Luminescent manganese-doped CsPbCl 3 perovskite quantum dots

Nanocrystalline cesium lead halide perovskites (CsPbX 3, X = Cl, Br, and I) form an exciting new class of semiconductor materials showing quantum confinement. The emission color can be tuned over the full visible spectral region making them promising for lightâ €'emitting applications. Further control over the optical and magnetic properties of quantum dots (QDs) can be achieved through doping of transition metal (TM) ions such as Mn 2+ or Co 2+. Here we demonstrate how, following QD synthesis in the presence of a Mnâ €'precursor, dropwise addition of silicon tetrachloride (SiCl 4) to the QDs in toluene results in the formation of Mnâ €'doped CsPbCl 3 QDs showing bright orange Mn 2+ emission around 600 nm. Evidence for successful doping is provided by excitation spectra of the Mn 2+ emission, with all features of the CsPbCl 3 QD absorption spectrum and a decrease of the 410 nm excitonic emission life time with increasing Mnâ €'concentration, giving evidence for enhanced exciton to Mn 2+ energy transfer. As a doping mechanism we propose a combination of surface etching and reconstruction and diffusion doping. The presently reported approach provides a promising avenue for doping TM ions into perovskites QDs enabling a wider control over optical and magnetic properties for this new class of QDs.