Stretchable, alternating-current-driven white electroluminescent device based on bilayer-structured quantum-dot-embedded polydimethylsiloxane elastomer

Abstract

In this work, we demonstrate neutral/pure/cool white light due to color conversion from quantum dot (QD)-embedded, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based alternating-current-driven electroluminescent (ACEL) devices. White light generation is achieved by the spontaneously formed bilayer-structure emitting layer (b-EML) comprising QDs embedded in PDMS containing Cu-doped zinc sulfide (ZnS:Cu) particles (EL emitting layer), without ZnS:Cu (color conversion layer). Red light is generated by CdSe/CdZnS QDs, which partially absorbs electrically excited blue-green EL. This study examines the use of spontaneously formed b-EML as a means of alleviating the problems resulting from QD aggregation in PDMS and its effects on electro-optical performance of ACEL devices under stretching conditions.