Bright alloy type-II quantum dots and their application to light-emitting diodes
Autor: | Qin Zhang, Xiao Jin, Xugu Zhang, Haiyang Li, Huaibin Shen, Qinghua Li, Xiaobing Gu, Danyang Li, Feng Li, Shujuan Huang |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
Materials science
Photoluminescence business.industry Quantum yield Heterojunction 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology 01 natural sciences 0104 chemical sciences Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials law.invention Biomaterials Colloid and Surface Chemistry Quantum dot law Optoelectronics Quantum efficiency 0210 nano-technology business Quantum Diode Light-emitting diode |
Zdroj: | Journal of colloid and interface science. 510 |
ISSN: | 1095-7103 |
Popis: | Type-II quantum dots (QDs) are emerging as a promising candidate for full color light sources owing to their advantages in achieving full color light by tuning the heterostructures. Despite the recent developments in type-II QDs, the choices of proper materials are limited for the composition of a high-quality QD and it still remains a big challenge to enhance the photoluminescence (PL) quantum yields (QYs) of type-II QDs for light-emitting diode (LED) applications. Here, we develop CdxZn1-xS/ZnSe/ZnS type-II QDs with a maximum quantum yield as high as 88.5%. Time-resolved PL results show that the ZnS shell suppresses non-radiative pathways by passivating the surface of CdxZn1-xS/ZnSe, thus leading to a high QY. Moreover, our results demonstrate that the outer ZnS also benefits the charge injection and radiative recombinations of the CdxZn1-xS/ZnSe. The LED based on green Cd0.2Zn0.8S/ZnSe/ZnS QDs achieves a current efficiency (CE) of 9.17cdA-1, an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 8.78% and a low turn-on voltage of ∼2.3V. |
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