Optical Studies of Doped Two-Dimensional Lead Halide Perovskites: Evidence for Rashba-Split Branches in the Conduction Band.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1021/acsnano.4c01525 and PMC identifier 11256896.
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Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) hybrid organic/inorganic perovskites are an emerging materials class for optoelectronic and spintronic applications due to strong excitonic absorption and emission, large spin-orbit coupling, and Rashba spin-splitting effects. For many of the envisioned applications, tuning the majority charge carrier (electron or hole) concentration is desirable, but electronic doping of metal-halide perovskites has proven to be challenging. Here, we demonstrate electron injection into the lower-energy branch of the Rashba-split conduction band of 2D phenethylammonium lead iodide by means of n-type molecular doping at room temperature. The molecular dopant, benzyl viologen (BV), is shown to compensate adventitious p-type impurities and can lead to a tunable Fermi level above the conduction band minimum and increased conductivity in intrinsic samples. The doping-induced carrier concentration is monitored by the observation of free-carrier absorption and intraband optical transitions in the infrared spectral range. These optical measurements allow for an estimation of the Rashba splitting energy <i>E</i><sub>R</sub> ≈38 ± 4 meV. Photoinduced quantum beating measurements demonstrate that the excess electron density reduces the electron spin <i>g</i>-factor by ca. 6%. This work demonstrates controllable carrier concentrations in hybrid organic/inorganic perovskites and yields potential for room temperature spin control through the Rashba effect.