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Solvent- and initiator-free fabrication of efficient and stable perovskite-polystyrene surface-patterned thin films
Shuangshuang Shi1, Liya Cao, Heng Gao
1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Electronic Materials and Devices, School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, 5340 Xiping Road, Tianjin, 300401, P. R. China. gengchong@hebut.edu.cn shu.xu@hebut.edu.cn.
Abstract:
We report a one-pot route for the synthesis of CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs) in styrene to form a glue-like polystyrene (PS) pre-polymer incorporating mono-dispersed PNCs. The pre-polymer enables solvent- and initiator-free fabricating and patterning PNC-PS light down-conversion films for liquid crystal display application. The mechanistic study reveals that the styrene molecules adsorbed on the PNC surface undergo self-initiated polymerization in the pre-polymerization process, forming stable surface capsulation over the PNCs. The PNC-PS pre-polymer and composite film display high photoluminescent quantum yield (PLQY) and resistance to air, light irradiation and water. The micropatterned PNC-PS film with a period of 1000 nm was fabricated through imprinting of the pre-polymer. The micropatterned thin film displays an enlarged viewing angle, improved light distribution and PLQY of >90%. The backlight employing the PNC-PS film displays bright green color and a wide color gamut of >120% NTSC. This solvent-free and one-pot strategy could find promising potential in the development of diverse luminescent nanocomposites to meet the requirements of micro/nano-manufacturing and high performance display application.
