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Controlled 2D growth of organic semiconductor crystals by suppressing "coffee-ring" effect
Nano Research 2020, 13 (9): 2478-2484
Published: 02 July 2020
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Owing to enhanced charge transport efficiency arising from the ultrathin nature, two-dimensional (2D) organic semiconductor single crystals (OSSCs) are emerging as a fascinating platform for high-performance organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). However, "coffee-ring" effect induced by an evaporation-induced convective flow near the contact line hinders the large-area growth of 2D OSSCs through a solution process. Here, we develop a new strategy of suppressing the "coffee-ring" effect by using an organic semiconductor: polymer blend solution. With the high-viscosity polymer in the organic solution, the evaporation-induced flow is remarkably weakened, ensuring the uniform molecule spreading for the 2D growth of the OSSCs. As an example, wafer-scale growth of crystalline film consisting of few-layered 2,7-didecylbenzothienobenzothiophene (C10-BTBT) crystals was successfully accomplished via blade coating. OFETs based on the crystalline film exhibited a maximum hole mobility up to 12.6 cm2·V-1·s-1, along with an average hole mobility as high as 8.2 cm2·V-1·s-1. Our work provides a promising strategy for the large-area growth of 2D OSSCs toward high-performance organic electronics.

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Few-layer formamidinium lead bromide nanoplatelets for ultrapure-green and high-efficiency light-emitting diodes
Nano Research 2019, 12 (1): 171-176
Published: 15 October 2018
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Formamidinium lead bromide perovskite (FAPbBr3) nanocrystals have attracted increasing attention due to their greener photoluminescence (PL) and higher thermal stability in comparison to more popular methylammonium lead bromide perovskite (MAPbBr3). Here we proposed a facile and highly reproducible room-temperature method for the preparation of few-layer (1–4) two-dimensional (2D) FAPbBr3 nanoplatelets (NPs) with ultrapure green PL at 532 nm and high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of 88%. High-efficiency ultrapure green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) based on the few-layer 2D FAPbBr3 NPs were further demonstrated. The LEDs showed a maximum current efficiency (CE) of 15.31 cd/A and an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 3.53%, which are significantly better than the FAPbBr3 polycrystalline film-based LEDs reported so far. Significantly, the 2D FAPbBr3 NPs-based LEDs exhibited an ultrapure-green color emission that could cover 97% of the Recommendation 2020 (Rec. 2020) color standard and 114% of the national television system committee (NTSC) standard in the CIE 1931 color space. Moreover, the devices possessed a much better stability than the MAPbBr3 nanocrystals-based LEDs in air; the half lifetime T50 of our devices was about 5 times longer than that of MAPbBr3 nanocrystals-based LEDs. This work demonstrates the great potential of FAPbBr3 NPs in light-emitting devices for future ultrahigh-resolution displays.

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