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Title: Ca2+ induced highly fluorescent CsPb(Br/Cl)3 perovskite quantum dots via fast Anion-Exchange & Cation-Doping Inter-Promotion strategy for efficient deep-blue light-emitting diodes
Despite the impressive development of perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs), it is still challenging to achieve high-efficiency deep-blue PeLEDs using colloid perovskite quantum dots (PQDs). The efficiency of PQDs with a wavelength below 460 nm, which meets the requirements for deep-blue emission in the Telecommunication Union UHD television standard (ITU REC. 2020), lags far behind those of their sky-blue counterparts. To address this issue, a novel strategy of fast anion-exchange & cation-doping inter-promotion (FAECDIP) is proposed to achieve highly efficient deep-blue PQDs by introducing CaBr2 into the CsPbCl3 PQDs. Owing to the presence of Ca2+, the speed of ion exchange is increased, driven by the smaller cation, Ca2+, improving the preparation efficiency. Additionally, Ca2+ was doped on the surface of PQDs. Based on studies of fast anion-exchange and theoretical calculations, Ca2+ improves the optical performance by decreasing the number of traps and increasing the crystallinity of target PQDs, facilitating the stability of treated films and PeLEDs by enhancing the formation energy of halogen vacancies. Here, a high PLQY of 80.3 % CaBr2-induced CsPb(Cl/Br)3 deep-blue PQDs (~446 nm) was achieved. The correspondent PeLEDs (~447 nm) achieved a superior EQE of 5.88 %, which is the state-of-the-art among the reported deep-blue PeLEDs. Our strategy provides a potential route to achieve deep-blue PeLEDs, which differs from the previous tedious-complex methods.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2005079
PAR ID:
10587609
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Elsevier
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Chemical Engineering Journal
Volume:
489
Issue:
C
ISSN:
1385-8947
Page Range / eLocation ID:
151227
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Perovskite light-emitting diodes halide ion exchange CaBr2-induced CsPb(Cl/Br)3 deep-blue PQDs
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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