ZBS glass synthesized containing both Eu3+-Eu2+ CsPbBr3 quantum dots with multi-color luminescence for white LEDs

In this article, zinc-borosilicate silicon(ZBS) glass containing europium (Eu) ions and CsPbBr3 quantum dots (QDs) (ZEQ) was synthesized via melting crystallization route. The composition and luminescent properties are investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) spectra. The XRD and XPS results imply that Eu 3+, Eu 2+ ions and CsPbBr3 QDs are coexisted in ZBS glass. The dual-mode emission from cyan to orange-red can be achieved by adjusting the melting temperature. Besides, the ZEQ has good water resistance, outstanding light irradiation and excellent heating-cooling cycle stability. Moreover, based on the ZEQ, the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are designed to obtain the white light with the correlated color temperature (CCT) of 5255 K, the Coherent Infrared Energy (CIE) color coordinate of (0.337 0.313), the NSCT color gamut of 116 % and 87 % of Rec.2020. Thus, this article provides a novel material ZEQ, which is tunable luminescence and ultra-stable. The strategy provides the route that the luminescence of Eu ions and QDs can be observed at the same time, solving the difficulty of the rare earth ions entering into the QDs lattice. Moreover, the ZEQ is expected to be used as the light source for solid-state lighting and also provides valuable research results for future exploration of functional glass containing both rare-earth ions and QDs materials.