Tunable multicolor-emission in Eu3+ and Tb3+ codoped Cs2NaInCl6:Sb3+ double perovskite nanocrystals and its dual-model anti-counterfeiting and temperature-sensing applications

Lead-free metal halide double perovskites with non-toxicity and stable self-trapped excitons (STEs) have received considerable attention in the field of photoelectric applications. However, it is difficult to achieve independent control of its photoluminescence performance to meet the requirements of multi-band emission. Herein, a doping strategy was employed to introduce lanthanide ions (Ln 3+ ) into Cs 2 NaInCl 6 :Sb 3+ nanocrystals (NCs), enabling the multicolor emission modulation ranging from blue to red and even white light. Benefiting from the efficient energy transfer from Sb-related self-trapped excitons to Ln 3+ ions, green and red emissions originate from the 5 D 0 → 7 F J (J = 1, 2, 3, 4) transition of Eu 3+ ions and 5 D 4 - 7 F J (J = 6, 5, 4, 3) transition of Tb 3+ ions, respectively. According to the tunable polychromatic photoluminescence characteristics of doped NCs, the dual-mode fluorescent anti-counterfeiting applications were exhibited. Furthermore, the distinct temperature sensitivities exhibited by blue (453 nm) and red (617 nm) emission in Cs 2 NaInCl 6 :Sb 3+ /Eu 3+ NCs provide the opportunity for the optical thermometry, which demonstrates the maximum absolute and relative sensitivity are 0.0018 and 0.43 % K −1 , respectively. These results indicate that the synthesized codoped NCs have the potential applications in multifunctional fields, such as optical thermometer, fluorescence anti-counterfeiting, and multicolor-LEDs.