Two-Dimensional Guanidine-Based Hybrid Perovskites with Strong Dichroism for Multiwavelength Polarization-Sensitive Detection

Chemistry. 2021 Jun 25;27(36):9267-9271. doi: 10.1002/chem.202100691. Epub 2021 May 27.

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites, benefiting from their natural anisotropy of quantum-well motifs and optical properties, have shown remarkable polarization-dependent responses superior to the 3D counterparts. Here, for the first time, multiwavelength polarization-sensitive detectors were fabricated by using single crystals of a guanidine-based 2D hybrid perovskite, (BA)2 (GA)Pb2 I7 (where BA+ is n-butylammonium and GA+ is guanidium). Its unique 2D quantum-well structure results in strong crystallographic-dependence of optical absorption. Strikingly, our crystal-based photodetector exhibits a prominent photocurrent dichroic ratio (Imax /Imin ) of ∼2.2 at 520 nm, higher than the typical 2D inorganic materials (GeSe, ∼1.09, PdSe2 , ∼1.8). In addition, notable dichroic ratios of 1.29 and 1.23 at 405 nm and 637 nm are also created for the multiwavelength polarized-light detection. The prominent detecting performances, including low dark current (1.6×10-11 A), considerable on/off ratio (∼2×103 ), high photodetectivity (∼3.3×1011 Jones) and responsivity (∼12.01 mA W-1 ), make (BA)2 (GA)Pb2 I7 a promising candidate for polarized-light detection. This work sheds light on the rational engineering of new 2D hybrid perovskites for the high-performance optoelectronic device applications.

Keywords: 2D materials; hybrid perovskite; photodetector; polarization-sensitive detection.