Investigation of highly luminescent inorganic perovskite nanocrystals synthesized using optimized ultrasonication method

Abstract

All-inorganic halide perovskite nanocrystals are next-generation materials with excellent optical and semiconductor properties suitable for display applications. In this study, we introduce an optimized ultrasonication method for the high-capacity synthesis of highly luminescent inorganic perovskite nanocrystals. After the synthesis of CsPbBr3 with superior optical performance by ultrasonication method, halide anion exchange was performed to tune the stable emission wavelength over the entire visible range. In particular, the maximum photoluminescence wavelengths of the red and green perovskite nanocrystals were appropriate for light-emitting diode applications, and their full-width-at-half-maximum were very narrow, showing outstanding color purity. The materials also had excellent thermal and photo-stability, which is a necessary requirement for perovskite nanocrystal/organic light-emitting diode hybrid device applications. We formulated uniformly stable perovskite nanocrystal inks and optimized their physical and rheological properties for successful inkjet-printing. Finally, we fabricated a hybrid device with a color conversion layer based on the red and green perovskite nanocrystals synthesized using the optimized ultrasonication and halide-ion-exchange methods. The color reproduction range of the fabricated devices was 27.3 % wider than that of the National Television System Committee values, indicating very vivid colors.