journal article·2025-05Open access

Enhanced Lattice Coherences and Improved Structural Stability in Quadruple A‐Site Substituted Lead Bromide Perovskites

Marie Cherasse, Niusha Heshmati, Joanna M. Urban, Feray Ünlü, Michael S. Spencer, Maximilian Frenzel, Luca Perfetti, Sanjay Mathur, Sebastian F. Maehrlein

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Abstract

Abstract Lead halide perovskites (LHPs) are promising materials for efficient photovoltaic devices; however, they often encounter limited structural stability and degradation problems that limit their technological potential. This study investigates a novel perovskite composition consisting of (Cs, MA, FA, GA)PbBr3, abbreviated as (4cat)PbBr3, to effectively enhance phase stability and optoelectronic characteristics. The spectroscopic data reveal improved structural order, electronic properties, and dynamic lattice response in a cubic phase, which is uniquely stabilized by the specific cation composition down to 80 K. Superior optoelectronic properties are verified by increased photoluminescence (PL) and 20‐fold higher electron mobility, when compared to the single‐cation composition, MAPbBr3. Notably, the ultrafast Terahertz‐induced Kerr effect (TKE) reveals a dominating 1.1 THz octahedral twist mode, also observed in MAPbBr3, however with a doubled phonon coherence time in (4cat)PbBr3 at 80 K. The observation of higher structural order in the 4‐cation composition is thus reflected by the prolonged lattice coherences, indicating enhanced dynamic screening effects that can explain the improved optoelectronic properties of (4cat)PbBr3. This study therefore sheds light on the influence of the A‐site cation composition on the inorganic sublattice and its coherent dynamics, highly relevant to perovskite‐based photovoltaic and optoelectronic technologies.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography · Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials

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Affiliations

Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society Department of Physical Chemistry Berlin Germany

LSI CEA/DRF/IRAMIS CNRS Ecole Polytechnique Institut Polytechnique de Paris Palaiseau France

Institute of Inorganic and Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry University of Cologne 50939 Cologne Germany

Department of Solution‐Processed Materials and Devices Hysprint Innovation Lab Helmholtz‐Zentrum Berlin für Materialen und Energie GmbH Berlin Germany

Helmholtz‐Zentrum Dresden‐Rossendorf Institute of Radiation Physics Dresden Germany

Technische Universität Dresden Institute of Applied Physics Dresden Germany

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft · Agence Nationale de la Recherche · Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst

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