Enhanced Hole-Injecting Interface for High-Performance Deep-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Diodes Using Dipole-Controlled Self-Assembled Monolayers
Hyo Jae Lee
Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Materials (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
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Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Materials (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
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Jae Woong Jung
Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Materials (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorHyo Jae Lee
Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Materials (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
Search for more papers by this authorJung Jae Do
Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Materials (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
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Jae Woong Jung
Department of Advanced Materials Engineering for Information & Electronics, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
Integrated Education Institute for Frontier Materials (BK21 Four), Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446–701 Republic of Korea
E-mail: [email protected]
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The Blue electroluminescence (EL) with high brightness and spectral stability is imperative for full-color perovskite display technologies meeting the Rec. 2020 standard. However, deep-blue perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) lag behind their green- or red-emitting counterparts in brightness, quantum efficiency, and operational stability. Additionally, the Cl−/Br− mixed-halide perovskites with wide bandgap typically designed for deep-blue emitters are prone to degradation quickly under high operating bias due to low energy for halide migrations and vacancies formation, posing a significant challenge to spectral/operative stabilities. To address these issues, high-performance deep-blue PeLEDs are demonstrated by tuning the interface properties with Br-2ETP, a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) molecule engineered for a high dipole moment. The Br-2EPT-based hole-injecting interface facilitates favorable energy level alignment between indium tin oxide and the deep-lying valence band of the perovskite layer, suppressing the hole-injecting barrier and non-radiative charge recombination. Excellent perovskite film morphologies are observed at the top and buried surfaces by Br-2EPT, improving the balance of carrier injection for light emission efficiency. Consequently, the devices exhibit deep-blue electroluminescence at 457 nm, with an external quantum efficiency of 6.56% and spectral/operative stabilities.
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