Progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applications

Blue quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) are key components in developing new generation display technology. To date, the performance of blue QLEDs, particularly the stability, is still far from the commercialization requirements. In this mini-review, we summarize the recent progress in blue-e...

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Main Authors: Rongfei Bai, Chenhui Wang, Muhammad Ramzan, Shuai Chang, Haizheng Zhong
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15980316.2025.2498039
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Chenhui Wang
Muhammad Ramzan
Shuai Chang
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description Blue quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) are key components in developing new generation display technology. To date, the performance of blue QLEDs, particularly the stability, is still far from the commercialization requirements. In this mini-review, we summarize the recent progress in blue-emissive quantum dots (QDs), covering three major material systems: (1) II–VI QDs, including CdSe, CdS, ZnSe, ZnSeTe, CdZnSe, CdZnS, CdSeS, and CdZnSeS; (2) III–V QDs, including InP and GaN; (3) I–III–VI QDs, such as ZnCuGaS, ZnCuInS, and AgInGaS. In addition to size and composition control in type-I core–shell structures, we discuss structural design strategies for blue QDs, encompassing reverse type-I structures such as ZnS/ZnSeTe/ZnS and ZnSe/InP/ZnS, as well as type-II structures including ZnSe/CdS, ZnSe/CdZnS, ZnSe/ZnTe, and ZnSeTe/CdZnSe. Furthermore, we highlight the recent material advancements in blue QLEDs, with a particular focus on their efficiency and stability performance.
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spelling doaj-art-e09bb2bc32b644358522f458053032f62025-08-20T03:25:59ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Information Display1598-03162158-16062025-04-012629510710.1080/15980316.2025.2498039Progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applicationsRongfei Bai0Chenhui Wang1Muhammad Ramzan2Shuai Chang3Haizheng Zhong4MIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaBeijing Engineering Research Center for Mixed Reality and Advanced Display Technology, School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaMIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaFaculty of Materials Science, Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of ChinaMIIT Key Laboratory for Low-Dimensional Quantum Structure and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaBlue quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) are key components in developing new generation display technology. To date, the performance of blue QLEDs, particularly the stability, is still far from the commercialization requirements. In this mini-review, we summarize the recent progress in blue-emissive quantum dots (QDs), covering three major material systems: (1) II–VI QDs, including CdSe, CdS, ZnSe, ZnSeTe, CdZnSe, CdZnS, CdSeS, and CdZnSeS; (2) III–V QDs, including InP and GaN; (3) I–III–VI QDs, such as ZnCuGaS, ZnCuInS, and AgInGaS. In addition to size and composition control in type-I core–shell structures, we discuss structural design strategies for blue QDs, encompassing reverse type-I structures such as ZnS/ZnSeTe/ZnS and ZnSe/InP/ZnS, as well as type-II structures including ZnSe/CdS, ZnSe/CdZnS, ZnSe/ZnTe, and ZnSeTe/CdZnSe. Furthermore, we highlight the recent material advancements in blue QLEDs, with a particular focus on their efficiency and stability performance.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15980316.2025.2498039Quantum dotsblue emissionQLEDelectroluminescencedisplay
spellingShingle Rongfei Bai
Chenhui Wang
Muhammad Ramzan
Shuai Chang
Haizheng Zhong
Progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applications
Journal of Information Display
Quantum dots
blue emission
QLED
electroluminescence
display
title Progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applications
title_full Progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applications
title_fullStr Progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applications
title_full_unstemmed Progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applications
title_short Progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applications
title_sort progress in blue colloidal quantum dots for display applications
topic Quantum dots
blue emission
QLED
electroluminescence
display
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15980316.2025.2498039
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