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Vacancy-ordered halide double perovskites hosting 4d/5d transition metals have emerged as a distinct platform for investigating unconventional magnetism arising out of the interplay of strong atomic spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and Coulomb…
Cs$_2$KInI$_6$ is a promising lead-free halide double perovskite with a calculated direct band gap of 1.24 eV, ideal for solar cell applications. Our first-principles calculations reveal that its cubic phase (Fm$\bar{3}$m) is dynamically…
The electronic orbital characteristics at the band edges plays an important role in determining the electrical, optical and defect properties of perovskite photovoltaic materials. It is highly desirable to establish the relationship between…
Hybrid halide perovskites are currently under intense investigation due to their potential applications in optoelectronics and solar cells. Among them, MAPbI$_3$ where MA stands for the methylammonium cation, exhibits ideal properties for…
Double perovskites have emerged as promising alternatives to lead halide perovskites, aiming to mitigate challenges related to toxicity and chemical instability. Among them, mixed-valence gold halides such as Cs2Au+Au3+Cl6, which contain…
We have performed a comprehensive, first-principles high-throughput study of the magnetic properties of halide double perovskites, $Cs_2BB^\prime Cl_6$, with magnetic ions occupying one or both B and B$^\prime$ sites. Our findings indicate…
Halide vacancies are the dominant point defects in perovskites with VCl identified as a detrimental trap for the optoelectronic performance of CsPbCl3, with applications ranging from photodetectors to solar cells. Understanding these…
Organic-inorganic halide perovskites recently have emerged as a promising material for highly effective light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and solar cells (SCs). Despite efficiencies of both perovskite SCs and LEDs are already among the best, the…
Bandgap tunability of lead mixed-halide perovskites makes them promising candidates for various applications in optoelectronics since they exhibit sharp optical absorption onsets despite the presence of disorder from halide alloying. Here…
The effect of pressure on the structural evolution, enhancement of photoluminescence intensity and optical band gap of a vacancy ordered double halide perovskite Cs$_2$TeCl$_6$ is investigated systematically. We use synchrotron x-ray…
Lead-free double perovskite materials (viz. Cs$_2$AgInCl$_6$) are being explored as stable and non-toxic alternatives of lead halide perovskites. In order to expand the optical response of Cs$_2$AgInCl$_6$ in visible region, we report here…
Two-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have been intensively explored for recent years, due to their tunable band gaps and exciton binding energies, and increased stability with respect to three-dimensional (3D) hybrid…
A comprehensive study of the structural, electronic, and optical properties of lead-free perovskites has been carried out by means of first principles method based on DFT. The calculations are performed for the compound of the type A2BX6…
The discovery of double perovskites A2B(I)B(III)X6 (A=monovalent cation; B(I)/B(III) = metal cation; X = halogen) as Pb(II)-free alternatives has attracted widespread attention, making it possible to introduce d-block metal cations (e.g.,…
The toxicity and stability issues of lead-based perovskites motivate the search for non-toxic, durable alternatives. This work examines lead-free $\mathrm{Mg_3ZBr_3}$ ($Z=\mathrm{As,Sb,Bi}$) halide perovskites as optoelectronic materials,…
Organic-inorganic hybrid halide perovskites, in which the A cations of an ABX$_3$ perovskite are replaced by organic cations, may be used for photovoltaic and solar thermoelectric applications. In this contribution, we systematically study…
All-inorganic halide perovskites have attracted a great interest as a promising light harvester of perovskite solar cells due to their enhanced chemical stability. In this work we investigate the material properties of solid solutions…
Organic-inorganic hybrid double perovskites have attracted increasing interest in the commercialization of lead-free and nontoxic perovskites due to their unique optoelectronic properties compared with inorganic perovskites. In this study,…
Metal halide perovskites are attracting tremendous interest for a variety of optoelectronic applications. The ability to tune the perovskite bandgap by tweaking the chemical compositions opens up new applications as coloured emitters and as…
Halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have emerged as a promising material for applications ranging from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to solar cells and photodetectors. Still, several issues impede the realization of the nanocrystals' full…