Effectual Interface and Defect Engineering for Auger Recombination Suppression in Bright InP/ZnSeS/ZnS Quantum Dots
- Authors
- Lee, Y.; Jo, D.-Y.; Kim, T.; Jo, J.-H.; Park, J.; Yang, H.; Kim, D.
- Issue Date
- 16-Mar-2022
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Keywords
- auger recombination; confinement potential smoothing; gradient shell; InP quantum dots; lifetime blinking
- Citation
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, v.14, no.10, pp.12479 - 12487
- Journal Title
- ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
- Volume
- 14
- Number
- 10
- Start Page
- 12479
- End Page
- 12487
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/27548
- DOI
- 10.1021/acsami.1c20088
- ISSN
- 1944-8244
- Abstract
- The main issue in developing a quantum dot light-emitting diode (QLED) display lies in successfully replacing heavy metals with environmentally benign materials while maintaining high-quality device performance. Nonradiative Auger recombination is one of the major limiting factors of QLED performance and should ideally be suppressed. This study scrutinizes the effects of the shell structure and composition on photoluminescence (PL) properties of InP/ZnSeS/ZnS quantum dots (QDs) through ensemble and single-dot spectroscopic analyses. Employing gradient shells is discovered to suppress Auger recombination to a high degree, allowing charged QDs to be luminescent comparatively with neutral QDs. The lifetime blinkingphenomenon is observed as evidence of suppressed Auger recombination. Furthermore, single-QD measurements reveal that gradient shells in QDs reduce spectral diffusion and elevate the energy barrier for charge trapping. Shell composition dependency in the gradience effect is observed. An increase in the ZnS composition (ZnS >50%) in the gradient shell introduces lattice mismatch between the core and the shell and therefore rather reverses the effect and reduces the QD performance. © 2022 American Chemical Society.
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