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Title: Enabling AC electroluminescence in quasi-2D perovskites by uniformly arranging different-n-value nanoplates to allow bidirectional charge transport

Abstract

Perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are normally operated under forward direct current (DC) to realize electron/hole injection at cathode/anode surfaces. In this work, we demonstrate an alternating current (AC) driven LED enabled by bi-directionally allowed charge transport in quasi-2D perovskite (PEA2MAn-1PbnI3n+1) film. Essentially, the bi-directional charge transport is realized by uniformly arranging different-n-value 2D nanoplates together with symmetrically designed anode/cathode interfaces, which can allow injected electrons and holes to form light-emitting states under both forward and reverse biases, leading to an AC electroluminescence (EL) with the device architecture of ITO/PEI/PEDOT:PSS/PEA2MAn-1PbnI3n+1/P3HT/PEI/Ag. The high AC EL performance was achieved with the radiance = 24 W Sr-1 m-2 and 18.3 W Sr-1 m-2 and EQE = 12.5% and 3.7% under forward and reverse biases. Furthermore, the device-operational stability was largely improved with the half-intensity time of T50 = 11.0 h under AC bias (+2 V/-2 V, 50 Hz) as compared to T50 = 3.9 h under forward bias (+2 V/0 V, 50 Hz).

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); National Science Foundation (NSF)
OSTI Identifier:
1671107
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-20-25291
Journal ID: ISSN 2211-2855
Grant/Contract Number:  
89233218CNA000001; FA 9550-15-1-0064; FA2386-15-1-4104; NSF-1911659; CNMS2016-279; CNMS2016-R45; AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nano Energy
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 79; Journal ID: ISSN 2211-2855
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; Quasi-2D perovskites; symmetrical device design; bidirectional transport; AC LEDs; perovskite LEDs

Citation Formats

Zhang, Jia, Tsai, Hsinhan, Nie, Wanyi, and Hu, Bin. Enabling AC electroluminescence in quasi-2D perovskites by uniformly arranging different-n-value nanoplates to allow bidirectional charge transport. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105413.
Zhang, Jia, Tsai, Hsinhan, Nie, Wanyi, & Hu, Bin. Enabling AC electroluminescence in quasi-2D perovskites by uniformly arranging different-n-value nanoplates to allow bidirectional charge transport. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105413
Zhang, Jia, Tsai, Hsinhan, Nie, Wanyi, and Hu, Bin. Sat . "Enabling AC electroluminescence in quasi-2D perovskites by uniformly arranging different-n-value nanoplates to allow bidirectional charge transport". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105413. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1671107.
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author = {Zhang, Jia and Tsai, Hsinhan and Nie, Wanyi and Hu, Bin},
abstractNote = {Perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are normally operated under forward direct current (DC) to realize electron/hole injection at cathode/anode surfaces. In this work, we demonstrate an alternating current (AC) driven LED enabled by bi-directionally allowed charge transport in quasi-2D perovskite (PEA2MAn-1PbnI3n+1) film. Essentially, the bi-directional charge transport is realized by uniformly arranging different-n-value 2D nanoplates together with symmetrically designed anode/cathode interfaces, which can allow injected electrons and holes to form light-emitting states under both forward and reverse biases, leading to an AC electroluminescence (EL) with the device architecture of ITO/PEI/PEDOT:PSS/PEA2MAn-1PbnI3n+1/P3HT/PEI/Ag. The high AC EL performance was achieved with the radiance = 24 W Sr-1 m-2 and 18.3 W Sr-1 m-2 and EQE = 12.5% and 3.7% under forward and reverse biases. Furthermore, the device-operational stability was largely improved with the half-intensity time of T50 = 11.0 h under AC bias (+2 V/-2 V, 50 Hz) as compared to T50 = 3.9 h under forward bias (+2 V/0 V, 50 Hz).},
doi = {10.1016/j.nanoen.2020.105413},
journal = {Nano Energy},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2021},
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