Halide perovskites are soft, ionic semiconductors with exceptional optoelectronic properties. They typically have direct bandgaps in the visible spectrum that can be tuned by composition. For example, MAPbI₃ has a direct bandgap of about 1.5–1.6 eV, while replacing I⁻ by Br⁻ or Cl⁻ raises the gap to approximately 2.3 eV (green emission) or about 3.0 eV (blue) respectively. Depending on the halide used, the band gap can be tuned from around 1.6 eV (I) to approximately 3.2 eV (Cl). Mixed-halide perovskites allow continuous tuning across this range.
For example, MAPbI₃ crystallizes in a tetragonal perovskite structure at room temperature, consisting of PbI₆ octahedra sharing corners, with MA⁺ cations occupying the interstitial spaces. Variants of the perovskite structure also exist: for instance, layered (2D) perovskites have alternating organic and inorganic sheets (formula A₂BX₄), and “double” perovskites (e.g. A₂BB′X₆) replace Pb²⁺ by a combination of a monovalent and trivalent cation to eliminate lead. However, the defining feature of halide perovskites is the 3D corner-sharing BX₆ framework with monovalent A ions in the cavities
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