PVP Passivated δ-CsPbI<sub>3</sub>: Vacancy Induced Visible-Light Absorption and Efficient Photocatalysis

Jianfeng Wen; Xin Du; Feng Hua; Yiting Gu; Ming Li; Tao Tang

doi:10.3390/molecules29071670

Molecules (Apr 2024)

PVP Passivated δ-CsPbI<sub>3</sub>: Vacancy Induced Visible-Light Absorption and Efficient Photocatalysis

Jianfeng Wen,
Xin Du,
Feng Hua,
Yiting Gu,
Ming Li,
Tao Tang

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Jianfeng Wen: College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Xin Du: College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Feng Hua: College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Yiting Gu: College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Ming Li: College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
Tao Tang: College of Physics and Electronic Information Engineering, Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Structural Physics and Application, Education Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29071670
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 7
p. 1670

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The aqueous instability of halide perovskite seriously hinders its direct application in water as a potential photocatalyst. Here, we prepared a new type of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) passivated δ-CsPbI3 (δ-CsPbI3@PVP) microcrystal by a facile method. This material can be uniformly dispersed in water and stably maintain its crystal structure for a long time, breaking through the bottleneck of halide perovskite photocatalysis in water. Under visible light, δ-CsPbI3@PVP can almost completely photodegrade organic dyes (including Rhodamine B, methylene blue, and crystal violet) in only 20 min. The efficient photocatalytic activity is attributed to the enhanced visible light absorption arising from PbI2 defects in δ-CsPbI3@PVP and the intrinsic low photoluminescence quantum yield of δ-CsPbI3, which induces efficient light absorption and photocatalytic activity. We highlight δ-CsPbI3@PVP as an effective aqueous photocatalyst, and this study provides new insights into how to exploit the potential of halide perovskite in photocatalytic applications.

Published in Molecules

ISSN: 1420-3049 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/molecules

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