Laser-Assisted Fabrication for Metal Halide Perovskite-2D Nanoconjugates: Control on the Nanocrystal Density and Morphology

• Published in: Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 10; no. 4; p. 747
• Main Authors: Kostopoulou, Athanasia, Brintakis, Konstantinos, Serpetzoglou, Efthymis, Stratakis, Emmanuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 14-04-2020; MDPI
• Subjects: 2D materials; anion exchange; Communication; Crystal structure; Crystals; Density; Experiments; Fabrication; Graphene; graphene oxide; Irradiation; laser-induced synthesis; Lasers; Metal halides; Methods; Morphology; Nanocrystals; Nanomaterials; nanoparticles; Optical properties; Perovskites; photo-induced processes; Quantum dots; Room temperature; Spectrum analysis; Two dimensional materials; St Louis Missouri; United States > US; Japan; graphene oxide; nanoparticles; synergistic effects; 2D materials; anion exchange; photo-induced processes; laser-induced synthesis
• ISSN: 2079-4991; 2079-4991
• DOI: 10.3390/nano10040747

We report on a facile and rapid photo-induced process to conjugate graphene-based materials with metal-halide perovskite nanocrystals. We show that a small number of laser pulses is sufficient to decorate the 2-dimensional (2D) flakes with metal-halide nanocrystals without affecting their primary morphology. At the same time, the density of anchored nanocrystals could be finely tuned by the number of irradiation pulses. This facile and rapid room temperature method provides unique opportunities for the design and development of perovskite-2D nanoconjugates, exhibiting synergetic functionality by combining nanocrystals of different morphologies and chemical phases with various 2D materials.