Abstract
We present ligand-asymmetric Janus quantum dots (QDs) to improve the device performance of quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). Specifically, we devise blue QLEDs incorporating blue QDs with asymmetrically modified ligands, in which the bottom ligand of QDs in contact with ZnO electron-transport layer serves as a robust adhesive layer and an effective electron-blocking layer and the top ligand ensures uniform deposition of organic hole transport layers with enhanced hole injection properties. Suppressed electron overflow by the bottom ligand and stimulated hole injection enabled by the top ligand contribute synergistically to boost the balance of charge injection in blue QDs and therefore the device performance of blue QLEDs. As an ultimate achievement, the blue QLED adopting ligand-asymmetric QDs displays 2-fold enhancement in peak external quantum efficiency (EQE = 3.23%) compared to the case of QDs with native ligands (oleic acid) (peak EQE = 1.49%). The present study demonstrates an integrated strategy to control over the charge injection properties into QDs via ligand engineering that enables enhancement of the device performance of blue QLEDs and thus promises successful realization of white light-emitting devices using QDs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 22453-22459 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 26 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jul 5 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Copyright 2018 American Chemical Society.
Keywords
- charge balance
- hole transport layer engineering
- interface engineering
- ligand-asymmetric quantum dot
- quantum dot-based light-emitting diode
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science