Narrow‐Band Green‐Emitting Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Eu (II)‐Iodides for Next‐Generation Micro‐LED Displays

Abstract

Low-dimensional metal halide perovskites are an emerging class of light-emitting materials for LED-based displays; however, their B-site cations are confined to ns², d^5, and d¹⁰ metals. Here, the design of divalent rare earth ions at B-site is presented and a novel Eu(II)-based iodide hybrid is reported with efficient (PLQY ≈98%) narrow-band (FWHM ≈43 nm) green emission and high thermal stability (97%@150 °C). Owing to reduced lattice vibrations and shrunken average distance of Eu(II)-iodide bonds in the face-sharing 1D-structure, photoluminescence from Eu(II) 4f-5d transition appears along with elevated crystal-field splitting of 5d energy level. The Eu(II)-based iodide hybrid is further demonstrated for color-pure green phosphor-converted LEDs with a maximum brightness of ≈396 000 cd m^-2 and photoelectric efficiency of 29.2%. High-resolution micrometer-scale light-emitting diode (micro-LED) displays (2540 PPI) via the solution-processed screen is also presented. This work thus showcases a compelling narrow-band green emitter for commercial micro-LED displays.