Synergistic Enhancement of Near-Infrared Emission in CsPbCl(3) Host via Co-Doping with Yb(3+) and Nd(3+) for Perovskite Light Emitting Diodes

Perovskite nanocrystals (PeNCs) have emerged as a promising class of luminescent materials offering size and composition-tunable luminescence with high efficiency and color purity in the visible range. PeNCs doped with Yb(3+) ions, known for their near-infrared (NIR) emission properties, have gained significant attention due to their potential applications. However, these materials still face challenges with weak NIR electroluminescence (EL) emission and low external quantum efficiency (EQE), primarily due to undesired resonance energy transfer (RET) occurring between the host and Yb(3+) ions, which adversely affects their emission efficiency and device performance. Herein, we report the synergistic enhancement of NIR emission in a CsPbCl(3) host through co-doping with Yb(3+)/Nd(3+) ions for perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs). The co-doping of Yb(3+)/Nd(3+) ions in a CsPbCl(3) host resulted in enhanced NIR emission above 1000 nm, which is highly desirable for NIR optoelectronic applications. This cooperative energy transfer between Yb(3+) and Nd(3+) can enhance the overall efficiency of energy conversion. Furthermore, the PeLEDs incorporating the co-doped CsPbCl(3)/Yb(3+)/Nd(3+) PeNCs as an emitting layer exhibited significantly enhanced NIR EL compared to the single doped PeLEDs. The optimized co-doped PeLEDs showed improved device performance, including increased EQE of 6.2% at 1035 nm wavelength and low turn-on voltage. Our findings highlight the potential of co-doping with Yb(3+) and Nd(3+) ions as a strategy for achieving synergistic enhancement of NIR emission in CsPbCl(3) perovskite materials, which could pave the way for the development of highly efficient perovskite LEDs for NIR optoelectronic applications.