Inhibiting the Appearance of Green Emission in Mixed Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Pure Red Emission.

Alanazi, Mutibah; Marshall, Ashley R; Liu, Yincheng; Kim, Jinwoo; Kar, Shaoni; Snaith, Henry J; Taylor, Robert A; Farrow, Tristan · Nano Lett · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Mixed halide perovskites exhibit promising optoelectronic properties for next-generation light-emitting diodes due to their tunable emission wavelength that covers the entire visible light spectrum. However, these materials suffer from severe phase segregation under continuous illumination, making long-term stability for pure red emission a significant challenge. In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of the role of halide oxidation in unbalanced ion migration (I/Br) within CsPbI<sub>2</sub>Br nanocrystals and thin films. We also introduce a new approach using cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) to encapsulate CsPbI<sub>2</sub>Br perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs), effectively suppressing ion migration by increasing the corresponding activation energy. Compared with that of unencapsulated samples, we observe a substantial reduction in phase separation under intense illumination in PNCs with a COC coating. Our findings show that COC enhances phase stability by passivating uncoordinated surface defects (Pb<sup>2+</sup> and I<sup>-</sup>), increasing the formation energy of halide vacancies, improving the charge carrier lifetime, and reducing the nonradiative recombination density.