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Sensitized Molecular Triplet and Triplet Excimer Emission in Two-Dimensional Hybrid Perovskites
journal contribution
posted on 2020-03-05, 18:15 authored by Yuyang Tian, Yulu Li, Baoquan Chen, Runchen Lai, Shan He, Xiao Luo, Yaoyao Han, Yi Wei, Kaifeng WuTwo-dimensional
(2D) organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites
are promising materials for next-generation optoelectronic devices
owning to their structural and functional versatility and enhanced
ambient stability. Recent studies have started to focus on engineering
the molecular properties of the organic cations to induce inorganic-to-organic
energy/charge transfer for new functionalities, yet many puzzles regarding
the inorganic–organic interaction mechanisms remain to be resolved.
Here we fabricate 2D lead halide perovskites containing naphthalene
methylamine (NMA) cations to study naphthalene triplet sensitization
by inorganic excitons. We find that triplet sensitization proceeds
via a two-step mechanism initiated by subpicosecond hole transfer
from the inorganic layer to naphthalene. We also provide spectroscopic
evidence for triplet excimer formation, i.e., the association between
triplet and ground state molecules. The intensity ratio between the
excimer and triplet emissions can be tuned via the percentage of the
NMA cations in the organic layer, offering a route to tunable white-light
emitters using 2D hybrid perovskites.