Nanomaterials (Oct 2023)

Polymer Backbone Stabilized Methylammonium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nano Islands

  • Chinna Bathula,
  • Soniya Naik,
  • Atanu Jana,
  • Ramasubba Reddy Palem,
  • Aditya Narayan Singh,
  • Mohammad Rafe Hatshan,
  • Suresh D. Mane,
  • Hyun-Seok Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13202750
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 20
p. 2750

Abstract

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Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite materials continue to attract significant interest due to their optoelectronic application. However, the degradation phenomenon associated with hybrid structures remains a challenging aspect of commercialization. To overcome the stability issue, we have assembled the methylammonium lead bromide nano islands (MNIs) on the backbone of poly-3-dodecyl-thiophene (PDT) for the first time. The structural and morphological properties of the MNI-PDT composite were confirmed with the aid of X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies, Field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The optical properties, namely absorption studies, were carried out by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. The fluorescent behavior is determined by photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The emission peak for the MNI-PDT was observed at 536 nm. The morphology studies supported by FESEM indicated that the nano islands are completely covered on the surface of the polymer backbone, making the hybrid (MNI-PDT) stable under environmental conditions for three months. The interfacial interaction strategy developed in the present work will provide a new approach for the stabilization of hybrids for a longer time duration.

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