A facile one-step solution deposition via non-solvent/solvent mixture for efficient organometal halide perovskite light-emitting diodes†

Bo Jiao‡ , Xiaobo Zhu , Wen Wu , Hua Dong , Bin Xia , Jun Xi , Ting Lei , Xun Hou and Zhaoxin Wu‡ *

Although organometal halide perovskite materials have shown great potential in light-emitting diodes, their performance is greatly restricted by the poor morphology of the perovskite layer. In this work, we demonstrate a facile one-step solution method to improve the perovskite film morphology via a non-solvent/solvent mixture. An efficient CH₃NH₃PbBr₃-based light-emitting diode was prepared with a chlorobenzene/N,N-dimethylformamide mixed solvent. A high efficiency of 0.54 cd A^−1 is demonstrated, which is 22 times higher than that of a device fabricated by a traditional one-step solution process. Furthermore, the uniformity of the emission region and the device stability are strongly improved by this facile one-step solution process. Our work paves a new way for the morphological control of perovskite films for application in light-emitting diodes.