Highly efficient nanocrystalline Cs_xMA_1-xPbBr_x perovskite layers for white light generation.

Perovskite light converting layers optimization for cost-efficient white light emitting diodes (LED) was demonstrated. High excitation independent internal quantum efficiency (IQE) of 80% and weakly excitation dependent PL spectra suitable for white light generation were obtained in the mixed cation Cs(x)MA(1-x)PbBr(3) perovskite nanocrystal layers with optimal x = 0.3 being determined by effective surface passivation and phase mixing as revealed by x-ray diffraction. Enhancement of the PL homogeneity and the external quantum efficiency (EQE) were secured when using 2,2',2 "-(1,3,5-Benzinetriyl)-tris(1-phenyl-1-H-benzimidazole (TPBi) additive in the layer preparation process. Excitation dependent PL intensity, decay time, and IQE revealed that the high emission efficiency of the layers originates from a dominant radiative localized exciton recombination (130 ns) weakly influenced by the nonradiative free carrier recombination (750 ns). Warm and cool white LEDs with correlated color temperature 3000 K and 5600 K, and color rendering index 82 and 74, respectively, were realized by using the optimized perovskite layers, poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) red emitter and a blue LED.