Synthesis of Metastable Silver-Lanthanide Double Perovskite Nanocrystals with White-Light Emission
Jianning Feng, Qinxuan Cao, Jie Xue, Haipeng Lu
Abstract
Four silver-lanthanide double perovskite nanocrystals, namely, Cs 2 AgSmCl 6, Cs 2 AgEuCl 6, Cs 2 AgGdCl 6, and Cs 2 AgErCl 6, were synthesized for the first time. These four double perovskites have yet to be reported in any form and are found to be metastable in the bulk phase. By using the colloidal hot-injection synthesis method, the metastable double perovskite phase can be arrested kinetically. These lead-free nanocrystals show a broadband emission owing to the self-trapped exciton recombination, with Cs 2 AgEuCl 6 exhibiting the characteristic f–f emission from Eu 3+ .
Topics & Concepts
MetastabilityChemistryLanthanideNanocrystalPerovskite (structure)Phase (matter)ExcitonCrystallographyNanotechnologyMaterials scienceIonCondensed matter physicsOrganic chemistryPhysicsPerovskite Materials and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties2D Materials and Applications