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Mechanochemical synthesis of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite

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A mechanically induced solid-state reaction method for the synthesis of organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites, such as methylammonium lead iodide (CH3NH3PbI3) is reported. The perovskites were synthesized both in bulk and Al2O3-supported forms. The phase- and structural-formation mechanisms of such perovskites are also investigated. The experiments suggest that diffusion of PbI2 into CH3NH3I crystals is a rate-limiting step of the reaction process. It is also shown that water (humidity) significantly influences the reaction kinetics. UV–Vis–NIR absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopies indicate that the band edge and emission characteristics of the as-fabricated materials strongly depend on their particle size.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in the framework of Increase Competitiveness Program of NUST “MISiS” (#K3-2015-016). This work was also partially supported by the Ministry of Education and Science and Education of the Russian Federation in the framework of Increase Competitiveness Program of NUST “MISIS” Grant # K2-2014-001.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA

    K. V. Manukyan & J. Kapaldo

  2. Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA

    A. V. Yeghishyan & A. S. Mukasyan

  3. National University of Science and Technology, “MISIS”, Moscow, Russia, 119049

    D. O. Moskovskikh

  4. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA

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Manukyan, K.V., Yeghishyan, A.V., Moskovskikh, D.O. et al. Mechanochemical synthesis of methylammonium lead iodide perovskite. J Mater Sci 51, 9123–9130 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0165-4

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