Centimeter‐Sized Cs₄PbBr₆ Crystals with Embedded CsPbBr₃ Nanocrystals Showing Superior Photoluminescence: Nonstoichiometry Induced Transformation and Light‐Emitting Applications

Abstract

Abstract An HBr‐assisted slow cooling method is developed for the growth of centimeter‐sized Cs 4 PbBr 6 crystals. The obtained crystals show strong green photoluminescence with absolute photoluminescence quantum yields up to 97%. More importantly, the evolution process and structural characterizations support that the nonstoichiometry of initial Cs 4 PbBr 6 crystals induce the formation of nanosized CsPbBr 3 nanocrystals in crystalline Cs 4 PbBr 6 matrices. Furthermore, high efficiency and wide color gamut prototype white light‐emitting diode devices are also demonstrated by combining the highly luminescent Cs 4 PbBr 6 crystals as green emitters and commercial K 2 SiF 6 :Mn 4+ phosphor as red emitters with blue emitting GaN chips. The optimized devices generate high‐quality white light with luminous efficiency of ≈151 lm W −1 and color gamut of 90.6% Rec. 2020 at 20 mA, which is much better than that based on conventional perovskite nanocrystals. The combination of improved efficiency and better stability with comparable color quality provides an alternative choice for liquid crystal display backlights.