Here, we demonstrate deep-blue carbon dots (CDs) with luminescence centered at 415 nm and PLQY exceeding 60% via nitrogen doping. A bright and high-color-purity CDs-based light-emitting diode (CLED) is achieved with an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 1.74%, a maximum luminance of 1155.0 cd m−2, and a colour coordinate (0.16, 0.08) closely approaching the HDTV standard color Rec.BT.709 (0.15, 0.06) specification.
