title: A novel electroluminescent device based on a reduced graphene oxide wrapped phosphor (ZnS:Cu,Al) and hexagonal-boron nitride for high-performance luminescence.
abstract: Reduced graphene oxide (rGO) has recently emerged as a very promising family of exotic carbon material with augmented performance in electronic and optoelectronic devices. Herein, we report an efficient and novel inorganic electroluminescent device geometry, where a new phosphor composite, reduced graphene oxide wrapped ZnS:Cu,Al, acts as an active emitting layer and an exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) as a dielectric layer. The roles of rGO in the active layer as a conductive support and local electric field enhancing agent are attributed to its wrinkles being unraveled compared with other carbon exotic nano-forms such as carbon nanotubes, graphite, charcoal and activated carbon, which significantly improves the brightness of the device (∼50 cd m-2for 0.50 wt% rGO/ZnS:Cu,Al at 10 kHz and 110 V with an external quantum efficiency of ∼6.3% ± 0.1% and current efficiency of ∼0.81 ± 0.09 cd A-1). This new and facile strategy to construct the luminescent devices could be a paradigm shift towards cost effective, highly stable in air (for several days) and energy efficient next generation display devices.
authors.affiliation: Luminescent Materials and Devices Group, Materials Physics and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Physical Laboratory, Dr K S Krishnan Road, New Delhi, 110012, India. bipinbhu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Bipin Kumar
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authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Satbir
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authors.lastname: Singh
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authors.lastname: Kedawat
authors.lastname: Kanika
authors.forename: Pawan
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authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Amit Kumar
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authors.lastname: Gangwar
authors.forename: Tharangattu N
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authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: Angel A
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authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: Robert
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authors.lastname: Vajtai
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