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The development of alternative deposition techniques of conjugated polymeric compounds is an important step towards the fabrication of low cost multi-layered organic light emitting diodes suitable for display or lighting applications. In this work we show a white light -emitting polymeric hetero-structured diode consisting of three-stacked blue, red and green light emitting polymers. In order to circumvent the issue of selecting orthogonal solvents in solution -deposition approaches, we combine spin-coating with the Matrix Assisted Pulsed Laser Evaporation technique, resulting in the realization of a polymeric multilayered stack. By controlling the carriers and the energy transfer across the three light emitting layers interfaces, as well as the interplay between the deposition parameters, a pure white colour emission with Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage coordinates (X=0.327, Y=0.374) and a Color Rendering Index of 70 have been achieved. Our study represents the first proof of a light emitting diode made by multilayer polymeric thin films emitting white light.

Three different families of chemically engineered rod-shaped CdSe/CdS colloidal nanocrystals have been embedded into a poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix to realize a set of color-tunable photoluminescent filters for RGB light emitting devices, which demonstrate excellent optical transparency (in the range of wavelengths not corresponding to nanocrystal absorption), efficient photoluminescence and good thermal- and photo-stability. Accurate morphological and optical characterization of nanocomposite foils is provided as a function of nanorod size and content, and their color conversion properties are investigated in combination with a blue-emitting LED source. This approach combines the tunable optical features of inorganic quantum-confined light emitters with the facile processability of the polymeric host and offers a highly versatile design tool, which can be exploited in a wide spectrum of lighting and photonic devices. The preparation procedure reported here is even compatible with the implementation of an engineered array of microlens on the front-end surface of the nanocomposite foil and thus makes possible a tailored control of the color-converted photometric pattern.

Thermal evaporation of green-light emitting perovskite (MaPbBr3) films is reported. Morphological studies show that a soft thermal treatment is needed to induce an outstanding crystal growth and film organization. Hetero-structured light-emitting diodes, embedding as-deposited and annealed MAPbBr3 films as active layers, are fabricated and their performances are compared, highlighting that the perovskite evolution is strongly dependent on the growing substrate, too.