Effects of ion-exchange and post-thermal annealing on the precipitation of cesium lead halide nanocrystals in glasses.

Ion-exchange has been widely employed to modify the composition and structure of glasses. In this work, Cs–K ion-exchange was carried out to facilitate the precipitation of cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals in the surface layer of glasses. Both Cs 4 PbBr 6 and CsPbBr 3 perovskite nanocrystals and KBr nanocrystals can be precipitated through ion-exchange in nitrate salt. Content of Cs 4 PbBr 6 and CsPbBr 3 perovskite nanocrystals is strongly dependent on the composition of nitrate salt, ion-exchange conditions, and post-thermal annealing. High concentration of Cs in nitrate salt, long ion-exchange duration, and post-thermal annealing are effective to promote the formation of CsPbBr 3 perovskite nanocrystals. Results reported is valuable for the developing of cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals embedded glass for light converters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]