Highly spectra-stable pure blue perovskite light-emitting diodes based on copper and potassium co-doped quantum dots

Halide perovskite light emitting diodes (LEDs) have gained great progress in recent years. However, mixed-halide perovskites for blue LEDs usually suffer from electroluminescence (EL) spectra shift at a high applied voltage or current density, limiting their efficiency. In this work, we report a strategy of using single-layer perovskite quantum dots (QDs) film to tackle the electroluminescence spectra shift in pure-blue perovskite LEDs and improve the LED efficiency by co-doping copper and potassium in the mixed-halide perovskite QDs. As a result, we obtained pure-blue halide perovskite QD-LEDs with stable EL spectra centred at 469 nm even at a current density of 1,617 mA.cm(-2). The optimal device presents a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 2.0%. The average maximum EQE and luminance of the LEDs are 1.49% and 393 cd.m(-2), increasing 62% and 66% compared with the control LEDs. Our study provides an effective strategy for achieving spectra-stable and highly efficient pure-blue perovskite LEDs.

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In this study, we present a strategy of using single-layer perovskite quantum dots film to solve the electroluminescence spectra shift in pure-blue perovskite LEDs, and improve the LED efficiency by co-doping copper and potassium. Our results show that we achieved stable electroluminescence spectra centered at 469 nm in pure-blue halide perovskite QD-LEDs, even at a current density of 1,617 mA.cm(-2). The optimal device exhibited a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 2.0%. The average maximum EQE and luminance of the LEDs increased by 62% and 66%, respectively, compared with the control LEDs. This study provides an effective strategy for achieving spectra-stable and highly efficient pure-blue perovskite LEDs.