2024.04.18
From Defects to Order: Spontaneously Emerging Crystal Arrangements in Perovskite Halides
A new hybrid layered perovskite featuring elusive spontaneous defect ordering has been found, report scientists at Tokyo Tech. By introducing specific concentrations of thiocyanate ions into FAPbI3 (FA = formamidinium), they observed that ordered columnar defects appeared in the stacked crystalline layers, taking up one-third of the lattice space. These findings could pave the way to an innovative strategy for adjusting the properties of hybrid perovskites, leading to practical advances in optoelectronics and energy generation.
