Pure-bromide quasi-2D perovskite (PBQ-2DP) promises high-performance light-emitting diodes (LEDs), while a challenge remains on control over its n-phase distribution for bright true-blue emission. Present work addresses the challenge through exploring the passivation molecule of amino acid with reinforced binding energy, which generates narrow n-phase distribution preferentially at n = 3 with true blue emission at 478 nm. Consequently, a peak external quantum efficiency of 5.52% and a record brightness of 512 cd m-2 are achieved on the PBQ-2DP-based true blue PeLED, these both values located among the top in the records of similar devices. We further reveal that the electron-phonon coupling results in the red-shifted emission in the PBQ-2DP film, suggesting that the view of n-phase distribution dominated true-blue emission in PBQ-2DP needs to be revisited, pointing out a guideline of electron-phonon coupling suppression to relieve the strait of realizing true blue or even deep blue emission in the PBQ-2DP film.
Keywords: bidentate anchoring; blue LEDs; electron−phonon coupling; n-phase distribution; quasi-2D CsPbBr3 perovskite.