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Intragrain 3D Perovskites Boost Red LEDs

Bioengineer by Bioengineer
May 7, 2025
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In the relentless pursuit of the next breakthrough in optoelectronics, metal-halide perovskites have emerged as a transformative class of materials, poised to redefine the landscape of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). These materials exhibit remarkable optical properties, including tunable bandgaps, outstanding color purity, and superior carrier transport capabilities. Yet, despite their promising characteristics, achieving ultra-bright, efficient, and stable red-light emission, especially in pure-red perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs), has remained an elusive goal. In a groundbreaking study published in Nature, researchers have unveiled a novel intragrain heterostructure within three-dimensional (3D) CsPbI₃₋ₓBrₓ perovskite emitters that overcomes long-standing efficiency barriers and paves the way for next-generation pure-red PeLEDs with unprecedented performance.

Pure-red PeLEDs are indispensable for high-definition displays and advanced imaging technologies due to their specific emission wavelength and color fidelity. However, these devices often suffer from significant efficiency roll-off when driven under high current densities—a phenomenon that dramatically reduces their luminous output and hampers practical applications. The research team addressed this challenge by meticulously probing the underlying mechanisms that trigger efficiency decline. Employing an innovative technique known as electrically excited transient absorption spectroscopy, they directly observed the dynamic processes of charge carriers within working devices, identifying hole leakage as a critical source of efficiency loss.

This insightful discovery prompted the team to engineer a heterostructure inside the perovskite grains themselves. Traditionally, 3D CsPbI₃₋ₓBrₓ perovskites have exhibited excellent carrier mobility but lacked sufficient confinement for injected carriers, resulting in inefficiencies under operational conditions. The newly developed intragrain heterostructure cleverly integrates narrow bandgap emitter domains surrounded by wide bandgap barrier regions. This architecture effectively confines both electrons and holes, preventing undesirable leakage and non-radiative recombination pathways, which are prevalent in conventional homogenous perovskite films.

Achieving this heterostructure required a sophisticated chemical strategy to manipulate the perovskite lattice. The researchers introduced strongly bonding molecules into the [PbX₆]⁴⁻ octahedral framework. These molecules expanded the lattice of the 3D CsPbI₃₋ₓBrₓ perovskite, thereby creating wide bandgap barriers. Such lattice engineering is a subtle yet powerful approach: by tailoring the local electronic structure without compromising the material’s intrinsic transport properties, the team successfully established spatial carrier confinement within single grains, a feat rarely accomplished in perovskite LED technology.

The impact of this design is profound. The resulting pure-red PeLEDs demonstrated a record-high brightness level of 24,600 cd m⁻² and a maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 24.2%. More impressively, these devices exhibited remarkably low efficiency roll-off, maintaining an EQE of 10.5% even at an ultra-high luminance of 22,670 cd m⁻². Such performance metrics represent a significant leap forward compared to previous iterations of CsPbI₃₋ₓBrₓ based PeLEDs, which often suffered from rapid efficiency degradation beyond moderate luminance levels.

Beyond the sheer performance enhancements, the study highlights the vital role of intragrain nanostructuring in perovskite optoelectronics. By conceptualizing the emitter material as a heterostructured entity rather than a uniform lattice, researchers can finely tune the balance between charge injection, recombination, and leakage. This paradigm shift could inspire a wave of new material designs not only for LEDs but also for related applications such as laser diodes and photodetectors where carrier management is critical.

The refinement of carrier dynamics within crystalline grains further underscores the versatility of perovskite materials. Unlike traditional semiconductor heterostructures, often fabricated using complex epitaxial growth techniques, the molecular engineering approach demonstrated here offers a scalable and potentially low-cost route to heterostructured emitters. The chemical versatility inherent to perovskite frameworks allows for precise adjustments in lattice parameters and band alignments, unlocking functional architectures tailored to specific device requirements.

From a broader perspective, this work addresses one of the fundamental challenges in perovskite optoelectronics: how to reconcile the trade-off between device brightness and efficiency stability. High brightness often comes at the expense of efficiency due to the exacerbated influence of non-radiative pathways at elevated currents. By confining carriers and suppressing leakage-induced losses intrinsically within the grain structure, the newly engineered heterostructured perovskites break this trade-off, enabling devices that can operate at both high brightness and high efficiency.

The implications for display technology are especially exciting. Pure-red LEDs with such luminance and efficiency parameters can contribute to displays with wider color gamuts, improved energy efficiency, and better long-term stability. The progress demonstrated here brings perovskite-based displays tantalizingly close to commercialization, offering a competitive alternative to incumbent technologies such as organic LEDs and quantum dots.

Additionally, the methodological advances, particularly the use of electrically excited transient absorption spectroscopy, provide a powerful toolset for in situ characterization of operating devices. This technique enables researchers to visualize real-time carrier dynamics and uncover loss mechanisms that are otherwise challenging to diagnose. Such insights are essential for iterating material design and device architectures rapidly.

Future research building on this foundation is likely to explore the integration of similar heterostructures with other perovskite compositions and device configurations. Optimizing the molecular species used to modify the lattice, exploring different dimensionalities, and enhancing the stability under operational stress are promising avenues. The principle of intragrain heterostructuring could also be extended towards multicolor emission and white light generation by carefully engineering band alignments and charge distributions.

In conclusion, the work by Song, YH., Li, B., Wang, ZJ., and colleagues marks a significant milestone in the quest for high-performance red perovskite LEDs. Their elegant combination of transient spectroscopy insights and lattice engineering has unlocked a unique pathway to devices featuring ultra-high brightness combined with exceptional efficiency and stability. This breakthrough promises to accelerate the adoption of perovskite LEDs in commercial applications and inspires a new phase of materials innovation across the optoelectronics domain.

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Subject of Research: Metal-halide perovskite materials and their application in high-performance pure-red perovskite LEDs.

Article Title: Intragrain 3D perovskite heterostructure for high-performance pure-red perovskite LEDs.

Article References:
Song, YH., Li, B., Wang, ZJ. et al. Intragrain 3D perovskite heterostructure for high-performance pure-red perovskite LEDs. Nature 641, 352–357 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08867-6

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08867-6

Tags: 3D metal-halide perovskitesadvancements in optoelectronicscharge carrier dynamicscolor fidelity in displaysCsPbI₃₋ₓBrₓ perovskite emittersefficiency barriers in LEDshigh current density performanceoptical properties of perovskitesovercoming efficiency roll-offpure-red perovskite LEDsred-light emitting diodestransient absorption spectroscopy technique

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