Molecular templating of layered halide perovskite nanowires.

Shao, Wenhao; Kim, Jeong Hui; Simon, Jeffrey; Nian, Zhichen; Baek, Sung-Doo; Lu, Yuan; Fruhling, Colton B; Yang, Hanjun et al. · Science · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Layered metal-halide perovskites, or two-dimensional perovskites, can be synthesized in solution, and their optical and electronic properties can be tuned by changing their composition. We report a molecular templating method that restricted crystal growth along all crystallographic directions except for [110] and promoted one-dimensional growth. Our approach is widely applicable to synthesize a range of high-quality layered perovskite nanowires with large aspect ratios and tunable organic-inorganic chemical compositions. These nanowires form exceptionally well-defined and flexible cavities that exhibited a wide range of unusual optical properties beyond those of conventional perovskite nanowires. We observed anisotropic emission polarization, low-loss waveguiding (below 3 decibels per millimeter), and efficient low-threshold light amplification (below 20 microjoules per square centimeter).