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Correlating phase behavior with photophysical properties in mixedâcation mixedâhalide perovskite thin films
Mixed cation perovskites currently achieve very promising efficiency and operational stability when used as the active semiconductor in thinâfilm photovoltaic devices. However, an inâdepth understanding of the structural and photophysical properties that drive this enhanced performance is still lacking. Here the prototypical mixedâcation mixedâhalide perovskite (FAPbI3)0.85(MAPbBr3)0.15 is explored, and temperatureâdependent Xâray diffraction measurements that are correlated with steady state and timeâresolved photoluminescence data are presented. The measurements indicate that this material adopts a pseudocubic perovskite α phase at room temperature, with a transition to a pseudotetragonal ÎČ phase occurring at â260 K. It is found that the temperature dependence of the radiative recombination rates correlates with temperatureâdependent changes in the structural configuration, and observed phase transitions also mark changes in the gradient of the optical bandgap. The work illustrates that temperatureâdependent changes in the perovskite crystal structure alter the charge carrier recombination processes and photoluminescence properties within such hybrid organicâinorganic materials. The findings have significant implications for photovoltaic performance at different operating temperatures, as well as providing new insight on the effect of alloying cations and halides on the phase behavior of hybrid perovskite materials
Synthesis and characterisation of pentacarbonyl(thiazolyl)manganese(0) complexes and their conversion to cationic 2,3-dihydro-thiazol-2-ylidene(pentacarbonyl)manganese(0) compounds
Treatment of BrMn(CO)5 with the corresponding thiazolyllithium precursor produced [(CO)5Mn{C=NCH= CH3}] (1) or [(CO)5Mn{C=N(CH3)=CHS}] (2). Protonation or alkylation of 1 or 2 yields [(CO)5Mn{CN(H)CH=CHS}][CF3SO3] (3), [(CO)5- Mn{CN(H)C(CH3)=CHS}][CF3SO3] (4), [(CO)5Mn{CN(CH3)CH=CHS}][CF3SO3] (5) or [(CO)5Mn{CN(CH3)C(CH3)=CHS}] [CF3SO3] (6). The relatively long Mn-C(carbene) bond in the molecular structures of 3 [2.010(12) Ă
] and 4 [2.044(3) Ă
] and structural features of the 2,3-dihydro-thiazol-2-ylidene ligand, attest to stabilisation of the carbene ligand by Ï-bonding from the N atom and little Ï-acceptance by the ligand from the metal. © 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.Articl