Confinement-induced Ultrafast Conductivity in 2D Perovskites resolved by correlative Terahertz-NIR Spectroscopy

Lion Krüger; Fabian Brütting; Michael Baumann; Moritz B. Heindl; Maximilian Spies; Anna Köhler; Alexander JC Kühne; Georg Herink

arXiv · 2512.16052

Confinement-induced Ultrafast Conductivity in 2D Perovskites resolved by correlative Terahertz-NIR Spectroscopy

Lion Krüger·Fabian Brütting·Michael Baumann·Moritz B. Heindl·Maximilian Spies·Anna Köhler·Alexander JC Kühne·Georg Herink

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Abstract

Quantum wells made of two-dimensional organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites (2D-PKs) offer a high degree of flexibility in tailoring optoelectronic properties through carrier confinement and functional interlayers. Compared to their 3D counterparts, 2D-PKs exhibit tunable photoluminescence, excitonic binding at room temperature and enhanced structural stability. However, the dynamics of photo-induced charge carriers and their transport properties are highly intertwined due to the interplay of diverse excitation species, charge carrier cooling, transport, and radiative and non-radiative recombination. In this study, we employ optical-pump terahertz-probe spectroscopy (OPTP) to analyze the local conductivity dynamics of 2D and 3D methylammonium lead iodide (MAPI) perovskites at timescales down to picoseconds. Remarkably, we observe an intensity-dependent, 2D-specific buildup of an ultrafast, few-picosecond decay in local conductivity. By combining OPTP with transient absorption (TA) and picosecond time-resolved photoluminescence (TRPL), we demonstrate the disentanglement of photoconductivity and carrier population. This allows us to attribute the 2D-specific ultrafast THz response to delayed hot-carrier cooling and subsequent exciton formation, which effectively reduces the free-carrier conductivity. This intensity-dependent, ultrafast THz response is a signature of the recently identified hot-carrier bottleneck in 3D MAPI, and this effect manifests itself in a unique form in the 2D material. These results encourage further investigations on the impact of functional organic interlayers and provide insights into designing tunable carrier responses for ultrafast devices via adapted heterostructures and confinement.

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Lion Krüger, Fabian Brütting, Michael Baumann, Moritz B. Heindl, Maximilian Spies, Anna Köhler, Alexander JC Kühne, Georg Herink. 2026-02-05. Confinement-induced Ultrafast Conductivity in 2D Perovskites resolved by correlative Terahertz-NIR Spectroscopy. https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.16052

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