Synthesis of fluorescent organic nano-dots and their application as efficient color conversion layers

Yeasin Khan, Soonjae Hwang, Ramanaskanda Braveenth, Young Hun Jung, Bright Walker () and Jang Hyuk Kwon ()
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Yeasin Khan: Kyung Hee University
Soonjae Hwang: Kyung Hee University
Ramanaskanda Braveenth: Kyung Hee University
Young Hun Jung: Kyung Hee University
Bright Walker: Kyung Hee University
Jang Hyuk Kwon: Kyung Hee University

Nature Communications, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Efficient conversion of light from short wavelengths to longer wavelengths using color conversion layers (CCLs) underpins the successful operation of numerous contemporary display and lighting technologies. Inorganic quantum dots, based on CdSe or InP, for example, have received much attention in this context, however, suffer from instability and toxic cadmium or phosphine chemistry. Organic nanoparticles (NPs), though less often studied, are capable of very competitive performance, including outstanding stability and water-processability. Surfactants, which are critical in stabilizing many types of nano-structures, have not yet been used extensively in organic NPs. Here we show the utility of surfactants in the synthesis and processing of organic NPs by thoroughly characterizing the effect of ionic and non-ionic surfactants on the properties of fluorescent organic NPs. Using this information, we identify surfactant processing conditions that result in nearly 100 % conversion of organic fluorophores into sub-micrometer particles, or nano-dots, with outstanding performance as CCLs. Such water dispersions are environmentally benign and efficiently convert light. They can be used for a range of fluorophores covering a full spectral gamut, with excellent color purity, including full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) values as low as 21 nm. Compared to inorganic (InP) reference CCLs, the organic nano-dot based CCLs show superior color conversion efficiency and substantially improved long-term stability.

Date: 2022
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