Buried Interface Modification Strategy for Efficient Tin‐Based Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes

Z Zheng Jiang (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute) J Jie Yang W Wenbin Wang (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing) Y Yangyu Liu (National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of Physics Nanjing University Nanjing China) Y Yuhan Zhou (Department of Chemistry) J Jing Xu W Wang Wang H Hongyao Ding (Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Functional Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China) Y Ya Zhong (Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Functional Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China) H Haifeng Zhao S Sai Bai W Weidong Xu (University of Cambridge , , ,) W Wing Chung Tsoi (SPECIFIC, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus 2 , Swansea SA1 8EN,) T Tao Yu C Chunxiong Bao (National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of Physics Nanjing University Nanjing China) X Xiaodong Shen P Pengpeng Teng (Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Functional Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China)

Abstract

Abstract Tin (Sn)‐based perovskites show great potential for environmentally friendly and high‐performance light‐emitting diodes (LEDs). However, the development of Sn‐based perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs) lags significantly behind that of lead‐based perovskites. This is mainly due to the faster crystallization rate of Sn‐based perovskites that leads to a higher defect density in Sn‐based perovskite films, thereby serious nonradiative recombination. Here, we demonstrated a buried interface modification (BIM) strategy to regulate the crystallization kinetics of Sn‐based perovskite films by using carboxylate as multifunctional surface modifiers. We reveal that the buried interface is critical to improve the nucleation and crystallization of Sn‐based perovskite films. As a result, efficient near‐infrared Sn‐based PeLEDs were achieved with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 11.9%. This work suggests an efficient and elegant route to obtain high‐performance Sn‐based perovskite films and devices.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 33
Published August 11, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (17)

Z

Zheng Jiang

Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute

J

Jie Yang

W

Wenbin Wang

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing

Y

Yangyu Liu

National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of Physics Nanjing University Nanjing China

Y

Yuhan Zhou

Department of Chemistry

J

Jing Xu

W

Wang Wang

H

Hongyao Ding

Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Functional Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China

Y

Ya Zhong

Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Functional Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China

H

Haifeng Zhao

S

Sai Bai

W

Weidong Xu

University of Cambridge , , ,

W

Wing Chung Tsoi

SPECIFIC, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Bay Campus 2 , Swansea SA1 8EN,

T

Tao Yu

C

Chunxiong Bao

National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures School of Physics Nanjing University Nanjing China

X

Xiaodong Shen

P

Pengpeng Teng

Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Inorganic Functional Composites College of Materials Science and Engineering Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China