Bright Blue Light Emission of ZnCl2-Doped CsPbCl1Br2 Perovskite Nanocrystals with High Photoluminescence Quantum Yield

The future development of perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is significantly limited by the poor stability and low brightness of the pure-blue emission in the wavelength range of 460–470 nm. In this study, the Cl/Br element ratio in CsPbClxBr3−x perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) was modulated to precisely control their blue emission in the 428–512 nm spectral region. Then, the undoped CsPbCl1Br2 and the ZnCl2-doped CsPbCl1Br2 perovskite NCs were synthesized via the hot-injection method and investigated using variable-temperature photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The PL emission peak of the ZnCl2-doped CsPbCl1Br2 perovskite NCs exhibits a blue shift from 475 nm to 460 nm with increasing ZnCl2 doping concentration. Additionally, the ZnCl2-doped CsPbCl1Br2 perovskite NCs show a high photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY). The variable-temperature PL spectroscopy results show that the ZnCl2-doped CsPbCl1Br2 perovskite NCs have a larger exciton binding energy than the CsPbCl1Br2 perovskite NCs, which is indicative of a potentially higher PL intensity. To assess the stability of the perovskite NCs, high-temperature experiments and ultraviolet-irradiation experiments were conducted. The results indicate that zinc doping is beneficial for improving the stability of the perovskite NCs. The ZnCl2-doped CsPbCl1Br2 perovskite NCs were post-treated using didodecylammonium bromide, and after the post-treatment, the PLQY increased to 83%. This is a high PLQY value for perovskite NC-LEDs in the blue spectral range, and it satisfies the requirements of practical display applications. This work thus provides a simple preparation method for pure blue light-emitting materials.