Highly-Stable InP Quantum Dots With a Mesoporous ZIF-8 and PMMA Double Layers and its Application in LCD Panels

Abstract

InP quantum dots (QDs) are promising for next-generation displays due to their superior color purity, high quantum yield, tunable emission, and non-toxicity. However, their practical application is limited by instability under heat, oxygen, and intense illumination. To address this critical issue of stability, we proposed a dual-layer encapsulation strategy. Firstly, InP/ZnSe/ZnS QDs are synthesized via a “one-pot” approach. Then, mZIF-8@QDs materials are prepared by embedding QDs into a mesoporous zeolite imidazolate framework (mZIF) formed after pore structure modification and surface modification. Finally, a novel vacuum-assisted deposition method is employed to uniformly polymerize polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) on the surface of mZIF-8@QDs, thereby achieving a secondary coating and obtaining the mZIF-8@QDs@PMMA composite material. The QDs loading capacity was significantly enhanced by modification of the saturated fatty acid for mesoZIF-8. The synthesized fluorescent composite material exhibits high quantum yield, long fluorescence lifetime, good photostability and thermostability. Furthermore, this composite material is used as a color conversion layer in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). The experimental results indicate that the composite material has exceptional durability, and retains over 95% of its initial luminance after 1000 h of accelerated aging under continuous high-temperature and high-intensity blue light irradiation.