Identifying Organic-Inorganic Interaction Sites Toward Emission Enhancement in Non-Hydrogen-Bonded Hybrid Perovskite via Pressure Engineering.

The interaction between organic and inorganic components in metal hybrid perovskites fundamentally determines the intrinsic optoelectronic performance. However, the underlying interaction sites have still remained elusive, especially for those non-hydrogen-bonded hybrid perovskites, thus largely impeding materials precise design with targeted properties. Herein, high pressure is utilized to elucidate the interaction mechanism between organic and inorganic components in the as-synthesized one-dimensional hybrid metal halide (DBU)PbBr3 (DBU = 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undec-7-ene). The interaction sites are identified to be the N from DBU and the Br from inorganic framework by the indicative of enhanced Raman mode under high pressure. The change in interaction strength is indeed derived from the pressure modulation on both distance and spatial arrangement of the nearest Br and N, rather than traditional hydrogen-bonding effect. Furthermore, the enhanced interaction increased charge transfer, resulting in a cyan emission with photoluminescence quantum yields (PLQYs) of 86.6%. The enhanced cyan emission is particularly important for underwater communication due to the much less attenuation in water than at other wavelength emissions. This study provides deep insights into the underlying photophysical mechanism of non-hydrogen-bonded hybrid metal halides and is expected to impart innovative construction with superior performance.