Expanding the 0D Rb7M3X16 (M=Sb,Bi; X=Br,I) Family: Dual-Band Luminescence in Rb7Sb3Br16 |
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Authors: | Kyle M McCall Bogdan M Benin Michael Wörle Thomas Vonderach Detlef Günther Maksym V Kovalenko |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 1–5, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland |
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Abstract: | Inorganic, lead-free metal halides are widely sought after following the rise of the halide perovskites as outstanding optoelectronic materials, due to their enhanced stability and reduced toxicity. Herein, we report on the solvothermal synthesis of Rb7Sb3Br16, which exhibits a 0D structure comprised of SbBr6]3? octahedra and edge-sharing bioctahedra Sb2Br10]4? dimers that order into layers along the c-axis. This all-inorganic material is air-stable and exhibits weak orange photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature. Low-temperature PL and PL excitation (PLE) measurements reveal the presence of two distinct emission bands that originate from these structural units, with the high-energy emission quenching as temperature rises beyond 150 K. We are also able to obtain Rb7Bi3Br16 and Rb7Bi3I16 which both crystallize in orthorhombic symmetry, with Rb7Bi3Br16 presenting weak low-temperature luminescence while Rb7Bi3I16 is non-luminescent. This work expands the library of emissive inorganic metal halides and provides further evidence for the efficacy of low-dimensional Sb?X luminescent centers based on octahedral and edge-sharing Sb2X10]4? dimers. |
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Keywords: | lone pairs main group elements metal halides photoluminescence zero-dimensional structures |
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