Aromatic Amino Acid-Mediated Perovskite Nanocrystals: Fluorescence Tuning and Morphological Evolution

Lead halide perovskites with high fluorescent and tunable morphology appeared at the forefront of materials chemistry because of their corresponding impressive optoelectronic properties. The current advancement of metal halide perovskites put forward the functional and bidentate ligand to expand their utilization in modified ligand chemistry. We successfully introduced nontoxic aromatic amino acid as a capping ligand to synthesize the perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs). The implementation of aromatic amino acid for the construction of CsPbX3 nanocrystals (NCs) provides the synergetic service of the carboxylic and amine groups with the phenyl residue, which prompts the formation of NCs with high fluorescence intensity. The experimental results demonstrate the emissive property of PNCs in a whole visible region with long-term stability. Additionally, the morphology of the NCs has been tuned. We performed several characterization techniques to investigate the nature of the NCs in the solid and solution phases.

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Lead halide perovskites with high fluorescent and tunable morphology are at the forefront of materials chemistry. The introduction of nontoxic aromatic amino acids as capping ligands successfully synthesized perovskite nanocrystals with high fluorescence intensity. Various characterization techniques were employed to investigate the properties of the nanocrystals in both solid and solution phases.