Morphology-Independent Stable White-Light Emission from Self-Assembled Two-Dimensional Perovskites Driven by Strong Exciton-Phonon Coupling to the Organic Framework

Krishnamoorthy Thirumal, Wee Kiang Chong, Wei Xie, Rakesh Ganguly, Subas Kumar Muduli, Matthew Sherburne, Mark Asta, Subodh Mhaisalkar, Tze Chien Sum*, Han Sen Soo, Nripan Mathews

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Abstract

Hybrid two-dimensional (2D) lead halide perovskites have been employed in optoelectronic applications, including white-light emission for light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, until now, there have been limited reports about white-light-emitting lead halide perovskites with experimental insights into the mechanism of the broadband emission. Here, we present white-light emission from a 2D hybrid lead chloride perovskite, using the widely known phenethylammonium cation. The single-crystal X-ray structural data, time-resolved photophysical measurements, and density functional theory calculations are consistent with broadband emission arising from strong exciton-phonon coupling with the organic lattice, which is independent of surface defects. The phenethylammonium lead chloride material exhibits a remarkably high color rendering index of 84, a CIE coordinate of (0.37,0.42), a CCT of 4426, and photostability, making it ideal for natural white LED applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3947-3953
Number of pages7
JournalChemistry of Materials
Volume29
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 9 2017
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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