Stable, Efficient Red Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes by (α, δ)‐CsPbI₃ Phase Engineering

Abstract

Abstract Recently, inorganic cesium–lead halide perovskites with high thermal stability have attracted much attention as promising light‐emitting material for research of perovskite‐based light‐emitting diodes (PeLEDs) toward high‐definition displays. However, the CsPbI 3 ‐based red PeLEDs still suffer low external quantum efficiency (EQE) and poor device stability due to the spontaneous phase transition from cubic CsPbI 3 (α‐CsPbI 3 ) to nonradiative orthorhombic phase (δ‐CsPbI 3 ) under ambient conditions. Here, a feasible approach is reported on phase engineering by incorporating the long‐chain cation (e.g., 2‐(naphthalene‐1‐yl)ethanamine (NEA)) in CsPbI 3 for stable and high‐performance CsPbI 3 ‐based red light‐emitting diodes (LEDs). A high EQE of 8.65% is successfully achieved for the characteristic red emission at ≈682 nm representing the highest value among Cs‐based red PeLEDs up to now. More importantly, the corresponding PeLEDs exhibit outstanding stability with EQE retaining 90% after 3 months of storage. These results verify the potential of using cesium‐based inorganic perovskite as viable alternatives to methylammonium (MA)‐ or formamidinium (FA)‐based perovskite for desirable practical applications.