Table 1 Comparison of the tilt angles of n = 4 RPP in monolayer surface and bulk interface according to DFT calculations.

From: Unlocking surface octahedral tilt in two-dimensional Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites

 

Exfoliated surface

Non-exfoliated surface

Tilt angle Ω (°) of BA

27.1

14.4

Surface octahedral tilt of n = 4 RPP

Pb(1)–IE–Pb(2): θ (°)

145.3

150.5

Out of plane tilt: Δθ (°)

34.7

29.5

IE(1)–IE(2)–IE(3): γ (°)

93.2

88.4

In-plane tilt: Δγ (°)

3.2

1.6