perovskites is demonstrated by examining the field-dependent exciton dissociation behavior. It is found that photogenerated excitons can be effectively dissociated into free charges inside perovskite without the assistance of charge extraction layer or external field, which is a stark contrast to the charge-separation behavior in excitonic ma...

Density functional theory is used to determine the possible crystal structure of the CaSiO3 perovskites and their evolution under pressure. The ideal cubic perovskite is considered as a starting point for studying several possible lower-symmetry distorted structures. The theoretical lattice parameters and the atomic coordinates for all the structures are determined, and the results are discusse...

A facile in situ solution method was developed for chemical decoration of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskites with reduced graphene oxides (rGOs) to significantly improve the photodetector performance. Such CH3NH3PbI3/rGO molecular hybrids show a 6 times higher ON/OFF ratio and notably faster response speed than neat CH3NH3PbI3.

Comprehensive measurements of electrical transport properties under pressure, thermal conductivity, magnetic susceptibility, and room-temperature compressibility have been used to characterize SrCrO3 and CaCrO3 perovskites synthesized under high pressure. Comparison with other narrow-band perovskite oxides suggests that their anomalous physical properties are correlated with bond-length instabi...

Here we show the retrograde solubility of various hybrid perovskites through the correct choice of solvent(s) and report their solubility curves. Retrograde solubility enables to develop inverse temperature crystallization of FAPbX3 (FA = HC(NH2)2(+), X = Br(-)/I(-)). FAPbI3 crystals exhibit a 1.4 eV bandgap--considerably narrower than their polycrystalline counterparts.

DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201600014 unexpectedly clean electronic properties of these semiconductors have led to the demonstration of proof-of-concept PV devices with an initial effi ciency that outperforms competing ‘next-generation’ technologies such as dye-sensitized, organic, and quantum dot solar cells, and even matches that of commercially deployed PV. [ 6 ] Other attractive characteristics of hy...

The surface and near-surface chemical composition of electroceramic materials often shows significant deviations from that of the bulk. In particular, layered materials, such as cation-ordered LnBaCo2O(5+δ) perovskites (Ln = lanthanide), undergo surface and sub-surface restructuring due to the segregation of the divalent alkaline-earth cation. These processes can take place during synthesis and...