Synthesis and model simulation of the hexagonal to circular transition of perovskite cesium lead halide nanosheets by rapidly changing the temperature

RSC Adv. 2020 Jan 27;10(8):4211-4217. doi: 10.1039/c9ra10312k. eCollection 2020 Jan 24.

Abstract

Lead halide perovskites have emerged as promising optoelectronic materials due to their excellent efficiencies in photovoltaic and light-emitting applications. CsPbBr3 is a kind of all-inorganic perovskite that exhibits higher stability. Here, we report the synthesis of hexagonal and circular all-inorganic CsPbBr3 perovskite nanoplates by changing the reaction temperature. As time goes on, the different reaction temperatures play an important role in determining the shape and size. We use first-principles to explicate the formation of hexagonal nanoplates. Meanwhile, a model is built and the calculation of the properties is conducted. In brief, a method to directly and conveniently synthesize all-inorganic CsPbBr3 is proposed.