Nature Communications (Jan 2020)

Edge stabilization in reduced-dimensional perovskites

  • Li Na Quan,
  • Dongxin Ma,
  • Yongbiao Zhao,
  • Oleksandr Voznyy,
  • Haifeng Yuan,
  • Eva Bladt,
  • Jun Pan,
  • F. Pelayo García de Arquer,
  • Randy Sabatini,
  • Zachary Piontkowski,
  • Abdul-Hamid Emwas,
  • Petar Todorović,
  • Rafael Quintero-Bermudez,
  • Grant Walters,
  • James Z. Fan,
  • Mengxia Liu,
  • Hairen Tan,
  • Makhsud I. Saidaminov,
  • Liang Gao,
  • Yiying Li,
  • Dalaver H. Anjum,
  • Nini Wei,
  • Jiang Tang,
  • David W. McCamant,
  • Maarten B. J. Roeffaers,
  • Sara Bals,
  • Johan Hofkens,
  • Osman M. Bakr,
  • Zheng-Hong Lu,
  • Edward H. Sargent

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13944-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Reduced-dimensional halide perovskites are promising for light-emitting diodes but suffer from photo-degradation. Here Quan et al. identify the edge of the perovskite nanoplatelets as the degradation channels and use phosphine oxides to passivate the edges and boost device performance and lifetime.