Enhancing luminescence of intrinsic and Mn doped CsPbCl3 perovskite nanocrystals through Co2+ doping

Abstract In this work, the effects of Co2+ ions on the structural and luminescent properties of intrinsic and Mn doped CsPbCl3 NCs were studied by using photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The undoped and Mn doped CsPbCl3 NCs with various Co/Pb molar ratios were synthesized at 190 °C. It was found that the quantum yields of purple emissions in these CsPbCl3 NCs were greatly enhanced up to 30% after Co2+ ions were doped. The diffraction peaks in XRD patterns shifted to a large angle with the increase of Co/Pb molar ratio, indicating Co doping in Pb-site. Further both intrinsic and Mn doped CsPbCl3 NCs exhibited uniform cubes with average sizes of 8-10 nm and good crystallinity after Co doping. The enhancement of purple emissions from excitons in the CsPbCl3 NCs was related to the reduction of nonradiative defects in these NCs through Co2+ doping.