Issue 7, 2021

Mechanical switching of orientation-related photoluminescence in deep-blue 2D layered perovskite ensembles

Abstract

The synergy between the organic component of two-dimensional (2D) metal halide layered perovskites and flexible polymers offers an unexplored window to tune their optical properties at low mechanical stress. Thus, there is a significant interest in exploiting their PL anisotropy by controlling their orientation and elucidating their interactions. Here, we apply this principle to platelet structures of micrometre lateral size that are synthesized in situ into free-standing polymer films. We study the photoluminescence of the resulting films under cyclic mechanical stress and observe an enhancement in the emission intensity up to ∼2.5 times along with a switch in the emission profile when stretching the films from 0% to 70% elongation. All the films recovered their initial emission intensity when releasing the stress throughout ca. 15 mechanical cycles. We hypothesize a combined contribution from reduced reabsorption, changes on in-plane and out-of-plane dipole moments that stem from different orientation of the platelets inside the film, and relative sliding of platelets within oriented stacks while stretching the films. Our results reveal how low-mechanical stress affects 2D layered perovskite aggregation and orientation, an open pathway toward the design of strain-controlled emission.

Graphical abstract: Mechanical switching of orientation-related photoluminescence in deep-blue 2D layered perovskite ensembles

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Nov 2020
Accepted
22 Dec 2020
First published
15 Feb 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 3948-3956

Mechanical switching of orientation-related photoluminescence in deep-blue 2D layered perovskite ensembles

B. Dhanabalan, A. Castelli, L. Ceseracciu, D. Spirito, F. Di Stasio, L. Manna, R. Krahne and M. P. Arciniegas, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 3948 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR08043H

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