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Chin. Phys. B, 2021, Vol. 30(11): 118503    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ac22a3
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Improved blue quantum dot light-emitting diodes via chlorine passivated ZnO nanoparticle layer

Xiangwei Qu(瞿祥炜)1,2, Jingrui Ma(马精瑞)1,2, Siqi Jia(贾思琪)1,2,3, Zhenghui Wu(吴政辉)1,2, Pai Liu(刘湃)1,2, Kai Wang(王恺)1,2, and Xiao-Wei Sun(孙小卫)1,2,3,†
1 Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies(Ministry of Education), Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China;
2 Guangdong University Key Laboratory for Advanced Quantum Dot Displays and Lighting, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices, Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Advanced Quantum Dot Displays and Lighting, and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China;
3 Shenzhen Planck Innovation Technology Pte. Ltd, Liu-He Road, Shenzhen 518173, China
Abstract  In blue quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs), electron injection is insufficient, which would degrade device efficiency and stability. Herein, we employ chlorine passivated ZnO nanoparticles as electron transport layer to facilitate electron injection into QDs effectively. Moreover, it suppresses exciton quenching at the QD/ZnO interface by blocking charge transfer channel. As a result, the maximum external quantum efficiency of blue QLED was increased from 2.55% to 4.60%, and the operation lifetime of blue QLED was nearly 4 times longer than that of the control device. Our work indicates that election injection plays an important role in blue QLED efficiency and stability.
Keywords:  quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs)      chlorine passivation      electron injection  
Received:  18 June 2021      Revised:  04 August 2021      Accepted manuscript online:  01 September 2021
PACS:  85.60.Jb (Light-emitting devices)  
  78.60.Fi (Electroluminescence)  
  07.20.Mc (Cryogenics; refrigerators, low-temperature detectors, and other low-temperature equipment)  
  81.40.Rs (Electrical and magnetic properties related to treatment conditions)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant Nos. 2016YFB0401702 and 2017YFE0120400), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 62005114, 62005115, and 61875082), Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province, China (Grant Nos. 2019B010925001 and 2019B010924001), Guangdong University Key Laboratory for Advanced Quantum Dot Displays and Lighting (Grant No. 2017KSYS007), Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. 2017B030306010), Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, China (Grant No. 2019A1515110437), Shenzhen Peacock Team Project (Grant No. KQTD2016030111203005), and High Level University Fund of Guangdong Province, China (Grant No. G02236004).
Corresponding Authors:  Xiao-Wei Sun     E-mail:  sunxw@sustech.edu.cn

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Xiangwei Qu(瞿祥炜), Jingrui Ma(马精瑞), Siqi Jia(贾思琪), Zhenghui Wu(吴政辉), Pai Liu(刘湃), Kai Wang(王恺), and Xiao-Wei Sun(孙小卫) Improved blue quantum dot light-emitting diodes via chlorine passivated ZnO nanoparticle layer 2021 Chin. Phys. B 30 118503

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