Open AccessHigh-efficiency sky blue perovskite light-emitting diodes with ammonium thiocyanate additive
Author(s) -
Jiulin Gao,
Yajun Lian,
Yang Yang,
Guoqing Li,
Xiaohui Yang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.70.20211046
Subject(s) - materials science , perovskite (structure) , electroluminescence , passivation , photoluminescence , halide , luminescence , crystallinity , analytical chemistry (journal) , light emitting diode , optoelectronics , inorganic chemistry , crystallography , chemistry , nanotechnology , layer (electronics) , chromatography , composite material
Metal halide perovskite light-emitting diodes have attracted much attention due to their excellent characteristics such as low-cost solution-processing, high luminous efficiency and excellent color purity. However, low luminous efficiency and spectrum stability of blue perovskite light-emitting device restrict the further development of perovskite materials in the field of displays and lighting. Here in this work, we study the effects of ammonium thiocyanate (NH 4 SCN) addition on the morphology, crystal structure, photo-physics, charge transport and electroluminescence properties of quasi-two-dimensional mixed-halide perovskite films by measuring scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-Vis spectrum, steady-state photoluminescence (PL), and transient PL and analyzing the current density–voltage characteristics of hole-dominated device and current density-voltage-luminance plots of light-emitting device. The results indicate that ammonium thiocyanate (NH 4 SCN) can effectively passivate the defects, improve the crystallinity, and modulate the phase distribution of quasi-two-dimensional mixed-halide perovskite film, thereby increasing charge transport and luminescent efficiency. Notably, PL intensity of the 20%-NH 4 SCN sample is 1.7 times higher than that of the control sample, which is attributed to the defect passivation effect of NH 4 SCN probably due to the Lewis acid-base interaction with Pb 2+ . Meanwhile, the hole mobility of the 20%-NH 4 SCN sample is measured to be 1.31 × 10 –5 cm 2 /(V·s), which is much higher than that of the control sample (3.58 × 10 –6 cm 2 /(V·s)). As a result, sky-blue quasi-two-dimensional mixed-halide perovskite light-emitting diode with 20%-NH 4 SCN possesses an EL maximum at 486 nm and a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 5.83% and a luminance of 1258 cd/m 2 , which are 6.7 and 3.6 times higher than those of the control device without NH 4 SCN, respectively. At the same time, the EL spectra of the 20%-NH 4 SCN device are barely changed under different operating voltages, whereas the EL spectra of the control device show a 7–10 nm red-shift under the same condition, indicating that the NH 4 SCN addition inhibits halide phase separation and improves the EL spectrum stability. In addition, the T 50 operational life-time of the 20%-NH 4 SCN device is measured to be about 110 s, which is superior to that of the control device (39 s) due to improved film quality of NH 4 SCN-modified sample. This research provides a simple and effective method to improve the performances of quasi-two-dimensional mixed-halide perovskite blue-emitting diodes.