Charge Transport in Blue Quantum Dot Light‐Emitting Diodes

Abstract Although quantum dot light‐emitting diodes (QLEDs) are extensively studied nowadays, their charge transport mechanism remains a subject of ongoing debate. Here, the hole transport in blue quantum dots (QDs) (CdZnSe/ZnSe/ZnS/CdZnS/ZnS based) is investigated by combining current‐voltage and t...

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Main Authors: Shuxin Li, Wenxin Lin, Haonan Feng, Paul W. M. Blom, Jiangxia Huang, Jiahao Li, Xiongfeng Lin, Yulin Guo, Wenlin Liang, Longjia Wu, Quan Niu, Yuguang Ma
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Language:English
Published: Wiley-VCH 2024-11-01
Series:Advanced Electronic Materials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.202400142
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Summary:Abstract Although quantum dot light‐emitting diodes (QLEDs) are extensively studied nowadays, their charge transport mechanism remains a subject of ongoing debate. Here, the hole transport in blue quantum dots (QDs) (CdZnSe/ZnSe/ZnS/CdZnS/ZnS based) is investigated by combining current‐voltage and transient electroluminescence measurements. The study demonstrates that the hole transport in QD thin films is characterized by a trap‐free space‐charge‐limited current with a zero‐field room temperature mobility of 4.4 × 10−11 m2 V−1 s−1. The zero‐field hole mobility is thermally activated with an activation energy of 0.30 eV. Applying the Extended Gaussian Disorder model provides a consistent description of the QD hole current as a function of voltage and temperature. The QD hole mobility is characterized by a hopping distance of 2.8 nm in a Gaussian broadened density of states with a width of 0.12 eV.
ISSN:2199-160X