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. 2017 Mar 8;148(5):795–826. doi: 10.1007/s00706-017-1933-9

Table 9.

Structural and optical data of bismuth halide perovskites and the highest obtained PCEs (if applied in photovoltaic devices)

Perovskite Sim./exp. Crystal system (space group) Dimensionality Band gap/eV PCE/% References
(NH4)3Bi2I9 Sim./exp. Monoclinic (P21/c) 2D 2.04 [189]
(CH3NH3)3Bi2Br9 Exp. Trigonal (P 3¯ m1) [158]
(CH3NH3)3Bi2I9 Sim./exp. Hexagonal (P63/mmc) at 300 K 0D dimer 1.94–2.11 0.42 [36, 175177, 180, 182184, 193]
Monoclinic (C2/c) at 160 K 2.04 [180, 181]
Monoclinic (P21) at 100 K [180]
(CH3NH3)3Bi2I9−xClx Exp. Hexagonal (P63/mmc) 2.4 0.003 [36]
(C6H14N)3Bi2I9 Sim./exp. Monoclinic (Pc) 0D dimer 2.9 [179]
K3Bi2I9 Sim./exp. Monoclinic (P21/n) 2D 2.1 [66]
Rb3Bi2Br9 Exp. Orthorhombic (Pnma) 2.62 [162]
Rb3Bi2I9 Sim./exp. Monoclinic (Pc) 2D 1.89–2.1 [162]
Monoclinic (P21/n) [66]
Cs3Bi2Br9 Exp. Trigonal (P 3¯ m1) 2D 2.50 [162]
Cs3Bi2I9 Sim./exp. Hexagonal (P63/mmc) 0D dimer 1.8–2.2 1.09 [16, 36, 66, 162, 164]
(CH3NH3)2KBiCl6 Sim./exp. Trigonal (R 3¯ m) 3D 3.04 [191]
Cs2CuBiX6
(X = Cl, Br, I)
Sim. Cubic (Fm 3¯ m) 3D 2.0 (X = Cl) [63]
1.9 (X = Br)
1.3 (X = I)
Cs2AgBiCl6 Sim./exp. Cubic (Fm 3¯ m) 3D 2.2–2.77 [16, 63, 190]
Cs2AgBiBr6 Sim./exp. Cubic (Fm 3¯ m) 3D 1.95–2.19 [16, 63, 64, 190]
Cs2AgBiI6 Sim. Cubic (Fm 3¯ m) 3D 1.6 [63]
Cs2AuBiX6
(X = Cl, Br, I)
Sim. Cubic (Fm 3¯ m) 3D 1.6 (X = Cl) [63]
1.1 (X = Br)
0.5 (X = I)
LiBiI4 5 H2O Exp. Monoclinic (C2/c) 1D 1.7–1.76 [186]
MgBi2I8·8 H2O Exp. Monoclinic (P21/c) 1D 1.7–1.76 [186]
MnBi2I8·8 H2O Exp. Monoclinic (P21/c) 1D 1.7–1.76 [186]
KBiI4·H2O Exp. Monoclinic (P21/n) 1D 1.7–1.76 [186]
HDABiI5 Exp. Orthorhombic 1D 2.05 0.027 [54, 187]
[C(NH2)3]3Bi2I9 Exp. Orthorhombic (Cmcm) [161]
(C10H7NH3)BiI4 Exp. Orthorhombic (Pbca) 1D 2.32 [194]
[C6H4(NH3)2]2Bi2I10·4 H2O Exp. Monoclinic (P21/n) 0D 2.84 [195]
(H2AEQT)Bi2/3I4 Exp. Monoclinic (C2/m) 2D [173]
CsBi3I10 Exp. 2D 1.77 0.40 [188]