Tuning the band gap in hybrid tin iodide perovskite semiconductors using structural templating.
Structural distortions within the extensive family of organic/inorganic hybrid tin iodide perovskite semiconductors are correlated with their experimental exciton energies and calculated band gaps. The extent of the in- and out-of-plane angular distortion of the SnI4(2-) perovskite sheets is largely determined by the relative charge density and steric requirements of the organic cations. Variation of the in-plane Sn-I-Sn bond angle was demonstrated to have the greatest impact on the tuning of the band gap, and the equatorial Sn-I bond distances have a significant secondary influence. Extended Hückel tight-binding band calculations are employed to decipher the crystal orbital origins of the structural effects that fine-tune the band structure. The calculations suggest that it may be possible to tune the band gap by as much as 1 eV using the templating influence of the organic cation.
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Related Subject Headings
- Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry
- 3403 Macromolecular and materials chemistry
- 3402 Inorganic chemistry
- 0399 Other Chemical Sciences
- 0306 Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural)
- 0302 Inorganic Chemistry