Phonon Mode Transformation across the Orthohombic-Tetragonal Phase Transition in a Lead-Iodide Perovskite CH$_{3}$NH$_{3}$PbI$_{3}$: a Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy Approach

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Abstract

Using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS), we study the temperature-dependent phonon modes of the organometallic lead iodide perovskite CH$_{3}$NH$_{3}$PbI$_{3}$ thin film across the terahertz (0.5-3 THz) and temperature (20-300 K) ranges. These modes are related to the vibration of the Pb-I bonds. We found that two phonon modes in the tetragonal phase at room temperature split into four modes in the low-temperature orthorhombic phase. By use of the Lorentz model fitting, we analyze the critical behavior of this phase transition.

*King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (Grant No. SCI58-003), Singapore MOE Tier 1 (RG13/12, RG123/14), ONR, ARO, NTU Biophysics Center, LANL LDRD, LANL CINT.

Authors

  • Elbert E. M. Chia

    • Nanyang Tech Univ
  • Chan La-o-vorakiat

    • King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
  • Jeannette Kadro

    • Nanyang Tech Univ
  • Teddy Salim

    • Nanyang Tech Univ
  • Daming Zhao

    • Nanyang Tech Univ
  • Towfiq Ahmed

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Yeng Ming Lam

    • Nanyang Tech Univ
  • Jian-Xin Zhu

    • Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Rudolph Marcus

    • California Institute of Technology
  • Maria-Elisabeth Michel-Beyerle

    • Nanyang Tech Univ