Lead-Free Halide Double Perovskite for High-Performance Photodetectors: Progress and Perspective

Lead halide perovskite has become a promising candidate for high-performance photodetectors (PDs) due to its attractive optical and electrical properties, such as high optical absorption coefficient, high carrier mobility, and long carrier diffusion length. However, the presence of highly toxic lead in these devices has limited their practical applications and even hindered their progress toward commercialization. Therefore, the scientific community has been committed to searching for low-toxic and stable perovskite-type alternative materials. Lead-free double perovskite, which is still in the preliminary stage of exploration, has achieved inspiring results in recent years. In this review, we mainly focus on two types of lead-free double perovskite based on different Pb substitution strategies, including A(2)M(I)M(III)X-6 and A(2)M(IV)X-6. We review the research progress and prospects of lead-free double perovskite photodetectors in the past three years. More importantly, from the perspective of optimizing the inherent defects in materials and improving device performance, we propose some feasible pathways and make an encouraging perspective for the future development of lead-free double perovskite photodetectors.

Automated summary

Lead halide perovskite has limitations in practical applications due to the presence of toxic lead, leading scientists to search for low-toxic and stable alternatives. Lead-free double perovskite has shown promising results and two types based on different Pb substitution strategies have been reviewed in this paper. The research progress and prospects of lead-free double perovskite photodetectors in the past three years have been summarized, and possible pathways for improving device performance have been proposed.