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Surface-binding molecular multipods strengthen the halide perovskite lattice and boost luminescence.

Dong-Hyeok KimSeung-Je WooClaudia Pereyra HuelmoMin-Ho ParkAaron M SchanklerZhenbang DaiJung-Min HeoSungjin KimGuy ReuveniSungsu KangJoo Sung KimHyung Joong YunJinwoo ParkJungwon ParkOmer YaffeAndrew M RappeTae-Woo Lee
Published in: Nature communications (2024)
Reducing the size of perovskite crystals to confine excitons and passivating surface defects has fueled a significant advance in the luminescence efficiency of perovskite light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, the persistent gap between the optical limit of electroluminescence efficiency and the photoluminescence efficiency of colloidal perovskite nanocrystals (PeNCs) suggests that defect passivation alone is not sufficient to achieve highly efficient colloidal PeNC-LEDs. Here, we present a materials approach to controlling the dynamic nature of the perovskite surface. Our experimental and theoretical studies reveal that conjugated molecular multipods (CMMs) adsorb onto the perovskite surface by multipodal hydrogen bonding and van der Waals interactions, strengthening the near-surface perovskite lattice and reducing ionic fluctuations which are related to nonradiative recombination. The CMM treatment strengthens the perovskite lattice and suppresses its dynamic disorder, resulting in a near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield of PeNC films and a high external quantum efficiency (26.1%) of PeNC-LED with pure green emission that matches the Rec.2020 color standard for next-generation vivid displays.
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