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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry letters2026

Origin of the Temperature-Induced Gap Bowing of Formamidinium-Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskites: Role of Cationic Rattlers.

Kai Xu, Adrián Francisco-López, Bethan L Charles, M Isabel Alonso, Miquel Garriga, Mark T Weller, Alejandro R Goñi

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Kai XuInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Carrer dels Til.lers, 08193Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6999-1904
Adrián Francisco-LópezInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Carrer dels Til.lers, 08193Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
Bethan L CharlesDepartment of Chemistry & Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.
M Isabel AlonsoInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Carrer dels Til.lers, 08193Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7669-5871
Miquel GarrigaInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Carrer dels Til.lers, 08193Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.
Mark T WellerDepartment of Chemistry & Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies, University of Bath, Claverton Down, BathBA2 7AY, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-7475-0379
Alejandro R GoñiInstitut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) , Carrer dels Til.lers, 08193Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1193-3063

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Ag?ncia de Gesti? d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2021-SGR-00444China Scholarship Council CSC201806950006Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/G03768X/1European Social Fund Plus NAMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovaci?n y Universidades BES-2016-076913Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovaci?n y Universidades CEX2023-001263-SMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovaci?n y Universidades PID2021-128924OB-I00Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovaci?n y Universidades PID2024-163010OB-I00NextGenerationEU NAUniversitat Aut?noma de Barcelona NA
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Abstract

Understanding the temperature dependence of semiconductor band gaps is essential for optimizing optoelectronic devices. However, the origin of the pronounced temperature-induced gap bowing observed in low-temperature phases of formamidinium-methylammonium (FA-MA) lead iodide perovskites has remained elusive until now. By combining temperature and pressure-dependent photoluminescence measurements on FAxMA1-xPbI3 single crystals with x ∈ [0, 1], we unravel the origin of this bowing. Both thermal expansion and electron-phonon interaction effects are responsible. The latter is the leading term, driven by activation of an anomalous electron-phonon coupling mechanism linked to mixed vibrational modes, which combine inorganic-cage phonons involving octahedral tilting with low-frequency FA librations, called FA rattlers. As shown in the revised composition-temperature phase diagram, this occurs in the orthorhombic and (pseudo)tetragonal low-temperature phases, presumably featuring stripe domains with alternating octahedral tilt-axis patterns for x between 0.2 and 0.9. This sheds light on an intriguing behavior of lead halide perovskites that directly affects their optoelectronic properties.

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PMCPMC13455107

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