Boosting the Self‐Trapped Exciton Emission in Alloyed Cs<sub>2</sub>(Ag/Na)InCl<sub>6</sub> Double Perovskite via Cu<sup>+</sup> Doping
Xingwen Cheng, Zhi Xie, Wei Zheng, Renfu Li, Zhonghua Deng, Datao Tu, Xiaoying Shang, Jin Xu, Zhongliang Gong, Xingjun Li, Xueyuan Chen
Abstract
Abstract Fundamental understanding of the effect of doping on the optical properties of 3D double perovskites (DPs) especially the dynamics of self‐trapped excitons (STEs) is of vital importance for their optoelectronic applications. Herein, a unique strategy via Cu + doping to achieve efficient STE emission in the alloyed lead‐free Cs 2 (Ag/Na)InCl 6 DPs is reported. A small amount (1.0 mol%) of Cu + doping results in boosted STE emission in the crystals, with photoluminescence (PL) quantum yield increasing from 19.0% to 62.6% and excitation band shifting from 310 to 365 nm. Temperature‐dependent PL and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopies reveal that the remarkable PL enhancement originates from the increased radiative recombination rate and density of STEs, as a result of symmetry breakdown of the STE wavefunction at the octahedral Ag + site. These findings provide deep insights into the STE dynamics in Cu + ‐doped Cs 2 (Ag/Na)InCl 6 , thereby laying a foundation for the future design of new lead‐free DPs with efficient STE emission.