Room Temperature In-Situ Synthesis of Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Sol Using Ultraviolet Polymerized Acrylic Monomers as Solvent and Their Composites with High Stability
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Experiment
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of CsPbBr3 Sol/Composites
2.3. Anion-Exchange Process
2.4. Characterization Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Cl:Br | |||||||
Ratio | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.65 | 0.5 | 0.35 | 0 |
HCL (μL) | 31.5 | 27 | 22.5 | 18 | 13.5 | 9 | 0 |
I:Br | |||||||
Ratio | 0 | 0.35 | 0.5 | 0.65 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
ZnI2 (g) | 0 | 0.016 | 0.024 | 0.032 | 0.04 | 0.048 | 0.056 |
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Zhu, L.; Yuan, S.; Cheng, J.; Chen, L.; Liu, C.; Tong, H.; Zeng, H.; Cheng, Q. Room Temperature In-Situ Synthesis of Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Sol Using Ultraviolet Polymerized Acrylic Monomers as Solvent and Their Composites with High Stability. Appl. Sci. 2020, 10, 3325. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10093325
Zhu L, Yuan S, Cheng J, Chen L, Liu C, Tong H, Zeng H, Cheng Q. Room Temperature In-Situ Synthesis of Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Sol Using Ultraviolet Polymerized Acrylic Monomers as Solvent and Their Composites with High Stability. Applied Sciences. 2020; 10(9):3325. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10093325
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhu, Ludan, Shuanglong Yuan, Jun Cheng, Long Chen, Chuanqi Liu, Hua Tong, Huidan Zeng, and Qiling Cheng. 2020. "Room Temperature In-Situ Synthesis of Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Sol Using Ultraviolet Polymerized Acrylic Monomers as Solvent and Their Composites with High Stability" Applied Sciences 10, no. 9: 3325. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10093325
APA StyleZhu, L., Yuan, S., Cheng, J., Chen, L., Liu, C., Tong, H., Zeng, H., & Cheng, Q. (2020). Room Temperature In-Situ Synthesis of Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Sol Using Ultraviolet Polymerized Acrylic Monomers as Solvent and Their Composites with High Stability. Applied Sciences, 10(9), 3325. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10093325