We analyze the behavior of a series of newly synthesized (R-NH₃)₂PbX₄ perovskites and, in particular, discuss the possible reasons which cause their degradation under UV illumination. Experimental results show that the degradation process depends a lot on their molecular components: not only the inorganic part, but also the chemical structure of the organic moieties play an important role in bl...

The optical properties of perovskites at ambient temperatures are important both to the design of optimised solar cells as well as in other areas such as the refinement of electronic band structure calculations. Limited previous information on the optical modelling has been published. The experimental fitting parameters for optical constants of CH3NH3PbI3-x Cl x and CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite films ...

The nanowire and nanorod morphology offers great advantages for application in a range of optoelectronic devices, but these high-quality nanorod arrays are typically based on high temperature growth techniques. Here, we demonstrate the successful room temperature growth of a hybrid perovskite (CH3NH3PbBr3) nanorod array, and we also introduce a new low temperature anion exchange technique to co...

Correction for 'Strain effects on oxygen migration in perovskites' by Tam Mayeshiba et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 2715-2721.

nanomaterials, including cadmium-based or cadmium-free colloidal quantum dots (QDs)1,2 and, most recently, metal-halide perovskites3, have emerged from academic labs to become promising luminescent component materials for optics and optoelectronics in the display and lighting industries. Working as independent players in either photoluminescence (PL) or electroluminescence (EL) mode, these mate...

Four new double perovskites, SrLaMReO(6) (M = Mg, Mn, Co, Ni) in which Re(5+) (5d(2)) is present, were prepared via conventional solid state reactions and characterized by X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, XANES, SQUID magnetometry, and muon spin relaxation (μSR). Synchrotron X-ray and neutron diffraction experiments confirmed that all compounds crystallize in the monoclinic P2(1)/n structu...

Perovskite oxides with general formula AMO3 have a large variety of applications as dielectrics and piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics and/or ferromagnetic materials, among others. Rare earth and alkaline earth metal perovskites are useful as catalysts for hydrogen generation, as oxidation catalysts for hydrocarbons, and as effective and inexpensive electrocatalysts for state-of-the-art fuel cells,...

Gold and gold alloys, in the form of supported nanoparticles, have been shown over the last three decades to be highly effective oxidation catalysts. Mixed metal oxide perovskites, with their high structural tolerance, are ideal for investigating how changes in the chemical composition of supports affect the catalysts' properties, while retaining similar surface areas, morphologies and metal co...

Organometal halide perovskites have been intensely studied in the past 5 years, inspired by their certified high photovoltaic power conversion efficiency. Some of these materials are room-temperature ferroelectrics. The presence of switchable ferroelectric domains in methylammonium lead triiodide, CH3NH3PbI3, has recently been observed via piezoresponse force microscopy. Here, we focus on the s...

Recent years have witnessed skyrocketing research achievements in organic-inorganic hybrid lead halide perovskites (OIHPs) in the photovoltaic field. In addition to photovoltaics, more and more studies have focused on OIHPs-based photodetectors in the past two years, due to the remarkable optoelectronic properties of OIHPs. This article summarizes the latest progress in this research field. To ...