Air-Stable Room-Temperature Quasi-2D Tin Iodide Perovskite Microlasers

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates air-stable, room-temperature lasing from quasi-2D tin iodide perovskite microcrystals, showing enhanced stability and sustained lasing under ambient conditions, advancing tin-based photonic applications.

Contribution

The study introduces a method to achieve stable, room-temperature lasing from quasi-2D TIP microcrystals with improved environmental stability using organic spacer 5IPA3.

Findings

Lasing observed from both dielectric and plasmonic TIP microlasers.

Lasing sustained over 10^8 pump pulses in ambient conditions.

Enhanced stability compared to previous TIPs.

Abstract

Quasi-2D tin iodide perovskites (TIPs) are promising lead-free alternatives for optoelectronic applications, but achieving stable lasing remains challenging due to their limited environmental stability. Here, we report air-stable, room-temperature lasing from quasi-2D TIP microcrystals as small as 4 {\mu}m. Incorporation of the organic spacer 5IPA3 significantly enhanced the stability of these materials compared to previously reported TIPs. Lasing was observed from both dielectric (n=4) and plasmonic (n=3 and n=4) TIP microlasers. Under picosecond pumping, lasing was sustained for over 10^8 pump pulses in ambient conditions. These results represent a significant step toward practical photonic applications of tin-based perovskites.