Pressure-Engineered Excitons Enable Intensified Narrowband Emission Across Visible Spectrum in Two-Dimensional Lead Halides.

Authors

Lei Li, Shuo Wang, Siya Qi, Yaru Wang, Jingwen Guo, Zimin Hao, Kai Wang, Ruixin Li, Qian Li

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Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany). Pages e74739. Jul 23, 2026. Epub Jul 23, 2026.

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) lead halides are promising optoelectronic materials, yet precise control over their exciton dynamics remains challenging. Herein, high pressure is employed to engineer excitonic behavior in 2D PMA₂PbBr₄ (PMA = C₆H₅CH₂NH₃ ⁺). Initial compression induces dominant interlayer contraction with minimal intralayer distortion, suppressing electron-phonon coupling and enhancing free exciton (FE) emission with an asymmetric line shape. PMA₂PbBr₄ shows a visible photoluminescence shift from blue to violet. At higher pressures, pronounced structural distortion promotes the formation of self-trapped excitons, generating new broadband emission. Building on these findings, halogen substitution is applied to further introduce chemical pressure, enhancing the emission sensitivity to external force. The PMA₂PbX₄ (X = Br, I) series exhibits widely tunable and intensified FE emission across the visible range, spanning from violet to red-orange. These findings highlight the potential of 2D lead halides as pressure-responsive materials, highlighting potential in sensing, information encryption, and anti-counterfeiting.

PMID:
42489002
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 23 Jul 2026.

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