Highly Tunable Enhancement and Switching of Nonlinear Emission from All-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskites via Electric Field

Herein, we demonstrate a highly tunable enhancement and switching of nonlinear emission from all-inorganic metal halide perovskites based on an asymmetrically biased metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure. We achieve 2 orders of magnitude enhancement of the two-photon-pumped photoluminescence (TPL) from CsPbBr3 microplates with the MIS structure, due to comprehensive effects including localized field effect, trapfilling effect, and collection enhancement. In particular, taking advantage of electric-field-induced passivation/activation of Br vacancies, we realize highly tunable TPL enhancement, ranging from similar to 61.2-fold to similar to 370.3-fold. Moreover, we demonstrate an efficient modulation of the two-photon-pumped lasing from the MIS structure, which exhibits electric field induced switching with a high on/off ratio of 67:1. This work has opened new avenues for steering carrier transport and nonlinear emission in lead halide perovskites, which shows great promise for realizing high-efficiency and tunable nonlinear nanophotonic devices.

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In this study, a highly tunable enhancement and switching of nonlinear emission from metal halide perovskites were demonstrated using an asymmetrically biased metal-insulator-semiconductor structure. The enhancement of two-photon-pumped photoluminescence was achieved by electric-field-induced passivation/activation of Br vacancies, ranging from approximately 61.2-fold to 370.3-fold. Efficient modulation of two-photon-pumped lasing with a high on/off ratio of 67:1 was also demonstrated.