Serious performance decline arose for perovskite light-emitting diodes (PeLEDs) once the active area was enlarged. Here we investigate the failure mechanism of the widespread active film fabrication method; and ascribe severe phase-segregation to be the reason. We thereby introduce L-Norvaline to construct a COO−-coordinated intermediate phase with low formation enthalpy. The new intermediate phase changes the crystallization pathway, thereby suppressing the phase-segregation. Accordingly, high-quality large-area quasi-2D films with desirable properties are obtained. Based on this, we further rationally adjusted films’ recombination kinetics. We reported a series of highly-efficient green quasi-2D PeLEDs with active areas of 9.0 cm2. The peak EQE of 16.4% is achieved in <n > = 3, represent the most efficient large-area PeLEDs yet. Meanwhile, high brightness device with luminance up to 9.1 × 104 cd m−2 has achieved in <n> = 10 film.
A time-resolved photoluminescence quenching approach is developed for determining the triplet exciton diffusion coefficient and diffusion length (D and L D , respectively) of phosphorescent conjugated polymers. This method is applied to a solid-state organometallic conjugated polymer with the structure [−Pt(PBu 3 ) 2 −CC−C 6 H 4 −CC−] n (where Bu = n-butyl and −C 6 H 4 − is 1,4-phenylene). The approach relies on analysis of the lifetime quenching of the polymer's phosphorescence by a series of three different quenchers that are dispersed into the polymer phase at varying concentration. The lifetime quenching data are analyzed by using a modified Stern−Volmer quenching expression to determine the diffusion-controlled quenching rate constant, k q , which is then related to the exciton diffusivity, D, and diffusion length, L D . The diffusion coefficients that are determined using the three quenchers are consistent, D ≈ 4 × 10 −6 cm 2 s −1 , and combined with the triplet exciton lifetime of the pristine polymer (τ = 1.05 μs) give an exciton diffusion length L D ≈ 22 nm. The results are compared to literature studies of singlet exciton diffusion in conjugated polymers and triplet exciton diffusion in molecular materials.
A depleted antimicrobial drug pipeline combined with an increasing prevalence of Gram-negative ‘superbugs’ has increased interest in nano therapies to treat antibiotic resistance. As cubosomes and polymyxins disrupt the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria via different mechanisms, we herein examine the antimicrobial activity of polymyxin-loaded cubosomes and explore an alternative strategy via the polytherapy treatment of pathogens with cubosomes in combination with polymyxin. The polytherapy treatment substantially increases antimicrobial activity compared to polymyxin B-loaded cubosomes or polymyxin and cubosomes alone. Confocal microscopy and neutron reflectometry suggest the superior polytherapy activity is achieved via a two-step process. Firstly, electrostatic interactions between polymyxin and lipid A initially destabilize the outer membrane. Subsequently, an influx of cubosomes results in further membrane disruption via a lipid exchange process. These findings demonstrate that nanoparticle-based polytherapy treatments may potentially serve as improved alternatives to the conventional use of drug-loaded lipid nanoparticles for the treatment of “superbugs”.
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