Samarium-Doped Metal Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals for Single-Component Electroluminescent White Light-Emitting Diodes

Photoluminescence (PL) of rare earth (RE) ions has been observed in RE ion-doped perovskite nanocrystals (PeNCs); however, the electroluminescence (EL) originating from the RE ions is still not achieved in perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs). Herein, we demonstrate the first observation of EL from the PeLEDs based on Sm3+-doped CsPbCl3 PeNCs, which is realized by benefiting from the as-prepared Sm3+-doped CsPbCl3 PeNCs with photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) as high as 85% synthesized through a modified hot-injection method. The color of the EL can be modulated from the blue to the orange spectral region by varying the Sm3+ ion doping concentration. Therefore, the single-component white light-emitting PeLEDs with chromaticity coordinate (CIE) of (0.32, 0.31), a maximum luminance of 938 cd/m2, EQE of 1.2%, and color rendering index (CRI) of 93 are realized, which are desirable results for practical application. This work demonstrates the unique application of RE-doped PeNCs and provides a strategy for devices using white light PeLEDs.