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Hybrid Germanium Iodide Perovskite Semiconductors: Active Lone Pairs, Structural Distortions, Direct and Indirect Energy Gaps, and Strong Nonlinear Optical Properties

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The second harmonic generation (SHG) properties of the hybrid organic/inorganic germanium perovskite compounds display remarkably strong, type I phase-matchable SHG response with high laser-induced damage thresholds (up to ∼3 GW/cm(2).
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The synthesis and properties of the hybrid organic/inorganic germanium perovskite compounds, AGeI3, are reported (A = Cs, organic cation). The systematic study of this reaction system led to the isolation of 6 new hybrid semiconductors. Using CsGeI3 (1) as the prototype compound, we have prepared methylammonium, CH3NH3GeI3 (2), formamidinium, HC(NH2)2GeI3 (3), acetamidinium, CH3C(NH2)2GeI3 (4), guanidinium, C(NH2)3GeI3 (5), trimethylammonium, (CH3)3NHGeI3 (6), and isopropylammonium, (CH3)2C(H)NH3GeI3 (7) analogues. The crystal structures of the compounds are classified based on their dimensionality with 1–4 forming 3D perovskite frameworks and 5–7 1D infinite chains. Compounds 1–7, with the exception of compounds 5 (centrosymmetric) and 7 (nonpolar acentric), crystallize in polar space groups. The 3D compounds have direct band gaps of 1.6 eV (1), 1.9 eV (2), 2.2 eV (3), and 2.5 eV (4), while the 1D compounds have indirect band gaps of 2.7 eV (5), 2.5 eV (6), and 2.8 eV (7). Herein, we report on the second...

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Organic–Inorganic Perovskites: Structural Versatility for Functional Materials Design

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Halide Perovskite Photovoltaics: Background, Status, and Future Prospects

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Ruddlesden-Popper Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskite 2D Homologous Semiconductors

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Hybrid organic—inorganic perovskites: low-cost semiconductors with intriguing charge-transport properties

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Intriguing Optoelectronic Properties of Metal Halide Perovskites

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Efficient Hybrid Solar Cells Based on Meso-Superstructured Organometal Halide Perovskites

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Sequential deposition as a route to high-performance perovskite-sensitized solar cells

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