Experimental Determination of the Molar Absorption Coefficient of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots
Subhashri Mannar, Prasenjit Mandal, Angira Roy, Ranjani Viswanatha
Abstract
Lead halide perovskite (CsPbX3, where X = Cl, Br, or I) quantum dots (QDs), with tunable optical and electronic properties, have attracted attention because of their promising applications in solar cells and next-generation optoelectronic devices. Hence, it is crucial to investigate in detail the fundamental size-dependent properties of these perovskite QDs to obtain high-quality nanocrystals for practical use. We propose a direct method for determining the concentration of solution-processed CsPbX3 QDs by means of spectrophotometry, in which the molar absorption coefficient (ε) is obtained using absorption and the Beer–Lambert law. By tuning the size of CsPbX3 QDs, we obtain their corresponding ε leading to a calibration curve for calculating the nanocrystal concentrations. The ε at the band edge for CsPbX3 (X = Cl, Br, or I) nanocrystals was found to be strongly dependent on the bandgap of the nanocrystals. We also obtained a reliable size dependence of the bandgap calibration curves to estimate the size of QDs from the absorption spectra.