Positive Aging‐Free Quantum Dot Light‐Emitting Diodes Enabled by Single‐Source Chloride‐Doped ZnMgO Electron Transport Layers
), which mitigates oxygen vacancy (OV)-related defect signatures. Time-dependent X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, single-carrier device measurements, and steady-state/time-resolved QD photoluminescence show that undoped ZnMgO undergoes gradual defect passivation during storage, whereas Cl-doped ZnMgO remains nearly time-invariant. As a result, devices with Cl-doped ZnMgO reach peak EQE at day 0 and maintain it during storage, while devices with undoped ZnMgO require several days to reach peak efficiency. In addition, as-fabricated QD-LEDs employing Cl-doped ZnMgO exhibit ≈1.8× higher peak EQE and ≈1.3× longer operational lifetime than undoped controls, with negligible positive aging signatures. This intrinsic ETL stabilization enables day-0 calibration, improves uniformity and yield, and removes the need for storage-driven conditioning-identifying single-source chloride doping as a practical route to robust ZnMgO ETLs for display applications.
Authors
- Jaeyeop Lee
- Yeyun Bae
- Kyoungeun Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-2033)
- H J Lee
- Byong Jae Kim
- Byeong Guk Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0544-364X)
- Jeongkyun Roh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0674-572X)
- Keon Woo Kim
- Woon Ho Jung
- Hyoungjun Kim
- Jaehoon Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-3550)
Institutions
- Pusan National University (KR)
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202514995
- Primary Topic
- Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology
- National Research Foundation of Korea