TY - JOUR
T1 - Rudorffites and Beyond
T2 - Perovskite-Inspired Silver/Copper Pnictohalides for Next-Generation Environmentally Friendly Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics
AU - Chakraborty, Abhisek
AU - Pai, Narendra
AU - Zhao, Jing
AU - Tuttle, Blair R.
AU - Simonov, Alexandr N.
AU - Pecunia, Vincenzo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2022/9/5
Y1 - 2022/9/5
N2 - In the wake of lead-halide perovskite research, bismuth- and antimony-based perovskite-inspired semiconducting materials are attracting increasing attention as safer and potentially more robust alternatives to lead-based archetypes. Of particular interest are the group IB–group VA halide compositions with a generic formula AxByXx+3y (A+ = Cu+/Ag+; B3+ = Bi3+/Sb3+; X– = I–/Br–), i.e., silver/copper pnictohalides and derivatives thereof. This family of materials forms 3D structures with much higher solar cell efficiencies and greater potential for indoor photovoltaics than the lower-dimensional bismuth/antimony-based perovskite-inspired semiconductors. Furthermore, silver/copper pnictohalides are being investigated for applications beyond photovoltaics, e.g., for photodetection, ionization radiation detection, memristors, and chemical sensors. Such versatility parallels the wide range of possible compositions and synthetic routes, which enable various structural, morphological, and optoelectronic properties. This manuscript surveys the growing research on silver/copper pnictohalides, highlighting their composition–structure–property relationships and the status and prospects of the photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices based thereon. The authors hope that the insights provided herein might accelerate the development of eco-friendly and stable perovskite-inspired materials for next-generation photovoltaics and optoelectronics.
AB - In the wake of lead-halide perovskite research, bismuth- and antimony-based perovskite-inspired semiconducting materials are attracting increasing attention as safer and potentially more robust alternatives to lead-based archetypes. Of particular interest are the group IB–group VA halide compositions with a generic formula AxByXx+3y (A+ = Cu+/Ag+; B3+ = Bi3+/Sb3+; X– = I–/Br–), i.e., silver/copper pnictohalides and derivatives thereof. This family of materials forms 3D structures with much higher solar cell efficiencies and greater potential for indoor photovoltaics than the lower-dimensional bismuth/antimony-based perovskite-inspired semiconductors. Furthermore, silver/copper pnictohalides are being investigated for applications beyond photovoltaics, e.g., for photodetection, ionization radiation detection, memristors, and chemical sensors. Such versatility parallels the wide range of possible compositions and synthetic routes, which enable various structural, morphological, and optoelectronic properties. This manuscript surveys the growing research on silver/copper pnictohalides, highlighting their composition–structure–property relationships and the status and prospects of the photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices based thereon. The authors hope that the insights provided herein might accelerate the development of eco-friendly and stable perovskite-inspired materials for next-generation photovoltaics and optoelectronics.
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U2 - 10.1002/adfm.202203300
DO - 10.1002/adfm.202203300
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85134421629
SN - 1616-301X
VL - 32
JO - Advanced Functional Materials
JF - Advanced Functional Materials
IS - 36
M1 - 2203300
ER -