Transition metal ion doping perovskite nanocrystals for high luminescence quantum yield

All-inorganic perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) have become a new generation of low-cost semiconductor luminescent materials for optoelectronic applications due to their excellent optical properties. Prepared perovskite NCs undergo different ion doping and surface modification, which makes the NCs photo-luminescence quantum yield (PLQY) basically uniform. However, stability of perovskite NCs solution in the environment has always been an important factor restricting its practical application. Here, we used melt-quenching method to prepare a series of different Ni2+ doped CsPbBr3 NCs glass. Through experimental characterization and DFT calculation it is found that the entry of Ni2+ into the NCs lattice can eliminate the structural defects of NCs and improve the order of the perovskite lattice. Ni2+ doped perovskite NCs have strong band edge emission and high quantum yield (up to 84.3%).