Suppression of Electric Field-Induced Segregation in Sky-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Solvent Engineering
2.2. Thin Films Morphology and Structure Description
2.3. Photophysical Properties
2.4. PeLECs Fabrication and Characterization
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Materials
3.2. Preparation of Composite Solutions
3.3. Thin Films Deposition
3.4. Characterization of Thin Films
3.5. Device Fabrication and Characterisation
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
EL | Electroluminescence |
EQE | External quantum efficiency |
PeLECs | Perovskite light-emitting electrochemical cells |
PeLEDs | Perovskite light-emitting devices |
PEA | Phenylethylammonium |
PEO | Poly(ethylene oxide) |
PL | Photoluminescence |
SHV | Surface halide vacancies |
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Liashenko, T.G.; Pushkarev, A.P.; Naujokaitis, A.; Pakštas, V.; Franckevičius, M.; Zakhidov, A.A.; Makarov, S.V. Suppression of Electric Field-Induced Segregation in Sky-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1937. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101937
Liashenko TG, Pushkarev AP, Naujokaitis A, Pakštas V, Franckevičius M, Zakhidov AA, Makarov SV. Suppression of Electric Field-Induced Segregation in Sky-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(10):1937. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101937
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiashenko, Tatiana G., Anatoly P. Pushkarev, Arnas Naujokaitis, Vidas Pakštas, Marius Franckevičius, Anvar A. Zakhidov, and Sergey V. Makarov. 2020. "Suppression of Electric Field-Induced Segregation in Sky-Blue Perovskite Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells" Nanomaterials 10, no. 10: 1937. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10101937