Eco-friendly water-synthesis of lead-free Cs2AgBiBr6 perovskites

Publication date: 20 Ago 2026

JournalSource: OPENALEXOpenAlex type: articleOpen Access
Authors: Paola De Padova, Bruno Olivieri, C. Ottaviani, Osamu Kubo, Sofia Caretto, Angelo De Paolis, Annalisa Paradiso, Paola Prete, N. Lovergine, Filippo Ruggiero, Amanda Generosi, Barbara Paci, Rodrigo Szostak, Francisco M. C. da Silva, H. Tolentino, Túlio C. R. Rocha, Luiz G. F. Borges, Flávio C. Vicentin, Aldo Di Carlo

The synthesis of lead-free Cs2AgBiBr6 perovskite is a huge challenge within the framework of the new emergent full-inorganic materials, with the aim of being employed as sensitive layers for a new generation of solar cells and/or optoelectronic devices.Here we report an innovative eco-friendly method for the preparation of Cs2AgBiBr6 perovskite, obtained both by “wet” and “dry” CsBr, AgBr, and BiBr3 precursor salts, in a fully hydro-solution liquid process, free of chemical solvents. Cs2AgBiBr6 powders and Cs2AgBiBr6 lead-free perovskite nanocrystal films have been realised and investigated for electronic, structural, and optical properties. X-ray diffraction revealed that powders and/or perovskite films obtained in a water bath belong to the cubic phase, symmetry group Fm-3m, as revealed by scanning electron microscopy as tetrahedral nanocrystal morphology. Energy gaps of about 2.10 and 2.60 eV are evidenced by synchrotron radiation valence band photoemission spectroscopy, photo-cathodo-luminescence, and optical measurements. Core levels x-ray photoemission and synchrotron radiation x-ray fluorescence spectroscopies give insights on Cs2AgBiBr6 perovskite formation in water-process solution. The synthesis of lead-free Cs₂AgBiBr₆ perovskite is crucial for advancing non-toxic full-inorganic materials for next-generation solar cells and optoelectronic devices. Here, the authors present an eco-friendly method using wet and dry precursor salts in a solvent-free hydro-solution process, achieving cubic-phase nanocrystals with promising electronic and optical properties.

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