Oxford University Innovation Ltd

Bernard Abbas Wenger

Henry James Snaith

Nobuya Sakai

Nakita K Noel

Pabitra Kumar Nayak

Michael Saliba

David Moore

Severin Habisreutinger

David McMeekin

Nakita Kimberly Noel

The invention relates to a process for producing a crystalline A/M/X material, which crystalline A/M/X material comprises a compound of formula [A][M][X]wherein: [A] comprises one or more A cations; [M] comprises one or more M cations which are metal or metalloid cations; [X] comprises one or more X anions; a is a number from 1 to 6; b is a number from 1 to 6; and c is a number from 1 to 18. The process is capable of producing crystalline A/M/X materials while precisely controlling their stoichiometry, leading to products with finely tunable optical properties such as peak emission wavelength. The invention also relates to process for producing a thin film comprising the crystalline A/M/X material of the invention, and to a thin film obtainable by the process of the invention. An optoelectronic device comprising the thin film is also provided.

Fabrication process for A/M/X materials

The present invention relates to a process for producing a layer of a crystalline A/M/X material, which crystalline A/M/X material comprises a compound of formula [A]a[M]b[X]c, wherein: [M] comprises one or more first cations, which one or more first cations are metal or metalloid cations; [A] comprises one or more second cations; [X] comprises one or more halide anions; a is an integer from 1 to 6; b is an integer from 1 to 6; and c is an integer from 1 to 18, wherein the process comprises disposing on a substrate a precursor composition comprising: (a) a first precursor compound comprising a first cation (M), which first cation is a metal or metalloid cation; and (b) a solvent, and wherein the solvent comprises: (i) a non-polar organic solvent which is a hydrocarbon solvent, a chlorohydrocarbon solvent or an ether solvent; and (ii) a first organic amine comprising at least three carbon atoms. Also described are compositions useful in the process of the invention.

Process for producing a layer with mixed solvent system

The present invention relates to a method for preparing a stabilised crystalline A/M/X material comprising an oxide of formula [Z]Oand a compound of formula [A][M][X], wherein [Z] comprises at least one element Z capable of forming an oxide with a band gap of at least 3 eV; p and q are positive numbers; [A] comprises one or more A cations; [M] comprises one or more M cations; [X] comprises one or more X anions; a is an integer from 1 to 6; b is an integer from 1 to 6; and c is an integer from 1 to 18. Often, the stabilised crystalline A/M/X material is a perovskite. The invention also provides a stabilised crystalline A/M/X material, which can be produced by the process of the invention. The invention further provides materials and devices containing the stabilised crystalline A/M/X material of the invention.

Stabilised A/M/X materials

The invention relates to perovskite compounds which have surprisingly good emission properties, particularly photoluminescent emission properties, in the blue region of the visible spectrum. These perovskites contain a mixture of cations or a mixture of halides, or both. The invention also relates to a photoactive material containing the perovskite species of the invention; to an optoelectronic device containing the photoactive material of the invention; to a method of producing blue light; and to the use of the photoactive material of the invention to emit blue light or as a phosphor.

Tunable blue emitting lead halide perovskites

The present invention relates to a process for producing a layer of crystalline A/M/X material, wherein the process comprises disposing on a substrate a precursor composition comprising: (a) a first precursor compound comprising a first cation (M), which first cation is a metal or metalloid cation; and (b) a solvent, wherein the solvent comprises; (i) acetonitrile, propionitrile, acetone or a mixture thereof; and (ii) an alkylamine. The invention also relates to a composition comprising: (i) a compound of formula MX, (ii) a compound of formula AX, (iii) acetonitrile, propionitrile, acetone or a mixture thereof; and (iv) an alkylamine of formula RNH, wherein Ris a Calkyl group.

Material production process with alkylamine

The present invention relates to a crystalline compound comprising: (i) Cs(caesium); (ii) (HN&#x2014;C(H)&#x2014;NH)(formamidinium); (iii) one or more metal or metalloid dications [B]; and (iv) two or more different halide anions [X]. The invention also relates to a semiconductor device comprising a semiconducting material, which semiconducting material comprises the crystalline compound. The invention also relates to a process for producing a layer of the crystalline compound.

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