A promising 1D Cd-based hybrid perovskite-type for white-light emission with high-color-rendering index

A one dimensional (1D) perovskite-type (C(6)H(7)NBr)(3)[CdBr(5)] (abbreviated 4-BAPC) was synthesized by slow evaporation at room temperature (RT). 4-BAPC crystalizes in the monoclinic system with the space group P2(1)/c. The 1D inorganic chains are formed by corner sharing CdBr(6) octahedra. Thermal measurement shows that 4-BAPC is stable up to 190 °C. Optical characterization demonstrates that the grown crystal is an indirect bandgap material with a bandgap value of 3.93 eV, which is consistent with theoretical calculations. The electronic structure, calculated using density functional theory, reveals that the valence band originates from a combination of Br-4p orbitals and Cd-4d orbitals, whereas the conduction band originates from the Cd-5s orbitals. The photoluminescence spectroscopy shows that the obtained material exhibits a broad-band white light emission with extra-high CRI of 98 under λ(exc) = 380 nm. This emission is mainly resulting from the self-trapped exciton recombinations within the inorganic CdBr(6) octahedron, and the fluorescence within the organic conjugated ammonium salt.