XRD spectra of spin coated 2D perovskite films for n = 2, 3, and 4 on SiO 2 /Si substrates.

XRD spectra of spin coated 2D perovskite films for n = 2, 3, and 4 on SiO 2 /Si substrates.

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Two-dimensional (2D) halide perovskites have recently drawn significant interest due to their excellent optoelectronic and photoabsorption properties. Here, we present the large scale synthesis of solution-processed 2D (CH3(CH2)3NH3)2(CH3NH3)n − 1PbnI3n + 1 (n = 2, 3, and 4) perovskites, a family of layered compounds with composition-tunable bandga...

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... 44-47 Figure 3 shows the XRD spectra of 2D perovskite films for n = 2, 3, and 4. The 2D network is consistent with an inorganic layer of corner-sharing [Pb n I 3n + 1 ] 4− octahedral confined between an interdigitating bilayer of an intercalated organic layer as bulk alkylammonium cations. 40 The separation of the inorganic layers results in an increase of the lattice constants as the incorporation of the BA spacers requires a gap of ∼7.8 Å between the perovskite layers; the simplest case of n = 1 has a thickness of ∼6.4 Å, which roughly corresponds to the sum of the two Pb-I bond lengths. ...
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... 44-47 Figure 3 shows the XRD spectra of 2D perovskite films for n = 2, 3, and 4. The 2D network is consistent with an inorganic layer of corner-sharing [Pb n I 3n + 1 ] 4− octahedral confined between an interdigitating bilayer of an intercalated organic layer as bulk alkylammonium cations. 40 The separation of the inorganic layers results in an increase of the lattice constants as the incorporation of the BA spacers requires a gap of ∼7.8 Å between the perovskite layers; the simplest case of n = 1 has a thickness of ∼6.4 Å, which roughly corresponds to the sum of the two Pb-I bond lengths. ...

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