Unraveling the Luminescence Quenching Mechanism in Strong and Weak Quantum-Confined CsPbBr Triggered by Triarylamine-Based Hole Transport Layers

Overview

Journal JACS Au

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2024 Apr 1

PMID 38559743

Authors

Anuraj S Kshirsagar

Katherine A Koch

Ajay Ram Srimath Kandada

Mahesh K Gangishetty

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Abstract

Luminescence quenching by hole transport layers (HTLs) is one of the major issues in developing efficient perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs), which is particularly prominent in blue-emitting devices. While a variety of material systems have been used as interfacial layers, the origin of such quenching and the type of interactions between perovskites and HTLs are still ambiguous. Here, we present a systematic investigation of the luminescence quenching of CsPbBr by a commonly employed hole transport polymer, poly[(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7diyl)-co-(4,4'-(N-(4-sec-butylphenyl) diphenylamine)] (TFB), in LEDs. Strong and weak quantum-confined CsPbBr (nanoplatelets (NPLs)/nanocrystals (NCs)) are rationally selected to study the quenching mechanism by considering the differences in their morphology, energy level alignments, and quantum confinement. The steady-state and time-resolved Stern-Volmer plots unravel the dominance of dynamic and static quenching at lower and higher concentrations of TFB, respectively, with a maximum quenching efficiency of 98%. The quenching rate in NCs is faster than that in NPLs owing to their longer PL lifetimes and weak quantum confinement. The ultrafast transient absorption results support these dynamics and rule out the involvement of Forster or Dexter energy transfer. Finally, the 1D H and 2D nuclear overhauser effect spectroscopy nuclear magnetic resonance (NOESY NMR) study confirms the exchange of native ligands at the NCs surface with TFB, leading to dark CsPbBr-TFB ensemble formation accountable for luminescence quenching. This highlights the critical role of the triarylamine functional group on TFB (also the backbone of many HTLs) in the quenching process. These results shed light on the underlying reasons for the luminescence quenching in PeLEDs and will help to rationally choose the interfacial layers for developing efficient LEDs.

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