Intrinsic Limits of Charge Carrier Mobilities in Layered Halide Perovskites

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Auteurs principaux: Cucco, Bruno, Leveillee, Joshua, Ha, Viet-Anh, Even, Jacky, Kepenekian, Mikaël, Giustino, Feliciano, Volonakis, George
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author Cucco, Bruno
Leveillee, Joshua
Ha, Viet-Anh
Even, Jacky
Kepenekian, Mikaël
Giustino, Feliciano
Volonakis, George
author_facet Cucco, Bruno
Leveillee, Joshua
Ha, Viet-Anh
Even, Jacky
Kepenekian, Mikaël
Giustino, Feliciano
Volonakis, George
contents Layered halide perovskites have emerged as potential alternatives to three-dimensional halide perovskites due to their improved stability and larger material phase space, allowing fine-tuning of structural, electronic, and optical properties. However, their charge carrier mobilities are significantly smaller than that of three-dimensional halide perovskites, which has a considerable impact on their application in optoelectronic devices. Here, we employ state-of-the-art ab initio approaches to unveil the electron-phonon mechanisms responsible for the diminished transport properties of layered halide perovskites. Starting from a prototypical ABX$_{3}$ halide perovskite, we model the case of $n=1$ and $n=2$ layered structures and compare their electronic and transport properties to the three-dimensional reference. The electronic and phononic properties are investigated within density functional theory (DFT) and density functional perturbation theory (DFPT), while transport properties are obtained via the ab initio Boltzmann transport equation. The vibrational modes contributing to charge carrier scattering are investigated and associated with polar-phonon scattering mechanisms arising from the long-range Fröhlich coupling and deformation potential scattering processes. Our investigation reveals that the lower mobilities in layered systems primarily originates from the increased electronic density of states at the vicinity of the band edges, while the electron-phonon coupling strength remains similar. Such increase is caused by the dimensionality reduction and the break in octahedra connectivity along the stacking direction. Our findings provide a fundamental understanding of the electron-phonon coupling mechanisms in layered perovskites and highlight the intrinsic limitations of the charge carrier transport in these materials.
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spellingShingle Intrinsic Limits of Charge Carrier Mobilities in Layered Halide Perovskites
Cucco, Bruno
Leveillee, Joshua
Ha, Viet-Anh
Even, Jacky
Kepenekian, Mikaël
Giustino, Feliciano
Volonakis, George
Materials Science
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
Layered halide perovskites have emerged as potential alternatives to three-dimensional halide perovskites due to their improved stability and larger material phase space, allowing fine-tuning of structural, electronic, and optical properties. However, their charge carrier mobilities are significantly smaller than that of three-dimensional halide perovskites, which has a considerable impact on their application in optoelectronic devices. Here, we employ state-of-the-art ab initio approaches to unveil the electron-phonon mechanisms responsible for the diminished transport properties of layered halide perovskites. Starting from a prototypical ABX$_{3}$ halide perovskite, we model the case of $n=1$ and $n=2$ layered structures and compare their electronic and transport properties to the three-dimensional reference. The electronic and phononic properties are investigated within density functional theory (DFT) and density functional perturbation theory (DFPT), while transport properties are obtained via the ab initio Boltzmann transport equation. The vibrational modes contributing to charge carrier scattering are investigated and associated with polar-phonon scattering mechanisms arising from the long-range Fröhlich coupling and deformation potential scattering processes. Our investigation reveals that the lower mobilities in layered systems primarily originates from the increased electronic density of states at the vicinity of the band edges, while the electron-phonon coupling strength remains similar. Such increase is caused by the dimensionality reduction and the break in octahedra connectivity along the stacking direction. Our findings provide a fundamental understanding of the electron-phonon coupling mechanisms in layered perovskites and highlight the intrinsic limitations of the charge carrier transport in these materials.
title Intrinsic Limits of Charge Carrier Mobilities in Layered Halide Perovskites
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
Computational Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.12960