A Facile Route to Cesium Lead Bromoiodide Perovskite Microcrystals and Their Potential Application as Sensors for Nitrophenol Explosives

Muhammad Aamir, Malik Dilshad Khan, Muhammad Sher, Sheshanath V. Bhosale, Mohammad Azad Malik, Javeed Akhtar, Neerish Revaprasadu

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    Abstract

    To achieve a material with pure phase and crystallinity, the use of antisolvents is found to be crucial. Herein, we report the synthesis of phase-pure CsPbBr2I microcrystals with defined morphologies by using trioctylphosphine (TOP) as an antisolvent and capping agent. The as-prepared inorganic perovskite has enhanced thermal stability and promising optical properties, displaying a band gap of 2.2 eV. The photoluminescence (PL) studies suggest high sensitivity of the as-prepared inorganic perovskites against nitrophenols, which makes them a potential candidate for the detection of nitrophenol.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3755-3760
    Number of pages6
    JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
    Volume2017
    Issue number31
    Early online date18 Aug 2017
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 24 Aug 2017

    Keywords

    • Antisolvents
    • Crystal growth
    • Perovskites
    • Sensors

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