Methylammonium bromide (MABr) is a precursor for the synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites for use in FETs, LEDs and PVs.
General Information
CAS number | 6876-37-5 |
Chemical formula | CH6BrN |
Molecular weight | 111.97 g/mol |
Synonyms |
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HOMO / LUMO | n.a. |
Classification / Family | Organic photovoltaics, Light-emitting diodes, Perovskite precursor materials |
Product Details
Purity | 98% (M572) >99.5% (M571 further purified by recrytalisation of M572) |
Melting point | 296 °C |
Appearance | White crystals/powder |
Applications
Methylammonium bromide (MABr) is a precursor of MAPbBr3 perovskites. Having a band gap of 2.3 eV (HOMO 5.68 eV, LUMO 3.38 eV) [1], MAPbBr3 perovskites have been used to tune the band gap of mixed MAPbX3 (where X is the halide I, Br and/or Cl mixtures) [2,3,4,5,6]. For this reason, bromide MAPbBr3 perovskites can be utilised as light absorbers for high-energy photons, and can serve as the front cell in tandem cells. This perovskite can provide a higher open-circuit voltage in perovskite solar cells than the iodide analogue.
High-efficiency solar cells, with a VOC of up to 1.40 V, a fill factor (FF) of 79%, and a PCE of 6.7% have been reported for pure MAPbBr3 perovskite solar cells [1].
It has also been demonstrated that MAPbBr3 nanoplatelets can be employed in light-emitting diodes, exhibiting bright photoluminescence (PL) at 529 nm, with a narrow spectral band and a quantum yield up to 85% [7].
Device structure | FTO/TiO2/(FAPbI3)0.85(MAPbBr3)0.15/PTAA/Au [8] |
Jsc (mA cm-2) | 23.3 |
Voc (V) | 0.94 |
FF (%) | 65 |
PCE | 14.2 |
MSDS Documentation
Methylammonium bromide MSDS sheet
Pricing
Grade | Order Code | Quantity | Price |
98% purity | M572 | 10 g | £106.00 |
98% purity | M572 | 25 g | £203.00 |
>99.5% purity | M571 | 5 g | £103.00 |
>99.5% purity | M571 | 10 g | £169.00 |
>99.5% purity | M571 | 25 g | £328.00 |
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Literature and Reviews
- Voltage output of efficient perovskite solar cells with high open-circuit voltage and fill factor, S. Ryu et al., Energy Environ. Sci., 7, 2614–2618 (2014). DOI: 10.1039/c4ee00762j.
- Efficient Planar Perovskite Solar Cells Based on 1.8 eV Band Gap Ch2Nh2PbI2Br Nanosheets via Thermal Decomposition, Y. Zhao et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 136 (35), 12241–12244 (2014). DOI: 10.1021/ja5071398.
- High Open-Circuit Voltage Solar Cells Based on Organic–Inorganic Lead Bromide Perovskite, E. Edri et al., J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 4 (6), 897–902 (2013). DOI: 10.1021/jz400348q.
- Preparation of Single-Phase Films of Ch2Nh2Pb(I1-xBrx)3 with Sharp Optical Band Edges, A. Sadhanala et al., J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 5, 2501-2505 (2014). dx.doi.org/10.1021/jz501332v.
- Chemical Management for Colorful, Efficient, and Stable Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Nanostructured Solar Cells, J-H. Noh et al., Nano Lett., 13, 1764-1769 (2013). dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl400349b.
- Maximizing the emissive properties of Ch2Nh2PbBr3 perovskite nanoparticles, S. Gonzalez-Carrero et al., J. Mater. Chem. A, 3, 9187-9193 (2015). DOI: 10.1039/C4TA05878J.
- Bright Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Organometal Halide Perovskite Nanoplatelets, Y. Ling et al., Adv. Mater. 2015, DOI: 10.1002/adma.201503954.
- Compositional engineering of perovskite materials for high-performance solar cells, N. Jeon et al., Nature 517, 476–480 (2015), doi:10.1038/nature14133.
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