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Vol. 13 (2021)

Water-Dispersible CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals with Ultra-Stability and its Application in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00690-8
Keqiang Chen
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5741-1236
Kun Qi
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Tong Zhou
Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4588-5263
Tingqiang Yang
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Yupeng Zhang
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Zhinan Guo
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Chang‑Keun Lim
Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York , Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
Jiayong Zhang
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Heat Fluid Flow Technology and Energy Application, School of Physical Science and Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, People’s Republic of China
Igor Žutic
Department of Physics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
Han Zhang
Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
Paras N. Prasad
Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics, Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York , Buffalo, NY 14260, USA

Corresponding Author: Paras N. Prasad

pnprasad@buffalo.edu

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 172

Abstract

Thanks to the excellent optoelectronic properties, lead halide perovskites (LHPs) have been widely employed in high-performance optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and light-emitting diodes. However, overcoming their poor stability against water has been one of the biggest challenges for most applications. Herein, we report a novel hot-injection method in a Pb-poor environment combined with a well-designed purification process to synthesize water-dispersible CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs). The as-prepared NCs sustain their superior photoluminescence (91% quantum yield in water) for more than 200 days in an aqueous environment, which is attributed to a passivation effect induced by excess CsBr salts. Thanks to the ultra-stability of these LHP NCs, for the first time, we report a new application of LHP NCs, in which they are applied to electrocatalysis of CO2 reduction reaction. Noticeably, they show significant electrocatalytic activity (faradaic yield: 32% for CH4, 40% for CO) and operation stability (> 350 h).


Highlights:


1 Water-dispersible CsPbBr3 nanocrystals (NCs) exhibit ultra-stability (>200 days) in water with only ~20% decline of the initial photoluminescence intensity.
2 The as-prepared ultra-stable water-dispersible CsPbBr3 NCs showed high electrocatalysis activity (faradaic yield: 32% for CH4, 40% for CO) and operation stability (>350 h) for CO2 reduction reaction.

Keywords

CsPbBr3 nanocrystals Water-dispersible Ultra-stability Electrochemical CO2 reduction
Chen, Keqiang, Kun Qi, Tong Zhou, Tingqiang Yang, Yupeng Zhang, Zhinan Guo, Chang‑Keun Lim, Jiayong Zhang, Igor Žutic, Han Zhang, and Paras N. Prasad. 2021. “Water-Dispersible CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals With Ultra-Stability and Its Application in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (August):172. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00690-8.
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