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Main Authors: Liu, Z., Shi, Y., Jiang, T., Luo, L., Huang, C., Mootz, M., Song, Z., Yan, Y., Yao, Y., Zhao, J., Wang, J.
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.03071
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author Liu, Z.
Shi, Y.
Jiang, T.
Luo, L.
Huang, C.
Mootz, M.
Song, Z.
Yan, Y.
Yao, Y.
Zhao, J.
Wang, J.
author_facet Liu, Z.
Shi, Y.
Jiang, T.
Luo, L.
Huang, C.
Mootz, M.
Song, Z.
Yan, Y.
Yao, Y.
Zhao, J.
Wang, J.
contents Entropy transfer in metal halide perovskites, characterized by significant lattice anharmonicity and low stiffness, underlies the remarkable properties observed in their optoelectronic applications, ranging from solar cells to lasers. The conventional view of this transfer involves stochastic processes occurring within a thermal bath of phonons, where lattice arrangement and energy flow from higher to lower frequency modes. Here we unveil a comprehensive chronological sequence detailing a conceptually distinct, coherent transfer of entropy in a prototypical perovskite CH$_3$NH$_3$Pbl$_3$. The terahertz periodic modulation imposes vibrational coherence into electronic states, leading to the emergence of mixed (vibronic) quantum beat between approximately 3 THz and 0.3 THz. We highlight a well-structured, bi-directional time-frequency transfer of these diverse phonon modes, each developing at different times and transitioning from high to low frequencies from 3 to 0.3 THz, before reversing direction and ascending to around 0.8 THz. First-principles molecular dynamics simulations disentangle a complex web of coherent phononic coupling pathways and identify the salient roles of the initial modes in shaping entropy evolution at later stages. Capitalizing on coherent entropy transfer and dynamic anharmonicity presents a compelling opportunity to exceed the fundamental thermodynamic (Shockley-Queisser) limit of photoconversion efficiency and to pioneer novel optoelectronic functionalities.
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spellingShingle Coherent Transfer of Lattice Entropy via Extreme Nonlinear Phononics in Metal Halide Perovskites
Liu, Z.
Shi, Y.
Jiang, T.
Luo, L.
Huang, C.
Mootz, M.
Song, Z.
Yan, Y.
Yao, Y.
Zhao, J.
Wang, J.
Materials Science
Entropy transfer in metal halide perovskites, characterized by significant lattice anharmonicity and low stiffness, underlies the remarkable properties observed in their optoelectronic applications, ranging from solar cells to lasers. The conventional view of this transfer involves stochastic processes occurring within a thermal bath of phonons, where lattice arrangement and energy flow from higher to lower frequency modes. Here we unveil a comprehensive chronological sequence detailing a conceptually distinct, coherent transfer of entropy in a prototypical perovskite CH$_3$NH$_3$Pbl$_3$. The terahertz periodic modulation imposes vibrational coherence into electronic states, leading to the emergence of mixed (vibronic) quantum beat between approximately 3 THz and 0.3 THz. We highlight a well-structured, bi-directional time-frequency transfer of these diverse phonon modes, each developing at different times and transitioning from high to low frequencies from 3 to 0.3 THz, before reversing direction and ascending to around 0.8 THz. First-principles molecular dynamics simulations disentangle a complex web of coherent phononic coupling pathways and identify the salient roles of the initial modes in shaping entropy evolution at later stages. Capitalizing on coherent entropy transfer and dynamic anharmonicity presents a compelling opportunity to exceed the fundamental thermodynamic (Shockley-Queisser) limit of photoconversion efficiency and to pioneer novel optoelectronic functionalities.
title Coherent Transfer of Lattice Entropy via Extreme Nonlinear Phononics in Metal Halide Perovskites
topic Materials Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.03071