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Directed assembly of layered perovskite heterostructures as single crystals
- Abstract:
- The precise stacking of different two-dimensional (2D) structures such as graphene and MoS2 has reinvigorated the field of 2D materials, revealing exotic phenomena at their interfaces1,2. These unique interfaces are typically constructed using mechanical or deposition-based methods to build a heterostructure one monolayer at a time2,3. By contrast, self-assembly is a scalable technique, where complex materials can selectively form in solution4,5,6. Here we show a synthetic strategy for the self-assembly of layered perovskite–non-perovskite heterostructures into large single crystals in aqueous solution. Using bifunctional organic molecules as directing groups, we have isolated six layered heterostructures that form as an interleaving of perovskite slabs with a different inorganic lattice, previously unknown to crystallize with perovskites. In many cases, these intergrown lattices are 2D congeners of canonical inorganic structure types. To our knowledge, these compounds are the first layered perovskite heterostructures formed using organic templates and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Notably, this interleaving of inorganic structures can markedly transform the band structure. Optical data and first principles calculations show that substantive coupling between perovskite and intergrowth layers leads to new electronic transitions distributed across both sublattices. Given the technological promise of halide perovskites4, this intuitive synthetic route sets a foundation for the directed synthesis of richly structured complex semiconductors that self-assemble in water.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1038/s41586-021-03810-x
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- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Journal:
- Nature More from this journal
- Volume:
- 597
- Issue:
- 7876
- Pages:
- 355-359
- Publication date:
- 2021-09-15
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-07-07
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1476-4687
- ISSN:
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0028-0836
- Pmid:
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34526708
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1197637
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pubs:1197637
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2021-10-06
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- Copyright holder:
- Aubrey et al.
- Copyright date:
- 2021
- Rights statement:
- Copyright © 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
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This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available from Springer Nature at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03810-x
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