Issue 9, 2020

Highly efficient and stable hybrid quantum-dot light-emitting field-effect transistors

Abstract

Light-emitting field-effect transistors (LETs) have drawn much attention for their special capability of combining switching and electroluminescence capacity in a single device. Herein, we report a colour-saturated, high-efficiency red quantum-dot hybrid light-emitting field-effect transistor (QD-HLET) with a solution-processed InScO/ZnO-nanoparticle heterojunction channel layer and a deep-level organic hole transport layer (HLT). The red QD-HLET exhibits a field-effect mobility of 3.1 cm2 V−1 s−1 with an on/off ratio of ∼105, a maximum brightness of 145 000 cd m−2 with a peak external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 22.8% and low efficiency roll-off (an EQE of 17.0% at a brightness of 100 000 cd m−2). In addition, the operating stability of the HLET is investigated by monitoring the time-dependent change in the brightness of the QD-HLET under various VGS, while an operational lifetime of more than 153 000 hours at 100 cd m−2 is achieved. A comprehensive study on the electrical and optical characteristics of the red QD-HLET under different operation modes is conducted, and an operation model is proposed.

Graphical abstract: Highly efficient and stable hybrid quantum-dot light-emitting field-effect transistors

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
11 Jan 2020
Accepted
06 Upu 2020
First published
06 Upu 2020

Mater. Horiz., 2020,7, 2439-2449

Highly efficient and stable hybrid quantum-dot light-emitting field-effect transistors

P. He, L. Lan, C. Deng, J. Wang, J. Peng and Y. Cao, Mater. Horiz., 2020, 7, 2439 DOI: 10.1039/D0MH00951B

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