Zero-Dimensional Organic Copper(I) Iodide Hybrid with High Anti-Water Stability for Blue-Light-Excitable Solid-State Lighting

The discovery of rare-earth free luminescent materials with blue-light-excitable characteristic is of great importance for solid-sate lighting applications. Herein, a Cu(I)-based 0D luminescent hybrid (1,3-dppH(2))(2)Cu4I8 center dot H2O is synthesized by a facile solution method, and it shows the orange-red emission peaking at 625 nm upon 460 nm excitation. The structure-related luminescence mechanism has been elaborated by experimental and theoretical investigations. Moreover, the emission intensity remains unchanged even after continuous water treatment for 60 days due to the improved structural stability originating from intermolecular pi-pi interaction between organic cations. A warm white light-emitting diode (LED) device with the color rendering index of 91.4% has been fabricated by combining the 440 nm LED chip, green-emitting Lu3Al5O12:Ce3+, and (1,3-dppH(2))(2)Cu4I8 center dot H2O. This work provides a new design route towards 0D cuprous halide materials and will initiate more exploration of their intrinsic luminescence mechanism.

Automated summary

The discovery of rare-earth free luminescent materials that can be excited by blue light is highly significant for solid-state lighting applications. In this study, a Cu(I)-based 0D luminescent hybrid was synthesized and its luminescence mechanism was investigated. Additionally, a warm white LED device was successfully fabricated with improved structural stability.