Mixed Ruddlesden-Popper and Dion-Jacobson Phase Perovskites for Stable and Efficient Blue Perovskite LEDs

Producing efficient blue and deep blue perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs) still represents a significant challenge in optoelectronics. Blue PeLEDs still have problems relating to color, luminance, and structural and electrical stability so new materials are needed to achieve better performance. Recent reports suggest using low n states (n = 1, 2, 3) to achieve blue electroluminescence in Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) perovskite films. However, there are fewer reports on the other quasi-2D structure, Dion-Jacobson (DJ) perovksites, despite their highly desirable optical properties, due to the difficulty in achieving charge injection. To resolve this issue, herein, w e have mixed DJ phase precursors, propane-1,3-diammonium (PDA) bromide into RP phase perovskites and fabricated low-dimensional PeLEDs. It is found that these specific precursors aid in suppressing both the low n (n = 1) and high n (n >= 4) quasi-2D RP phases and is an effective strategy in blue-shifting sky-blue RP perovskites into the sub-470 nm region. With optimization of the PDA concentration and device layers, it is achieved an external quantum efficiency of 1.5% at 469 nm and stable electroluminescence for the first deep blue PeLED to be reported using DJ perovskites.

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Producing efficient blue and deep blue perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs) is still a challenge in optoelectronics due to problems with color, luminance, and stability. This study proposes a solution by mixing DJ phase precursors into RP phase perovskites, which suppresses unwanted phases and allows for blue shifting. By optimizing the concentration and layers, a stable deep blue PeLED with an external quantum efficiency of 1.5% at 469 nm is achieved.