Surface state-induced barrierless carrier injection in quantum dot electroluminescent devices

Hyeonjun Lee, Byeong Guk Jeong, Wan Ki Bae, Doh C. Lee () and Jaehoon Lim ()
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Hyeonjun Lee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Byeong Guk Jeong: Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
Wan Ki Bae: Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)
Doh C. Lee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Jaehoon Lim: Centre for Artificial Atoms, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract The past decade has witnessed remarkable progress in the device efficiency of quantum dot light-emitting diodes based on the framework of organic-inorganic hybrid device structure. The striking improvement notwithstanding, the following conundrum remains underexplored: state-of-the-art devices with seemingly unfavorable energy landscape exhibit barrierless hole injection initiated even at sub-band gap voltages. Here, we unravel that the cause of barrierless hole injection stems from the Fermi level alignment derived by the surface states. The reorganized energy landscape provides macroscopic electrostatic potential gain to promote hole injection to quantum dots. The energy level alignment surpasses the Coulombic attraction induced by a charge employed in quantum dots which adjust the local carrier injection barrier of opposite charges by a relatively small margin. Our finding elucidates how quantum dots accommodate barrierless carrier injection and paves the way to a generalized design principle for efficient electroluminescent devices employing nanocrystal emitters.

Date: 2021
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