Issue 15, 2017

A novel electroluminescent device based on a reduced graphene oxide wrapped phosphor (ZnS:Cu,Al) and hexagonal-boron nitride for high-performance luminescence

Abstract

Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) has recently emerged as a very promising family of exotic carbon material with augmented performance in electronic and optoelectronic devices. Herein, we report an efficient and novel inorganic electroluminescent device geometry, where a new phosphor composite, reduced graphene oxide wrapped ZnS:Cu,Al, acts as an active emitting layer and an exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) as a dielectric layer. The roles of rGO in the active layer as a conductive support and local electric field enhancing agent are attributed to its wrinkles being unraveled compared with other carbon exotic nano-forms such as carbon nanotubes, graphite, charcoal and activated carbon, which significantly improves the brightness of the device (∼50 cd m−2 for 0.50 wt% rGO/ZnS:Cu,Al at 10 kHz and 110 V with an external quantum efficiency of ∼6.3% ± 0.1% and current efficiency of ∼0.81 ± 0.09 cd A−1). This new and facile strategy to construct the luminescent devices could be a paradigm shift towards cost effective, highly stable in air (for several days) and energy efficient next generation display devices.

Graphical abstract: A novel electroluminescent device based on a reduced graphene oxide wrapped phosphor (ZnS:Cu,Al) and hexagonal-boron nitride for high-performance luminescence

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Nov 2016
Accepted
14 Mar 2017
First published
21 Mar 2017

Nanoscale, 2017,9, 5002-5008

A novel electroluminescent device based on a reduced graphene oxide wrapped phosphor (ZnS:Cu,Al) and hexagonal-boron nitride for high-performance luminescence

B. K. Gupta, S. Singh, G. Kedawat, Kanika, P. Kumar, A. K. Gangwar, T. N. Narayanan, A. A. Marti, R. Vajtai and P. M. Ajayan, Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 5002 DOI: 10.1039/C6NR09302G

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