Efficient Deep-Blue Light-Emitting Diodes from Highly Luminescent Eu2+-Doped Alkali Metal Halide Nanocrystals via Lattice Field Modulation

• Published in: Nano letters Vol. 24; no. 22; pp. 6601 - 6609
• Main Authors: Li, Xu, Chen, Xu, Jiang, Huifang, Wang, Meng, Lin, Shuailing, Ma, Zhuangzhuang, Wang, Hui, Ji, Huifang, Jia, Mochen, Han, Yanbing, Zhu, Jinyang, Pan, Gencai, Wu, Di, Li, Xinjian, Xu, Wen, Liu, Ying, Shan, Chong-Xin, Shi, Zhifeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 05.06.2024
• Subjects: Eu2+ luminescence; lattice fields; light-emitting diodes; Deep-blue emission; nanocrystals
• ISSN: 1530-6984; 1530-6992
• DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c01155

Lead-halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) are promising for fabricating deep-blue (<460 nm) light-emitting diodes (LEDs), but their development is plagued by low electroluminescent performance and lead toxicity. Herein, the synthesis of 12 kinds of highly luminescent and eco-friendly deep-blue europium (Eu2+)-doped alkali-metal halides (AX:Eu2+; A = Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+; X = Cl–, Br–, I–) NCs is reported. Through adjustment of the coordination environment, efficient deep-blue emission from Eu-5d → Eu-4f transitions is realized. The representative CsBr:Eu2+ NCs exhibit a high photoluminescence quantum yield of 91.1% at 441 nm with a color coordinate at (0.158, 0.023) matching with the Rec. 2020 blue specification. Electrically driven deep-blue LEDs from CsBr:Eu2+ NCs are demonstrated, achieving a record external quantum efficiency of 3.15% and half-lifetime of ∼1 h, surpassing the reported metal-halide deep-blue NCs-based LEDs. Importantly, large-area LEDs with an emitting area of 12.25 cm2 are realized with uniform emission, representing a milestone toward commercial display applications.