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High-performance near-infrared circularly polarized electroluminescence with an emission peak beyond 900 nm

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Near-infrared spin-light-emitting diodes (NIR-Spin-LEDs), which generate circularly polarized light, offer opportunities for applications such as biomedicine. However, the longest reported emission wavelength of NIR-Spin-LEDs remains limited to 782 nm, making spin-polarized electroluminescence beyond 800 nm challenging. Here we show NIR-Spin-LEDs based on a mixed-dimensional tin-based perovskite heterostructure incorporating chiral R/S-α-methylbenzylammonium (R/S-MBA+) spacer cations. The low-dimensional phases induced by R/S-MBA+ provide chiroptical activity, while three-dimensional FA0.9Cs0.1SnI3 domains serve as the near-infrared emissive centers. Controlled crystallization produces a cypress-leaf-like morphology that promotes carrier confinement and improves charge-injection balance. The resulting devices exhibit electroluminescence peaking at 905 nm, with an external quantum efficiency of 7.8% and a maximum electroluminescence dissymmetry factor (gEL) of 5.5 × 10−2. This work extends spin-polarized electroluminescence into the deep near-infrared region and provides a strategy for developing lead-free NIR-Spin-LEDs. Near-infrared spin-light-emitting diodes hold significant potential for lots of applications. Wang et al. introduce chiral R/S-methylbenzylamine to construct a mixed-dimensional Sn-based perovskite heterostructure, achieving polarized electroluminescence beyond 900 nm.

Source: Nature Communications

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-77449-5