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Title: Near-Unity Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in Blue-Emitting Cs3Cu2Br5–xIx(0 ≤ x ≤ 5)

Journal Article · · ACS Applied Electronic Materials

Recently, interest in developing efficient, low-cost, nontoxic, and stable metal halide emitters that can be incorporated into solid-state lighting technologies has taken hold. Here we report nontoxic, stable, and highly efficient blue-light-emitting Cs3Cu2Br5–xIx (0 ≤ x ≤ 5). Room-temperature photoluminescence measurements show bright blue emission in the 456 to 443 nm range with near-unity quantum yield for Cs3Cu2I5. Here, density functional theory calculations and power-dependent PL measurements suggest that the emission results from self-trapped excitons induced by strong charge localization within the zero-dimensional cluster structure of Cs3Cu2Br5–xIx.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1507857
Journal Information:
ACS Applied Electronic Materials, Vol. 1, Issue 3; ISSN 2637-6113
Publisher:
ACS PublicationsCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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