Manipulation of hot carrier cooling dynamics in two-dimensional Dion-Jacobson hybrid perovskites via Rashba band splitting.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-24258-7 and PMC identifier 8239041.
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Abstract
Hot-carrier cooling processes of perovskite materials are typically described by a single parabolic band model that includes the effects of carrier-phonon scattering, hot phonon bottleneck, and Auger heating. However, little is known (if anything) about the cooling processes in which the spin-degenerate parabolic band splits into two spin-polarized bands, i.e., the Rashba band splitting effect. Here, we investigated the hot-carrier cooling processes for two slightly different compositions of two-dimensional Dion-Jacobson hybrid perovskites, namely, (3AMP)PbI<sub>4</sub> and (4AMP)PbI<sub>4</sub> (3AMP = 3-(aminomethyl)piperidinium; 4AMP = 4-(aminomethyl)piperidinium), using a combination of ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy and first-principles calculations. In (4AMP)PbI<sub>4</sub>, upon Rashba band splitting, the spin-dependent scattering of hot electrons is responsible for accelerating hot-carrier cooling at longer delays. Importantly, the hot-carrier cooling of (4AMP)PbI<sub>4</sub> can be extended by manipulating the spin state of the hot carriers. Our findings suggest a new approach for prolonging hot-carrier cooling in hybrid perovskites, which is conducive to further improving the performance of hot-carrier-based optoelectronic and spintronic devices.