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Optofluidic crystallithography for directed growth of single-crystalline halide perovskites

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  • Xue-Guang Chen

    (Tsinghua University
    Tsinghua University)

  • Linhan Lin

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Guan-Yao Huang

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Xiao-Mei Chen

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Xiao-Ze Li

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Yun-Ke Zhou

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Yixuan Zou

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Tairan Fu

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Peng Li

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Zhengcao Li

    (Tsinghua University)

  • Hong-Bo Sun

    (Tsinghua University
    Jilin University)

Abstract

Crystallization is a fundamental phenomenon which describes how the atomic building blocks such as atoms and molecules are arranged into ordered or quasi-ordered structure and form solid-state materials. While numerous studies have focused on the nucleation behavior, the precise and spatiotemporal control of growth kinetics, which dictates the defect density, the micromorphology, as well as the properties of the grown materials, remains elusive so far. Herein, we propose an optical strategy, termed optofluidic crystallithography (OCL), to solve this fundamental problem. Taking halide perovskites as an example, we use a laser beam to manipulate the molecular motion in the native precursor environment and create inhomogeneous spatial distribution of the molecular species. Harnessing the coordinated effect of laser-controlled local supersaturation and interfacial energy, we precisely steer the ionic reaction at the growth interface and directly print arbitrary single crystals of halide perovskites of high surface quality, crystallinity, and uniformity at a high printing speed of 102 μm s−1. The OCL technique can be potentially extended to the fabrication of single-crystal structures beyond halide perovskites, once crystallization can be triggered under the laser-directed local supersaturation.

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  • Xue-Guang Chen & Linhan Lin & Guan-Yao Huang & Xiao-Mei Chen & Xiao-Ze Li & Yun-Ke Zhou & Yixuan Zou & Tairan Fu & Peng Li & Zhengcao Li & Hong-Bo Sun, 2024. "Optofluidic crystallithography for directed growth of single-crystalline halide perovskites," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-48110-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48110-w
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