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Xiaojuan Cao1, Yao Chen1, Yongkang Tang1
1School of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, and State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Molecular interface engineering has become increasingly important for improving the efficiency and stability of perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs). Although highly emissive perovskite materials have advanced rapidly, their translation into high-performance devices remains limited by interfacial losses, unbalanced charge injection, and instability under electrical operation. In this review, we first discuss charge-carrier behavior in perovskite materials and devices, with emphasis on radiative and non-radiative recombination, carrier accumulation under injection, and the device-level consequences of interfacial constraints. We then examine the development of interfacial molecular strategies in PeLEDs, including self-assembled monolayers and related interfacial molecules, and summarize how such molecular layers influence charge injection, interfacial recombination, local electronic structure, and film formation at both charge-injection interfaces. On this basis, we further consider the implications of these interfacial effects for molecular regulation in light-emitting devices, with particular attention to electronic regulation under bias, chemically persistent passivation, and structural compatibility with emissive-layer formation. By connecting carrier physics, interfacial function, and molecular regulation, this review aims to provide a clearer framework for understanding and developing molecular interfacial strategies for high-performance PeLEDs.
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