  High prospects for different optoelectronic applications have drawn much
effort towards hybrid double perovskites for the commercialization of
environmentally friendly Pb-free non-toxic perovskites. Herein, the
optoelectronic study of (MA)$_2$NaBiX$_6$ (MA= methylammonium; X=Cl,Br, I)
hybrid double perovskites by ab initio simulation was investigated.
(MA)$_2$NaBiBr$_6$ and (MA)$_2$NaBiCl$_6$ have indirect X-M bandgaps while
(MA)$_2$NaBiI$_6$ have indirect X-$\Gamma$ bandgap of 2.98 eV, 3.64 eV and 2.32
eV respectively. The results also show that the iodide-based compound,
(MA)$_2$NaBiI$_6$ exhibits superior optoelectronic properties compared to the
bromide and chloride-based compounds, (MA)$_2$NaBiBr$_6$ and
(MA)$_2$NaBiCl$_6$. These findings indicate that the (MA)$_2$NaBiI$_6$ hybrid
double perovskite is a potential material for optoelectronic applications owing
to its high absorption coefficient (on the order of 106cm-1), dielectric
constant ($\approx 3.34$), and refractive index (2.50) in addition to its high
formation energy, which shows its stability.
