Distance Dependence of Förster Resonance Energy Transfer Rates in 2D Perovskite Quantum Wells via Control of Organic Spacer Length
Shobhana Panuganti, Lucas V. Besteiro, Eugenia S. Vasileiadou, Justin M. Hoffman, Alexander O. Govorov, Stephen K. Gray, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Richard D. Schaller
Abstract
between a donor and acceptor. We approach FRET in systems with binary mixtures of donor and acceptor 2D perovskite quantum wells (PQWs), and we synthetically tune distances between donor and acceptor by varying alkylammonium spacer cation lengths. FRET rates are monitored using transient absorption spectroscopy and ultrafast photoluminescence, revealing rapid picosecond lifetimes that scale with spacer cation length. We theoretically model these binary mixtures of PQWs, describing the emitters as classical oscillating dipoles. We find agreement with our empirical lifetimes and then determine the effects of lateral extent and layer thickness, establishing fundamental principles for FRET in 2D materials.