Sort:
Open Access Research Article Just Accepted
Zn2+-doped Cs-Cu-I perovskite nanocrystals for white light-emitting diodes with high color rendering index
Nano Research
Available online: 12 July 2026
Abstract PDF (4.2 MB) Collect
Downloads:42

Cs-Cu-I perovskites have shown great potential in white light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) due to their unique self-trapped exciton (STE) radiative recombination with broad emission. However, their relatively low photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) limits practical applications. Here, we significantly enhance the PLQY of Cs3Cu2I5 nanocrystals from 56% to 86% simply via Zn2+ aliovalent doping. Density functional theory calculations and temperature-dependent photoluminescence spectra reveal that Zn2+ preferentially occupies the tetrahedral Cu site, introducing a shallow defect level as an efficient radiative recombination center. Meanwhile, the Zn2+ doping increases the exciton binding energy to 309.5 meV and reconstructs electron-phonon coupling, thereby promoting the formation of STE. Furthermore, a white-emitting Cs-Cu-I mixture consisting of blue-emitting Cs3Cu2I5 and yellow-emitting CsCu2I3 is obtained in situ via a one-pot method by adjusting the reaction temperature without post‑synthesis ratio adjustment. Based on this, a WLED with Commission Internationale de l’Éclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.31, 0.33) and a color rendering index (CRI) of 89.2 is fabricated. Moreover, double perovskite (Cs2Na1-xAgxIn1-yBiyCl6, λem = 622 nm) is introduced to compensate for the insufficient red emission. The resulting WLED achieves standard white light with CIE coordinates of (0.33, 0.33), a high CRI of 94.5, and an R9 value of 84. This device also exhibits excellent operational and environmental stability, along with an ultra-wide beam angle of 177°. This work not only clarifies the mechanism of ion doping in 0D perovskites but also provides a new pathway for constructing high-quality, environmentally friendly WLEDs for solid-state lighting.

Total 1