Vapor-Assisted Solution Approach for High-Quality Perovskite CH₃NH₃PbBr₃ Thin Films for High-Performance Green Light-Emitting Diode Applications

Abstract

The vapor-assisted solution method was developed to prepare high-quality organic–inorganic halide perovskite CH 3 NH 3 PbBr 3 (MAPbBr 3 ) thin films. We detailedly investigated the effect of evaporation time and temperature of MABr powder on the microstructure, crystallinity, and optical characterizations of MAPbBr 3 thin films, and a controllable morphology evolution with varying surface coverage was observed. Temperature-dependent and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements were carried out to investigate the optical transition mechanisms and carrier recombination dynamics of MAPbBr 3 thin films. Our results revealed that no structural phase transition occurred within the heating process (10–300 K). In addition to the exciton-related emission, a trapped charge-carrier emission appeared at a critical temperature of 140 K. The corresponding temperature sensitivity coefficient of band gap, exciton binding energy, and optical phonon energy of the MAPbBr 3 thin films were extracted from the experimental data. Furthermore, planar perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) based on a Al/LiF/TPBi/MAPbBr 3 /NiO/ITO structure were fabricated, and a high-purity green emission at ∼532 nm with a low line width (25 nm) was achieved. The devices demonstrated remarkable performances with high luminance (6530 cd/m 2 ), current efficiency (8.16 cd/A), external quantum efficiency (4.36%), and power efficiency (4.49 lm/W). This research will provide valuable information for the preparation of high-quality perovskite thin films, facilitating their future applications in novel high-performance PeLEDs.