Benzylammonium Iodide (BzAI)
CAS Number 45579-91-7
Benzylammonium iodide (BzAI) is a precusor used in the synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) layered lead/tin halide perovskites - which are a class of semiconductor materials that are of particular interest in the family of hybrid perovskite semiconductors for thin-film PV and LED applications.
For this reason, BzAI is an ideal additive to the most commonly-used perovskite structures to further tune the structure and properties of such hybrid organic-inorganic materials.
General Information
| CAS number | 45579-91-7 |
| Chemical formula | C7H10IN |
| Molecular weight | 235.07 g/mol |
| Synonyms | Benzylamine Hydroiodide, Phenylmethanaminium iodide, Phenylmethylamine iodide, BzAI |
| Classification / Family | Alkylammonium halides, Perovskite precursor materials, Perovskite solar cells, Perovskite LEDs |
Product Details
| Purity | 98% |
| Melting point | 179 °C |
| Colour | White powder/crystals |
Chemical Structure
MSDS Documentation
Benzylammonium iodide MSDS sheet
Literature and reviews
- A lead-halide perovskite molecular ferroelectric semiconductor, W. Liao et al., Nat Commun., 6, 7338 (2015); doi: 10.1038/ncomms8338.
- Ammonium-iodide-salt additives induced photovoltaic performance enhancement in one-step solution process for perovskite solar cells, Y. Yang et al., J. Alloys Compd, 684, 5, 84-90 (2016); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.05.154.
- Role of Organic Counterion in Lead- and Tin-Based Two-Dimensional Semiconducting Iodide Perovskites and Application in Planar Solar Cells, L. Mao et al., Chem. Mater., 28 (21), 7781–7792 (2016); DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b03054.
- Syntheses of needle-shaped layered perovskite (C6H5CH2Nh2)2PbI4 bundles via a two-step processing technique, D. Ma et al., J. Alloys Compd, 696, 1213-1219 (2017); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.12.090.