Single Crystal Growth of Hybrid Lead Bromide Perovskites Using a Spin-Coating Method

[EN] Synthesis and studies of single crystals of hybrid perovskite are important for achieving a better understanding of the optoelectronic phenomena occurring in this material and for improving ongoing applications. Here, we report on the growth of micrometer-size single crystals of methylammonium lead bromide (MAPbBr3) using the spin coating deposition method on a quartz substrate. We studied the influence of the rotation speed and the use of three different additives N-cyclohexyl-2-pyrrolidone, dimethyl sulfoxide, and 4-tert-butylpyridine on the crystal size and shape. The introduction of an additive in the precursor solution is revealed to be very useful for obtaining crystals with well-defined geometries and for decreasing the amount of defects. In this way, high-quality single crystals that sustain optical resonating modes were obtained and characterized by transmittance and photoluminescence measurements.Financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Severo Ochoa, SEV-2016-0683), Intramural CSIC project 201680I006, and Fundacion Ramon Areces (XVII Concurso Nacional para la adjudicacion de Ayudas a la Investigacion en Ciencias de la Vida y de la Materia) is gratefully acknowledged. Financial support was also provided by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Mineco) of Spain (TEC2015-74405-JIN), MAT2015-69669-P, and regional government grant PrometeoII/2017/026.García-Aboal, R.; Fenollosa Esteve, R.; Ramiro Manzano, F.; Rodriguez, I.; Messeguer Rico, FJ.; Atienzar Corvillo, PE. (2018). Single Crystal Growth of Hybrid Lead Bromide Perovskites Using a Spin-Coating Method. ACS Omega. 3(5):5229-5236. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.8b00447522952363