Scientific Reports ( IF 3.8 ) Pub Date : 2020-03-18 , DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-61768-8 Minh T. Pham , Eric Amerling , Hoang M. Luong , Huy T. Pham , George K. Larsen , Luisa Whittaker-Brooks , Tho D. Nguyen
We studied spin dynamics of charge carriers in the superlattice-like Ruddlesden-Popper hybrid lead iodide perovskite semiconductors, 2D (BA)2(MA)Pb2I7 (with MA = CH3NH3, and BA = CH3(CH2)3NH3), and 3D MAPbI3 using the magnetic field effect (MFE) on conductivity and electroluminescence in their light emitting diodes (LEDs) at cryogenic temperatures. The semiconductors with distinct structural/bulk inversion symmetry breaking, when combined with colossal intrinsic spin–orbit coupling (SOC), theoretically give rise to giant Rashba-type SOC. We found that the magneto-conductance (MC) magnitude increases monotonically with the emission intensity and saturates at ≈0.05% and 0.11% for the MAPbI3 and (BA)2(MA)Pb2I7, respectively. The magneto-electroluminescence (MEL) response with similar line shapes as the MC response has a significantly larger magnitude, and essentially stays constant at ≈0.22% and ≈0.20% for MAPbI3 and (BA)2(MA)Pb2I7, respectively. The sign and magnitude of the MC and MEL responses can be quantitatively explained in the framework of the Δg-based excitonic model using rate equations. Remarkably, the width of the MEL response in those materials linearly increases with increasing the applied electric field, where the Rashba coefficient in (BA)2(MA)Pb2I7 is estimated to be about 7 times larger than that in MAPbI3. Our studies might have significant impact on future development of electrically-controlled spin logic devices via Rashba-like effects.
中文翻译:
Rashba自旋轨道耦合在2D和3D碘化钙钛矿中的起源
我们研究了超晶格状Ruddlesden-Popper混合碘化铅钙钛矿,2D(BA)2(MA)Pb 2 I 7(其中MA = CH 3 NH 3和BA = CH 3(CH 2)3 NH 3)和3D MAPbI 3在低温下使用磁场效应(MFE)对其发光二极管(LED)的电导率和电致发光进行测试。具有独特的结构/本体反演对称性破坏的半导体,当与巨大的本征自旋-轨道耦合(SOC)结合使用时,理论上会产生巨大的Rashba型SOC。我们发现,磁导(MC)量级随发射强度单调增加,并且对于MAPbI 3和(BA)2(MA)Pb 2 I 7分别达到≈0.05%和0.11%。与MC响应具有相似线形的磁电致发光(MEL)响应具有明显更大的幅度,并且对于MAPbI 3基本上保持恒定在≈0.22%和≈0.20%和(BA)2(MA)Pb 2 I 7。MC和MEL响应的符号和强度可以使用速率方程在基于Δg的激子模型的框架中进行定量解释。值得注意的是,这些材料中的MEL响应宽度随着施加电场的增加而线性增加,其中(BA)2(MA)Pb 2 I 7中的Rashba系数估计约为MAPbI 3中的Rashba系数的7倍。我们的研究可能通过类Rashba效应对电控自旋逻辑器件的未来发展产生重大影响。