A hierarchical shell locks and stabilizes perovskite nanocrystals with near-unity quantum yield

Solid-state emitters have exhibited external quantum yields (EQYs) below 65%, with no system combining unity photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) and commercially viable stability. These limitations are most pronounced in colloidal perovskite nanocrystals (PeNCs), given their soft ionic lattices and labile surfaces. We introduce a hierarchical shell (HS) structure comprising interbonded PbSO 4 -SiO 2 -polymer multilayers that simultaneously locks and stabilizes soft lattices and labile interfaces. HS-CsPbBr 3 PeNC films exhibit T 90 (10% PLQY loss) = 3211 hours under accelerated 60°C, 90% relative humidity (RH) and T 90 = 12,000 hours under blue-light exposure. HS strategy generalizes across PeNC…

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  National Research Foundation of Korea

  Awards: RS202400423271, RS202500560490, RS202400422607, 2022M3H4A1A04096380, RS202400425883