Kinetically Controlled Growth of Sub‐Millimeter 2D Cs2SnI6 Nanosheets at the Liquid–Liquid Interface

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 17; no. 4
• Main Authors: Zhu, Weiguang, Shen, Junhua, Li, Mingxin, Yang, Kun, Bu, Wei, Sun, Yi‐Yang, Shi, Jian, Lian, Jie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2021
• Subjects: 2D Cs 2SnI 6 nanosheets; Absorptivity; Carrier mobility; Chemical synthesis; Crystal growth; Crystal structure; Crystallinity; Crystals; Interface reactions; Interface stability; kinetically controlled growth; liquid–liquid interface; Nanosheets; Nanotechnology; Optoelectronic devices; Perovskites; sub‐millimeter size; Supersaturation
• ISSN: 1613-6810; 1613-6829
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.202006279

Cs2SnI6 perovskite displays excellent air stability and a high absorption coefficient, promising for photovoltaic and optoelectronic applications. However, Cs2SnI6‐based device performance is still low as a result of lacking optimized synthesis approaches to obtain high quality Cs2SnI6 crystals. Here, a new simple method to synthesize single crystalline Cs2SnI6 perovskite at a liquid–liquid interface is reported. By controlling solvent conditions and Cs2SnI6 supersaturation at the liquid–liquid interface, Cs2SnI6 crystals can be obtained from 3D to 2D growth with controlled geometries such as octahedron, pyramid, hexagon, and triangular nanosheets. The formation mechanisms and kinetics of complex shapes/geometries of high quality Cs2SnI6 crystals are investigated. Freestanding single crystalline 2D nanosheets can be fabricated as thin as 25 nm, and the lateral size can be controlled up to sub‐millimeter regime. Electronic property of the high quality Cs2SnI6 2D nanosheets is also characterized, featuring a n‐type conduction with a high carrier mobility of 35 cm2 V−1 s−1. The interfacial reaction‐controlled synthesis of high‐quality crystals and mechanistic understanding of the crystal growth allow to realize rational design of materials, and the manipulation of crystal growth can be beneficial to achieve desired properties for potential functional applications. A simple and versatile method is introduced to grow single crystalline all‐inorganic perovskite Cs2SnI6 with controllable geometries/shapes by modulating interfacial chemical supersaturation of Cs2SnI6 at the liquid–liquid interface. Freestanding single crystalline 2D nanosheets can be fabricated as thin as 25 nm, and the lateral size can be controlled up to sub‐millimeter regime.