title: Solid state transformation of the crystalline monohydrate (CH3NH3)PbI3(H2O) to the (CH3NH3)PbI3 perovskite.
abstract: Colorless crystals of (CH3NH3·H2O)PbI3 spontaneously lose water at 298 K which triggers a transformation to the black (CH3NH3)PbI3 perovskite in the solid state as a porous microcrystalline solid with nanoscale substructure, but the dihydrate (CH3NH3)4PbI6·2H2O) requires much more forcing conditions to produce (CH3NH3)PbI3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA. yirao@temple.edu bwayland@temple.edu.
authors.forename: Gregory H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Imler
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bolei
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Graham E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Dobereiner
authors.forename: Hai-Lung
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Bradford B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Wayland