In Situ Interface Reaction Enables Efficient Deep‐Blue Perovskite Light‐Emitting Diodes

L Long‐Xue Cao (Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials &amp; Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China) Y Yang Shen (Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics) K Kai Zhang Z Zhen‐Huang Su (Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200241 China) S Shi‐Chi Feng (Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials &amp; Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China) X Xin‐Mei Hu (Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials &amp; Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China) Y Yu‐Hang Zhang (State Key Laboratory For Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM) Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (<i>i</i>ChEM) Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian China) B Bing‐Feng Wang (School of Physics and Electronic Science East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China) Y Ying‐Ying Li (Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu China) X Xingyu Gao W Wen‐Jun Wang (State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang P. R. China) S Satoshi Kera (Institute for Molecular Science National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji Okazaki 444‐8585 Japan) N Nobuo Ueno (Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science Chiba University Chiba 263‐8522 Japan) Y Yan‐Qing Li (School of Physics East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China) J Jian‐Xin Tang (Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Carbon‐Based Functional Materials &amp; Devices Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu P. R. China)

Abstract

Abstract The development of blue perovskite light‐emitting diodes (PeLEDs) is critical for advancing next‐generation display technologies. However, the fabrication of high‐quality mixed‐halide blue perovskites remains challenging due to their intrinsic vulnerability to high defect densities, ion migration, and inefficient charge transport. To address this, we introduce a rapid in situ interface reaction at the buried interface between the perovskite layer and the underlying poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) film. This engineered interface reaction represents a novel method for preparing high‐quality deep‐blue CsPb(Br/Cl) 3 films. By incorporating lithium salicylate (SAL) as a reaction initiator into the perovskite precursor, a proton exchange is triggered between PEDOT:PSS and SAL, resulting in the formation of a multifunctional PSS‐Li interfacial layer. This layer modulates perovskite nucleation and growth, producing compact, uniform, and small‐grained deep‐blue perovskite films with reduced trap densities and enhanced quantum confinement. Combined with optimized charge dynamics, the resulting spectrally stable deep‐blue PeLEDs achieve a record external quantum efficiency of 16.3% at 468 nm. This approach facilitates the successful integration of uniform and high‐clarity active‐matrix displays on thin‐film transistor circuit substrates.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 64, Issue 39
Published September 22, 2025
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (15)

L

Long‐Xue Cao

Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials &amp; Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China

Y

Yang Shen

Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics

K

Kai Zhang

Z

Zhen‐Huang Su

Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Zhangjiang Laboratory Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200241 China

S

Shi‐Chi Feng

Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials &amp; Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China

X

Xin‐Mei Hu

Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon‐Based Functional Materials &amp; Devices Soochow University Suzhou 215123 China

Y

Yu‐Hang Zhang

State Key Laboratory For Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces Innovation Laboratory for Sciences and Technologies of Energy Material of Fujian Province (IKKEM) Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (<i>i</i>ChEM) Engineering Research Center of Electrochemical Technologies of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University Xiamen Fujian China

B

Bing‐Feng Wang

School of Physics and Electronic Science East China Normal University Shanghai 200062 China

Y

Ying‐Ying Li

Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu China

X

Xingyu Gao

W

Wen‐Jun Wang

State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering College of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou Zhejiang P. R. China

S

Satoshi Kera

Institute for Molecular Science National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji Okazaki 444‐8585 Japan

N

Nobuo Ueno

Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science Chiba University Chiba 263‐8522 Japan

Y

Yan‐Qing Li

School of Physics East China Normal University Shanghai P. R. China

J

Jian‐Xin Tang

Jiangsu Key Laboratory For Carbon‐Based Functional Materials &amp; Devices Institute of Functional Nano &amp; Soft Materials (FUNSOM) Soochow University Suzhou Jiangsu P. R. China