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As a new generation of solution-processable optoelectronic materials, organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskites have attracted a great deal of interest due to their high and balanced carrier mobility, long carrier diffusion length and large light absorption coefficient. These materials have demonstrated wide applications in solar cell, light-emitting diode, laser, photodetector, catalysis and other fields. Comparing with their polycrystalline film counterpart, perovskite single crystals have low trap density and no grain boundaries and thus are anticipated to possess much better optoelectronic performances. Herein, we review the key progress in the development of organic-inorganic halide perovskite single crystals. Particularly, the crystal growth techniques and applications of these advanced materials are highlighted.
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作为一种新型的光电材料, 有机-无机杂化钙钛矿以其高光吸收系数、 长扩散长度、 高载流子迁移率等优点为人们所关注. 这类材料在太阳电池、 光电探测器、 发光二极管、 激光器、 催化等诸多领域有极为优秀的表现. 与多晶材料相比, 单晶的低缺陷、 无晶界等特点使其拥有更好的性能. 本文从生长技术和应用两个方面综述了有机-无机杂化钙钛矿单晶的研究进展, 并对该领域的未来发展进行了展望.
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91333109 and 21671115); Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program (20131089202 and 20161080165) and the Open Research Fund Program of the State Key Laboratory of Low-Dimensional Quantum Physics (KF201516) are also acknowledged for partial financial support.
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Jie Ding received a BSc degree in chemistry (2014) from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. After that, she has been pursuing her PhD degree at Tsinghua University. Her research interests focus on the hybrid perovskite single crystal growth and application.
Qingfeng Yan earned his PhD degree from the Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003. He joined the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore as a research fellow in August 2003. From April 2006, he worked with the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA as a joint postdoctoral fellow. Dr. Yan joined the Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University as an associate professor in 2008. His current research interest focuses on the synthesis of functional crystals and materials chemistry.
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Ding, J., Yan, Q. Progress in organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskite single crystal: growth techniques and applications. Sci. China Mater. 60, 1063–1078 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-017-9039-8
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