White light-emitting diodes based on ultrasmall CdSe nanocrystal electroluminescence

Michael A. Schreuder, Kai Xiao, Ilia N. Ivanov, Sharon M. Weiss, Sandra J. Rosenthal

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    Abstract

    We report white light-emitting diodes fabricated with ultrasmall CdSe nanocrystals, which demonstrate electroluminescence from a size of nanocrystals (<2 nm) previously thought to be unattainable. These LEDs have excellent color characteristics, defined by their pure white CIE color coordinates (0.333. 0.333). correlated color temperatures of 5461-6007 K. and color rendering Indexes as high as 96.6. The effect of high voltage on the trap states responsible for the white emission is also described.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)573-576
    Number of pages4
    JournalNano Letters
    Volume10
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Feb 10 2010

    Keywords

    • Electroluminescence
    • Led
    • Ultrasmall nanocrystal
    • White-light

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