Extreme high-temperature effects on optical response of CsPbBr3 perovskite

The temperature sensitivity of CsPbBr3 perovskite impacts the performance of related devices, with their optoelectronic behavior characterized by the dielectric function (ε = ε1+iε2). Yet, research on optical properties (ε) beyond 200 °C remains limited, hindering the evaluation of their high-temperature stability. This study first grew a high-quality CsPbBr3 single crystal, then examined its dielectric function from −55 to 550 °C using spectroscopic ellipsometry, and explored the optical response of all-dielectric CsPbBr3-based metasurfaces under varying temperatures. High temperature induces dynamic disorder in CsPbBr3, and thermal decomposition initiates above 300 °C, leading to a substantial change of dielectric function. CsPbBr3-based metasurfaces exhibit near-perfect light absorption (average 0.987) with only a meta-atomic height equivalent to one-seventh of the wavelength. They also demonstrate enhanced absorption at longer wavelengths, attributed to high-temperature-enhanced magnetic resonance. This work aims to improve the high-temperature performance of CsPbBr3 perovskites and expand their applications in energy and ultrafast optics.