Achieving Broadband NIR-I to NIR-II Emission in an All-Inorganic Halide Double-Perovskite Cs₂NaYCl₆:Cr³⁺ Phosphor for Night Vision Imaging

Abstract

Near-infrared phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes (NIR pc-LEDs) offer numerous advantages, including compact size, tunable emission spectra, energy efficiency, and high integration potential. These features make them highly promising for various applications, such as night vision monitoring, food safety inspection, biomedical imaging, and theragnostics. Allinorganic halide double-perovskite materials, known for their large absorption cross section, excellent defect tolerance, and long carrier diffusion radius, serve as unique matrices for constructing nearinfrared fluorescent materials. In this study, we successfully prepared the all-inorganic metal halide double-perovskite Cs 2 NaYCl 6 :Cr 3+ using a grinding−sintering method. A small fraction of the [YCl 6 ] octahedra within the host material's lattice was substituted with Cr 3+ ions, resulting in the creation of the Cs 2 NaYCl 6 :Cr 3+ phosphor. When excited with λ = 310 nm UV light, the phosphor exhibited a broad emission range spanning from 800 to 1400 nm, covering the NIR-I and NIR-II regions. It had a broad bandwidth emission of 185 nm and achieved a fluorescence quantum yield of 20.2%. The unique broadband emission of the phosphor originates from the weak crystal field environment provided by the Cs 2 NaYCl 6 host matrix, which enhances the luminescence properties of the Cr 3+ ions. To create NIR pc-LEDs, the phosphor was encapsulated onto a commercially available UV LED chip operating at 310 nm. The potential application of these NIR pc-LEDs in night vision imaging was successfully validated. KEYWORDS: all-inorganic metal halide double perovskite, Cr 3+ -doped Cs 2 NaYCl 6 phosphor, broadband NIR-I and NIR-II emission, night vision imaging, phosphor-converted light-emitting diodes

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