Tuning charge transfer efficiency by functionalizing ligands in FAPbBr3 nanocrystals and graphene heterostructures

Maria Mukhtar; Muhammad Mubeen; Anwar Ul-Hamid; Sule Erten Ela; Azhar Iqbal

doi:10.1039/d3cp00947e

Tuning charge transfer efficiency by functionalizing ligands in FAPbBr₃ nanocrystals and graphene heterostructures

Maria Mukhtar, Muhammad Mubeen, Anwar Ul-Hamid, Sule Erten Ela, Azhar Iqbal^*

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The combination of halide perovskite NCs with graphene to design heterostructures has proven to be a promising candidate for energy applications, optoelectronics, and photocatalysis. Efficient light energy absorption in perovskite NC-graphene heterostructures is of fundamental importance owing to their optoelectronic applications. A detailed understanding of the important process for device action, particularly interfacial charge transfer (CT), has thus far lingered subtly. This study describes the influence of the different surface functionalities of graphene on the CT dynamics in FAPbBr₃ NCs attached to functionalized graphene heterostructures. Functionalized graphenes i.e., graphene oxide (GO) and amino acids (alanine (Ala), tyrosine (Tyr) and cysteine (Cys)) functionalized GO, were synthesized. By assembling the heterostructures of functionalized graphene with NCs, the quenching of photoluminescence (PL) of the FAPbBr₃ NCs was observed. The photo-generated hole transfer from FAPbBr₃ to functionalized graphene is responsible for PL quenching, which is supported by time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL) and cyclic voltammetry (CV) analysis. Our study revealed that the rate of CT and charge transfer efficiency (E_CT) strongly depend on the nature of the functionalizing moieties. The highest hole transfer efficiency for NC-functionalized graphene heterostructures was observed in the case of cysteine-functionalized GO (88.84%) and the lowest with GO (38.15%). This suggests that cysteine-functionalized graphene is the best hole acceptor amongst all functionalized graphenes. This study offers a method to regulate energetics and investigate the extent of hole transfer in perovskite NCs and functionalized graphene heterostructures. These findings tend to draw new directions to stimulate advance research regarding the fundamental understanding of hole transfer in surface-modified donor-acceptor heterostructures for light harvesting assemblies, especially solar cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17410-17419
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume	25
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp00947e
State	Published - 9 Jun 2023

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