Lee, Jae-Sung Kang, Byoung-Ho Kim, Sae-Wan Kwon, Jin-Beom Kim, Ok-Sik Byun, Young Tae Kwon, Dae-Hyuk Bae, Jin-Hyuk Kang, Shin-Won 2024-01-19T20:04:27Z 2024-01-19T20:04:27Z 2021-09-02 2019-04-23 2045-2322 https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/120089 Quantum-dot (QD) light-emitting devices (QLEDs) have been attracting considerable attention owing to the unique properties of process, which can control the emission wavelength by controlling the particle size, narrow emission bandwidth, and high brightness. Although there have been rapid advances in terms of luminance and efficiency improvements, the long-term device stability is limited by the low chemical stability and photostability of the QDs against moisture and air. In this study, we report a simple method, which can for enhance the long-term stability of QLEDs against oxidation by inserting Al into the shells of CdSe/ZnS QDs. The Al coated on the ZnS shell of QDs act as a protective layer with Al2O3 owing to photo-oxidation, which can prevents the photodegradation of QD with prolonged irradiation and stabilize the device during a long-term operation. The QLEDs fabricated using CdSe/ZnS/Al QDs exhibited a maximum luminance of 57,580 cd/m(2) and current efficiency of 5.8 cd/A, which are significantly more than 1.6 times greater than that of CdSe/ZnS QDs. Moreover, the lifetimes of the CdSe/ZnS/Al-QD-based QLEDs were significantly improved owing to the self-passivation at the QD surfaces. English NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP HIGH-EFFICIENCY DIODES NANOCRYSTALS PERFORMANCE ALUMINUM ZNO LUMINESCENT STABILITY Al atomistic surface modulation on colloidal gradient quantum dots for high-brightness and stable light-emitting devices Article 10.1038/s41598-019-42925-0 1 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v.9 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 9 scie scopus 000465210300010 2-s2.0-85065340609 Multidisciplinary Sciences Science & Technology - Other Topics Article HIGH-EFFICIENCY DIODES NANOCRYSTALS PERFORMANCE ALUMINUM ZNO LUMINESCENT STABILITY Quantum dots QLEDs QDs CdSe/ZnS QDs CdSe/ZnS/Al-QD-based QLEDs