Growth of single crystals of methylammonium lead mixedhalide perovskites

Thuat Nguyen-Tran, Mai Ngoc An, Trang Thu Luong, Hung Huy Nguyen, Tu Thanh Truong
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  • Thuat Nguyen-Tran Nano and Energy Center, VNU University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Mai Ngoc An Nano and Energy Center, VNU University of Science, 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Trang Thu Luong Faculty of Chemistry, VNU University of Science, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Hung Huy Nguyen Faculty of Chemistry, VNU University of Science, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  • Tu Thanh Truong Faculty of Chemistry, VNU University of Science, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Vietnam.

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https://doi.org/10.15625/0868-3166/28/3/12666

Keywords:

Organo lead mixed halide perovskites, single crystal, CH3NH3PbI3−xBrx

Abstract

We report the growth and characterization of different bulk single crystals of organo lead mixed halide perovskites CH3NH3PbI3−xBrx by two different crystal growth approaches: (i)anti-solvent diffusion, and (ii) inverse temperature crystallization. In order to control the size and the shape of crystals, we have investigated different experimental growth parameters such as temperature and precursor concentration. The morphology of obtained crystals was observed by optical microscope, whereas their intrinsic crystalline properties were characterized by single crystal as well as powder X-ray diffraction. The results illustrated that the growth and crystalline structure of mixed halide perovskites CH3NH3PbI3−xBrx could be easily tuned.

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T. Nguyen-Tran, M. N. An, T. T. Luong, H. H. Nguyen, and T. T. Truong, “Growth of single crystals of methylammonium lead mixedhalide perovskites”, Comm. Phys., vol. 28, no. 3, p. 237, Nov. 2018.

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Received 11-06-2018
Accepted 23-07-2018
Published 14-11-2018

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