Controlled Homoepitaxial Growth of Hybrid Perovskites

Abstract

Organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have demonstrated tremendous potential for the next-generation electronic and optoelectronic devices due to their remarkable carrier dynamics. Current studies are focusing on polycrystals, since controlled growth of device compatible single crystals is extremely challenging. Here, the first chemical epitaxial growth of single crystal CH₃ NH₃ PbBr₃ with controlled locations, morphologies, and orientations, using combined strategies of advanced microfabrication, homoepitaxy, and low temperature solution method is reported. The growth is found to follow a layer-by-layer model. A light emitting diode array, with each CH₃ NH₃ PbBr₃ crystal as a single pixel, with enhanced quantum efficiencies than its polycrystalline counterparts is demonstrated.