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Lead‐Free Halide Double Perovskite Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 with Decreased Band Gap
Author(s) -
Ji Fuxiang,
Klarbring Johan,
Wang Feng,
Ning Weihua,
Wang Linqin,
Yin Chunyang,
Figueroa José Silvestre Mendoza,
Christensen Christian Kolle,
Etter Martin,
Ederth Thomas,
Sun Licheng,
Simak Sergei I.,
Abrikosov Igor A.,
Gao Feng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.202005568
Subject(s) - band gap , halide , perovskite (structure) , photovoltaics , optoelectronics , materials science , direct and indirect band gaps , photoluminescence , absorption (acoustics) , wide bandgap semiconductor , chemistry , photovoltaic system , crystallography , inorganic chemistry , electrical engineering , composite material , engineering
Environmentally friendly halide double perovskites with improved stability are regarded as a promising alternative to lead halide perovskites. The benchmark double perovskite, Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 , shows attractive optical and electronic features, making it promising for high‐efficiency optoelectronic devices. However, the large band gap limits its further applications, especially for photovoltaics. Herein, we develop a novel crystal‐engineering strategy to significantly decrease the band gap by approximately 0.26 eV, reaching the smallest reported band gap of 1.72 eV for Cs 2 AgBiBr 6 under ambient conditions. The band‐gap narrowing is confirmed by both absorption and photoluminescence measurements. Our first‐principles calculations indicate that enhanced Ag–Bi disorder has a large impact on the band structure and decreases the band gap, providing a possible explanation of the observed band‐gap narrowing effect. This work provides new insights for achieving lead‐free double perovskites with suitable band gaps for optoelectronic applications.