journal article·2025-09

Interface Bridge Engineering for High Efficient Hole Injection in CZTS‐Based Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes

Maolin Mu, Wen Li, Lunyao Pan, Xiankan Zeng, Qungui Wang, Yongjian Chen, Chenglong Li, Di Shen, Xinning Wang, Shiyu Yang, Hongqiang Xin, Weiqing Yang

Advanced Optical Materials· Volume 13· Issue 27
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Abstract

Abstract Achieving balanced charge injection and transport in perovskite light‐emitting diodes (PeLEDs) remains challenging due to the large energy level offset between the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode and the hole transport layer, coupled with an unsatisfactory hole injection capability. Given that Cu2ZnSnS4 (CZTS) offers a deep valence band maximum, high hole mobility, high stability, and cost‐effectiveness. Here, CZTS is introduced as a hole injection layer between the ITO and poly(9‐vinylcarbazole) (PVK) layers to align energy level and increase hole injection capacity. The huge difference between CZTS and PVK work functions creates a robust interfacial electric field, resulting in an interfacial dipole effect, which significantly enhancing hole injection and boosting the carrier radiative recombination efficiency. Meanwhile, the robust CZTS/PVK interface favors high‐quality FAPbBr3 films with good morphology and reduced defects. The resulting optimized PeLEDs with a peak emission wavelength of 529 nm achieve an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 15.44%, a turn‐on voltage of 3 V and current efficiency (CE) of 75.3 cd A−1, significantly outperforming the control devices, which exhibit an EQE of 7.55%, a turn‐on voltage of 3.4 V and CE of 35.4 cd A−1. This study provides novel insights into constructing efficient PeLEDs through enhanced hole injection using CZTS.
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OpenAlex topics: Perovskite Materials and Applications · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties · Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research

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Affiliations

Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education) School of Materials Science and Engineering Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031 P. R. China

Research Institute of Frontier Science Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610031 P. R. China

School of New Energy and Power Engineering Lanzhou Jiaotong University Lanzhou 730070 P. R. China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

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