Biexcitons in 2D (iso-BA)₂PbI₄ perovskite crystals

Abstract Two-dimensional (2D) organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites have attracted growing attention recently due to their naturally formed quantum-well structure, unique photoelectric properties and better environmental stability compared to three-dimensional perovskites. The reduced screening and enhanced Coulomb interaction in 2D perovskites result in the formation of excitonic complexes. While the properties of free excitons have been well investigated, studies on biexcitons remain elusive. Here, we report on the biexcitons in 2D (iso-BA)2PbI4 (BA=C4H9NH3) crystals. The biexciton emission can be observed under a very low excitation power density of 6.4 W/cm2 at 78 K. The biexciton exhibits a large biexciton binding energy of 46 meV due to the large exciton binding energy of (iso-BA)2PbI4. Furthermore, the biexcitons exhibit a favorable polarization orientation, resulting in different anisotropy between biexcitons and excitons. Our findings would motivate more studies on biexcitons in 2D perovskites and pave the way for exploiting the many-body physics for biexciton lasing and optical storage devices.