Adv. Opt. Mater. 2019, 7(10). https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adom.201900139

Lead-free and stable Sn halide perovskites demonstrate tremendous potential in the field of optoelectronic devices. Here, the structure and optical properties of the “defect” perovskites Cs₂SnCl_6−xBr_x are reported, as well as their use as photodetector materials. Millimeter-sized Cs₂SnCl_6−xBr_x single crystals are grown by the hydrothermal method, with the body color continuously changing from transparent to yellow and finally to dark red. Narrowband single-crystal photodetectors using Cs₂SnCl_6−xBr_x crystals are presented, which show a high detectivity of ≈2.71 × 10¹⁰ Jones, with narrowband photodetection (full-width at half-maximum ≈45 nm) and high ion diffusion barriers. Moreover, the response spectra are continuously tuned from near violet to orange depending on the variation of the bandgap of the single crystals by changing the halide compositions. The strong surface charge recombination of the excess carriers near the crystal surfaces produced by short wavelength light elucidates the narrowband photodetection behavior. This work provides a new paradigm in the design of lead-free, stable, and high-performance perovskite derivatives for optoelectronics applications.

Light Sci Appl., 8, 38 (2019). https://www.nature.com/articles/s41377-019-0148-8

Phosphor-converted white LEDs rely on combining a blue-emitting InGaN chip with yellow and red-emitting luminescent materials. The discovery of cyan-emitting (470–500 nm) phosphors is a challenge to compensate for the spectral gap and produce full-spectrum white light. Na_0.5K_0.5Li₃SiO₄:Eu²⁺ (NKLSO:Eu²⁺) phosphor was developed with impressive properties, providing cyan emission at 486 nm with a narrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of only 20.7 nm, and good thermal stability with an integrated emission loss of only 7% at 150 °C. The ultra-narrow-band cyan emission results from the high-symmetry cation sites, leading to almost ideal cubic coordination for UCr₄C₄-type compounds. NKLSO:Eu²⁺ phosphor allows the valley between the blue and yellow emission peaks in the white LED device to be filled, and the color-rendering index can be enhanced from 86 to 95.2, suggesting great applications in full-spectrum white LEDs.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03295

All-inorganic halide perovskite (CsPbX₃, X = Cl, Br, or I) nanocrystals (NCs) have been widely studied due to their outstanding optoelectronic properties. However, some inevitable factors like light, heat, and moisture affected the stability of CsPbX₃ NCs and further limited their practical application. In this work, the stability of all-inorganic halide perovskite NCs can be improved by integrating them in the stable Zr-based metal–organic frameworks (Uio-67). Compared to pristine perovskite NCs, typical CsPbBr₃@Uio-67 composites display a stable photoluminescence property that can be maintained for 30 days under ambient atmospheric conditions. Due to the proposed confinement effects of CsPbX₃ NCs coordinated with the pore structures of Uio-67, the related structural model of CsPbX₃@Uio-67 composites was elucidated. White LED device was further fabricated by combining CsPbBr₃@Uio-67 composites and commercial K₂SiF₆:Mn⁴⁺ red phosphors with a blue-emitting chip, which demonstrated a wide color gamut (138% of National Television Standards Committee color space). The strategy on encapsulation of CsPbX₃ NCs into Uio-67 will open up a stable platform for optoelectronic applications.