Enhancing performance of inverted quantum-dot light-emitting diodes based on a solution-processed hole transport layer via ligand treatment

Depeng Li; Jingrui Ma; Wenbo Liu; Guohong Xiang; Xiangwei Qu; Siqi Jia; Mi Gu; Jiahao Wei; Pai Liu; Kai Wang; Xiaowei Sun

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/44/9/092603

Journal of Semiconductors, Volume. 44, Issue 9, 092603(2023)

Enhancing performance of inverted quantum-dot light-emitting diodes based on a solution-processed hole transport layer via ligand treatment

Depeng Li^1,2, Jingrui Ma^1,2, Wenbo Liu^1,2, Guohong Xiang^1,2, Xiangwei Qu^1,2, Siqi Jia^3、*, Mi Gu^1,2, Jiahao Wei^1,2, Pai Liu^1,2, Kai Wang^1,2, and Xiaowei Sun^1,2、**

Author Affiliations

¹Institute of Nanoscience and Applications, and Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

²Key Laboratory of Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies (Southern University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education, Guangdong University Key Laboratory for Advanced Quantum Dot Displays and Lighting, and Shenzhen Key Laboratory for Advanced Quantum Dot Displays and Lighting, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

³Institute of Advanced Displays and Imaging, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou 450046, China

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Received: May. 21, 2023

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Published Online: Oct. 25, 2023

The Author Email: Jia Siqi (jiasiqi12@163.com), Sun Xiaowei (sunxw@sustech.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1088/1674-4926/44/9/092603

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