Bandgap Narrowing in Bi-Doped CH3NH3PbCl3 Perovskite Single Crystals and Thin Films

Zhan Zhang, Lixia Ren, Hong Yan, Shujin Guo, Shuanhu Wang, Min Wang, Kexin Jin

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Abstract

Single crystals of heterovalent Bi-doped CH3NH3PbCl3 perovskite have been successfully grown through the inverse temperature crystallization method. Bandgap narrowing of 300 meV (a 55 nm red-shifting absorption edge) is obtained for the nominal 20% Bi-doped crystal with the host structure and the energy at the top of the valence band invariable. It is observed that the contact between the Au electrodes and single crystals transforms from Ohmic to Schottky, and the conductivity increases with increasing Bi doping level. By contrast, the Bi-doped CH3NH3PbCl3 thin films are also prepared, and the similar bandgap narrowing is found, although the narrowing degree is less than that in single crystals. This work has a comprehensive understanding of Bi-doped single crystals and thin films, providing further optoelectronic applications for these promising solution-processed hybrid perovskite semiconductor materials. (Graph Presented).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)17436-17441
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
Volume121
Issue number32
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Aug 2017

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