Tailoring Charge Donor–Acceptor Interaction in CsPbBr₃ Perovskite Nanocrystals through Ligand Exchange

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The surface ligands in colloidal metal halide perovskites influence not only their intrinsic optoelectronic properties but also their interaction with other materials and molecules. Donor–acceptor interactions of CsPbBr 3 perovskite nanocrystals with TiO 2 nanoparticles and nanotubes are explored by replacing long‐chain oleylamine ligands with short‐chain butylamines. Through postsynthesis ligand exchange, the nanocrystals are functionalized with butylamine ligands while their intrinsic properties are maintained. In solution, butylamine‐capped nanocrystals exhibit reduced photoluminescence intensity with increasing TiO 2 concentration but without any change in photoluminescence lifetime. Intriguingly, the Stern–Volmer plot depicts different slopes at low and high TiO 2 concentrations, suggesting donor‐acceptor interaction through mixed static photoluminescence quenching and quenching sphere of action mechanism . Oleylamine‐capped nanocrystals in solution, on the other hand, show no interaction with TiO 2 , as indicated by consistent photoluminescence intensities and lifetimes before and after TiO 2 addition. In films, both types exhibit decreased photoluminescence lifetime with TiO 2 , indicating enhanced donor–acceptor interaction, which is discussed in terms of electron transfer. TiO 2 nanotubes enhance nonradiative recombination more in butylamine‐capped CsPbBr 3 perovskite nanocrystals, emphasizing the role of ligand chain length.