Tandem organic light-emitting diodes with an effective nondoped charge-generation unit

Jiao, Bo; Wu, Z; Yang, Z; Hou, Xun

HERO ID

3576310

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2013

HERO ID 3576310
In Press No
Year 2013
Title Tandem organic light-emitting diodes with an effective nondoped charge-generation unit
Authors Jiao, Bo; Wu, Z; Yang, Z; Hou, Xun
Journal Physica Status Solidi. A: Applications and Materials Science (Print)
Volume 210
Issue 12
Page Numbers 2583-2587
Abstract An undoped charge-generation unit (CGU) with the structure of lithium fluoride (LiF)/aluminum/molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) was demonstrated in tandem organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Tandem OLEDs with two identical emissive units consisting of 4,4-bis-(1-naphthyl-N-phenylamino)-biphenyl (NPB)/tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq(3)) exhibited superior performance over a corresponding single-unit device. Under a driving current of 650Am(-2), the current efficiency of the tandem OLEDs was about 6.95cdA(-1), almost double that of the single-unit OLEDs. The operational stability of the tandem OLEDs was also enhanced compared with that of the single-unit OLEDs. It was demonstrated that the MoO3 plays a critical role of charge generation in this undoped CGU. The LiF/Al layers were used to enhance the electron injection from MoO3 layer to the adjacent Alq(3) layer. Furthermore, fabrication of this CGU involves no sputtering or doping process, which can render tandem OLEDs processing more feasible.
Doi 10.1002/pssa.201330119
Wosid WOS:000328452500009
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Keyword charge generation; molybdenum aluminum trioxide; tandem organic light-emitting diodes; tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)