Electrospun Supramolecular Hybrid Microfibers from Conjugated Polymers: Color Transformation and Conductivity Evolution

A type of novel electrospun supramolecular hybrid microfibers comprising poly(9-(4-(octyloxy)-phenyl)-2,7-fluoren-9-ol)(PPFOH) and poly(N-vinylcarbazole)(PVK) are successfully prepared for intriguing multi-color emission properties. The supramolecular tunable PPFOH aggregation in PVK matrix endows the complex with a smart energy transfer behavior to obtain the multi-color emissions. In stark contrast to PVK fibers, the emission color of PPFOH/PVK fibers with an efficient dispersion of PPFOH fluorophores at a proper dope ratio can be tuned in a wide spectrum of blue(0.1%), sky blue(0.5%), nearly white(1%), cyan(2%), green(5%) and yellow(10%). Besides, conductive behaviors of the microfiber were demonstrated in accompany with the increment of the doping ratio of PPFOH to PVK. Successful fabrication of polymer lightemitting diode(PLED) based on the blended electrospun fiber provided a further evidence of its excellent electrical property for potential applications in optoelectronic devices.     

内含C60掺杂空穴传输层的量子点电致发光器件

聚乙烯咔唑（PVK）中掺入富勒烯（C₆₀）的重量比从0%到10%变化,以研究在空穴传输层中掺杂C₆₀后对量子点电致发光器件性能的影响。掺入C₆₀后的PVK薄膜在氧化铟锡（ITO）基底上均方根粗糙度从3nm降至1.6nm。另外,掺入C₆₀后有利于空穴的注入和传输,改善器件中电子和空穴的平衡,提高了器件的效率。     

内含C_(60)掺杂空穴传输层的量子点电致发光器件

聚乙烯咔唑(PVK)中掺入富勒烯(C60)的重量比从0%到10%变化,以研究在空穴传输层中掺杂C60后对量子点电致发光器件性能的影响。掺入C60后的PVK薄膜在氧化铟锡(ITO)基底上均方根粗糙度从3 nm降至1.6 nm。另外,掺入C60后有利于空穴的注入和传输,改善器件中电子和空穴的平衡,提高了器件的效率。     

PROBE FOR THE FORMATION RATIO BETWEEN EXCITED TRIPLETS AND SINGLETS AS GENERATED IN POLYMER LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES*

The electroluminescence (EL) produced by a highly luminescent phosphorescent dye Cu_4(C≡CPh)_4L_2 (L = 1.8-bis(di-phenylphosphino)-3, 6-dioxaoctane, Cu_4) doped polymer as emitting layer is reported. The effects o f the chargeinjection balance on the polymers, in particular, poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) have been studied by usingphotoluminescence and elecholuminescence spectroscopy. Changes in the emission spectra demonstrate the influence of thecharge injection balance on the formation ratio of triplet and singlet excitons. (This provides a new technical approach torealize the color patterning in polymer LEDs.     

含噻吩单元的硅芴共聚物的合成及其蓝色电致发光性能

将少量(摩尔分数为1%—3％)含噻吩的窄带隙单体和宽带隙硅芴单体进行共聚, 合成了聚{9,9-二己基-3,6-硅芴-co-[2,5-二(2-甲基苯撑-4-基)-噻吩]}和聚{9,9-二己基-3,6-硅芴-co-[2,5-二(2-苯撑-4-基)-噻吩]}两类硅芴共聚物, 通过紫外-可见吸收光谱、光致发光光谱, 并制作聚合物发光二极管器件测试电致发光光谱等手段, 系统表征了两类硅芴共聚物材料的性能. 实验结果表明, 噻吩的加入形成了新的蓝色发光中心, 并且实现了从硅芴链段到含噻吩发光中心的有效能量转移. 通过增加发光中心结构的空间位阻来减小其共轭程度, 可以使聚合物的PL和EL光谱发生较大蓝移. 最终得到了效率为0.46%和色坐标(CIE)为(0.19, 0.16)的蓝光LED器件.     

Electroluminescent Properties of an Electrochemically Cross‐Linkable Carbazole Peripheral Poly(Benzyl Ether) Dendrimer

The electroluminescent (EL) properties of a cross‐linkable carbazole‐terminated poly(benzyl ether) dendrimer, G₃‐cbz DN, doped into a PVK:PBD host matrix with a double‐layer device configuration are investigated. Different concentrations of the guest material can control device efficiency, related to chromaticity of white emission and the origin of excited‐state complexes occurring between hole‐transporting carbazole units (PVK or G₃‐cbz DN) and electron‐transporting oxadiazole (PBD). Two excited states (exciplex and electroplex) generated at the interfaces of PVK/G₃‐cbz DN and PBD result in competitive emission, exhibiting a broad band in the EL spectra.     

Enhanced diffraction efficiency in a photorefractive liquid crystal cell with poly(9-vinylcarbazole)-infiltrated mesoporous TiO2 layers

The photorefractive effect of a layer-structured liquid crystal cell was significantly enhanced when a C60-doped poly(9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK)/TiO2 nanocomposite was used in two photoconductive layers. The C60-doped PVK/TiO2 nanocomposite film was prepared by infiltrating C60-doped PVK into a highly ordered mesoporous TiO2 layer. The addition of the TiO2 layer to the C60-doped PVK layer increased the first-order Raman-Nath diffraction efficiency from 24% to 42.9%. This enhancement of diffraction efficiency is attributed to a blocking effect of charge recombination in the composite layer. The electron transfer from the PVK layer into the TiO2 layer would decrease the recombination of photogenerated charges in the PVK layer, while charges in the PVK layer could participate in the formation of a space-charge field.     

Photoluminescence and Electroluminescence Properties of 2,5-Bis[2,2′-bis(5-phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole] Thiophene(T-OXD)and T-OXD/Poly(9-vinylcarbazole) Blends

The photoluminescence(PL) and the electroluminescence(EL) properties of a novel organic compound, 2,5-bis(2,2′-bis(5-phenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole(T-OXD), were studied in chloroform and in a solid thin film. The PL and the EL properties of T-OXD/poly(9-vinylcarbazole)(PVK) blends were also studied, which contained various contents of T-OXD. The PL maximum emission peaks of T-OXD/PVK blends show gradual bathochromtic-shift with the increase of the T-OXD content. The EL spectra of T-OXD/PVK devices are similar to their PL spectra, and all the EL maximum emission peaks show bathochromtic-shift compared with the corresponding PL spectra, which is ascribed to the formation of electroplex. The turn-on voltages for ITO/T-OXD:PVK/Al devices decreased from 13.5 V of the device cotaining 0.1% T-OXD(mass fraction) to 5 V of the device containing 5% T-OXD, which suggests that T-OXD improves the energy level match between T-OXD and PVK and enhances the emission efficiency. The experimental results indicate that T-OXD can be used as a good electron transporting material.     

Electroluminescence of poly(N-vinylcarbazole) films: fluorescence, phosphorescence and electromers

We have studied the electroluminescence (EL) properties of pure poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) films. Three types of light emission in the EL spectrum were observed, attributed to fluorescence, phosphorescence and electromers, respectively. The observation of electrophosphorescence from PVK films at room temperature is very meaningful, indicating that PVK can produce a large number of triplet excitons under an electric field at room temperature. Our results demonstrate clearly the reason why PVK is an excellent host material for phosphorescent polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs).     

基于蓝黄磷光二元互补色的高效聚合物白光器件

研究了基于互补色的高效聚合物白光器件,双色材料包括蓝绿光材料双(4,6-二氟苯基吡啶-N,C2)吡啶甲酰合铱(Firpic)和黄光材料三[3-(2,6-二甲基苯氧基)-6-(2-噻吩基)-哒嗪]铱(Fs-1),器件结构为ITO/PEDOT(40 nm)/PVK:OXD-7:Firpic:Fs-1(80 nm)/Ba(4 nm)/Al(120 nm).当发光层材料PVK∶OXD-7∶Firpic∶Fs-1质量比为63∶27∶10∶0.25时,用溶液加工方法得到高效白光器件,此时CIE色坐标为(0.30,0.39),最大电流效率为10.8 cd.A-1,亮度可达到4200 cd.m-2.在此基础上,引入水溶性电子注入材料聚[9,9-二(3′-N,N-二甲基胺基丙基-2,7-芴-2,7-交-(9,9-二辛基芴)](PFN)修饰阴极界面,使载流子注入和传输更平衡,当阴极为PFN(20 nm)/Al(120 nm)时,电流效率获得显著改善,达到13.1 cd.A-1,此时电流密度为4.9 mA.cm-2,亮度可达到6096 cd.m-2,白光器件的色坐标为(0.33,0.39),同时发光光谱稳定.另外通过电致发光(EL)、光致发光(PL)光谱及能级结构图分析了载流子俘获和能量转移在发光中的作用.     

EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS OF ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES WITH A HETEROSTRUCTURE OF DYE DOPED POLY(N-VINYLCARBAZOLE)/TRIS(8-HYDROXYQUINOLINE) ALUMINUM*

Organic electroluminescent diodes with a heterostructure of 9,10-bis(phenylethnyl) anthracene(BPEA) doped poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK)/tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq_3) have beenfabricated. The electroluminescence (EL) both from BPEA and Alq_3 were observed when the Alq_3 layer isthin enough. With increasing thickness of the Alq_3 layer, the relative emission intensity of BPEA is graduallydecreased. For the thin Alq_3 layer structure, the light emission of Alq_3 becomes more dominant as the appliedvoltage increases. It is proposed that the electron-hole recombination takes place in both PVK and Alq_3 films.The field-induced quenching theory has also been applied to explain the change of the EL spectra withapplied voltage.     

Solution-processed red iridium complexes based on carbazole-phenylquinoline main ligand: Synthesis, properties and their applications in phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes

New carbazole-phenylquinoline (CVz-PhQ) based iridium complexes were designed and synthesized for their application in red phosphorescence organic light-emitting diodes (PhOLEDs) and their photophysical, electrochemical and electroluminescence (EL) properties were investigated. The PhOLEDs were fabricated using bis[9-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-3-(4-phenylquinolin-2-yl)-9H-carbazolato-N,C2′]iridium 2-pyrazinecarboxylic acid (EO-CVz-PhQ)₂Ir(prz) and bis[9-(2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl)-3-(4-phenylquinolin-2-yl)-9H-carbazolato-N,C2′]iridium 5-methyl-2-pyrazinecarboxylic acid (EO-CVz-PhQ)₂Ir(mprz) as the emitter and PVK, co-doped with OXD-7 as the electron transport material and TPD as the hole transport material, as the polymer host. The red emissive PhOLEDs, based on the ITO/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)/4,4′,4″-tris(carbazole-9-yl)triphenylamine (TCTA)/poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK):N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-(bis(3-methylphenyl)-[1,1-biphenyl]-4,4′-diamine (TPD):1,3-bis[5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-yl]benzene (OXD-7):Ir complex/cathode configuration, exhibited a maximum external quantum efficiency of 3.68% and a maximum luminance efficiency of 6.69 cd/A. Furthermore, by introducing a TCTA interlayer, the PhOLEDs showed only a slight efficiency roll off of 5.4% from a low current density (1.81 mA/cm²) to a high current density (44.59 mA/cm²).     

Organic electroluminescent devices using europium complex‐doped poly(N‐vinylcarbazole)

Electroluminescence (EL) properties of europium (Eu) complex‐doped poly(N‐vinylcarbazole) (PVK) were investigated. A device structure of glass substrate/indium‐tin oxide/hole‐injection layer/Eu complex‐doped PVK/hole‐blocking layer/electron transport layer/electron‐injection layer/Al was employed. Red emission originating from Eu complex was observed. Relatively high luminance of 50 cd/m² and an efficiency of 0.2% were obtained. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

PANI-CSA: An Easy Method to Avoid ITO Photolithography in PLED Manufacturing

In order to optimize polymer light emitting diode (PLED) performances, devices with holes injected through an Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) / Polyaniline (PANI) electrode into the polymer are much more efficient than devices fabricated with the anode made only by ITO. We demonstrated that by using doped PANI as hole injection layer in a polymer light emitting diode the manufacturing process can become simpler. Indeed, the pattern of conductive layer can be produced without ITO photolithography by UV exposition. As hole transporter layer, Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) was spin coated over the doped PANI layer and a layer of tris (8-hydroxy) quinoline aluminum (Alq₃) was then thermally evaporated so as to form the electron transport layer. To complete the device structure, Aluminum contacts were deposited onto the organic layers by vacuum evaporation at low pressure. The layers were characterized by X-ray small-angle diffraction, IR Raman and UV-Vis spectroscopies. Devices without PANI and with PANI as HIL were studied.     

Spectral Characteristics of White Organic Light-emitting Diodes Based on Novel Phosphorescent Sensitizer

White organic light-emitting diodes were fabricated by using a novel phosphorescence bis(1,2-dipheny1-1H-benzoimidazole)iridium(acetylacetonate)(pbi)2Ir(acac) as sensitizer and a fluorescent dye of 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-t-butyl-6-(1,1,7,7-tetramethyljulolidyl-9-enyl)-4H-pyran(DCJTB) codoped into a car-bazole polymer of poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK). Through characterizing the UV-Vis absorption spectra,the photoluminescence spectra of (pbi)2Ir(acac) and DCJTB, and the electroluminescence spectral properties of the WOLEDs, the energy transfer mechanisms of the codoped polymer system were deduced. The results demonstrate that the luminescent spectra with different intensity of (pbi)2Ir(acac) and DCJTB were co-existent in the EL spectra of the blended system, which is ascribed to an incomplete energy transfer process in the EL process. The effcient F?rster and Dexter energy transfer between the host and the guests.     

High-performance hole-transport layers for polymer light-emitting diodes. Implementation of organosiloxane cross-linking chemistry in polymeric electroluminescent devices

This contribution describes an organosiloxane cross-linking approach to robust, efficient, adherent hole-transport layers (HTLs) for polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDs). An example is 4,4'-bis[(p-trichlorosilylpropylphenyl)phenylamino]biphenyl (TPDSi(2)), which combines the hole-transporting efficiency of N,N-diphenyl-N,N-bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,1-biphenyl)-4,4-diamine) (TPD, prototypical small-molecule HTL material) and the strong cross-linking/densification tendencies of organosilanol groups. Covalent chemical bonding of TPDSi(2) to PLED anodes (e.g., indium tin oxide, ITO) and its self-cross-linking enable fabrication of three generations of insoluble PLED HTLs: (1) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of TPDSi(2) on ITO; (2) cross-linked blend networks consisting of TPDSi(2) + a hole transporting polymer (e.g., poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene-co-N-(4-(3-methylpropyl))diphenylamine), TFB) on ITO; (3) TPDSi(2) + TFB blends on ITO substrates precoated with a conventional PLED HTL, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT-PSS). PLED devices fabricated using these new HTLs exhibit comparable or superior performance vs comparable devices based on PEDOT-PSS alone. With these new HTLs, current efficiencies as high as approximately 17 cd/A and luminances as high as approximately 140,000 cd/m(2) have been achieved. Further experiments demonstrate that not only do these HTLs enhance PLED anode hole injection but they also exhibit significantly greater electron-blocking capacity than PEDOT-PSS. The present organosiloxane HTL approach offers many other attractions such as convenience of fabrication, flexibility in choosing HTL components, and reduced HTL-induced luminescence quenching, and can be applied as a general strategy to enhance PLED performance.     

三重态发光材料Cu4掺杂的PVK发光器件及特殊的发光增强机理研究

多种有机发光材料已被应用于电致发光（EL）器件的制备,其荧光效率远比无机发光材料高。与光激发直接产生单重态洋鬼子不同,电致发光过程是电子空穴分别由相反极性的电极注入（非成对电子注入）,三重态和单重态激子同时生成,按自旋统计理论预测,三重态和单重态子的比例为3：1。由于三重态的跃迁是自旋禁阻的,大部分有机分子的三重态激子发光效率极低,有机电致发光器件的最高交率限制在25％（对于光致发光效率100％的理想情况）。为进一步提高器件效率,人们开始设想和实施对通常认为是无效激发的75％的三重激发态进行利用,其关键是筛选出适于器件应用的高效率三重态发光材料,据此我们选择过渡金属配合物Cu4(C≡CPh4)4L2[L=1,8-bis9diphenyl phosphino)-3,6-dioxaoctane]（以下简称Cu4）进行了器件性能研究。     

High‐efficiency organic electroluminescent devices using iridium complex emitter and arylamine‐containing polymer buffer layer

We have developed efficient organic electroluminescent (EL) devices using a phosphorescent material, tris(2‐phenylpyridine) iridium, Ir(ppy)₃, as an emitter material and a polymer buffer layer, tetraphenyldiamine‐containing poly(arylene ether sulfone) (PTPDES) doped with tris(4‐bromophenyl) aminium hexachloroantimonate (TBPAH) as an electron acceptor. In this device, a high external quantum efficiency of 21.6% and a luminous efficiency of 82 lm/W (77 cd/A) at 3.0 V were obtained. These high efficiencies can be explained by high quantum efficiency due to phosphorescent Ir(ppy)₃ and high luminous efficiency realized by the use of the polymer buffer layer. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Fluorene‐ and benzimidazole‐based blue light‐emitting copolymers: Synthesis,photophysical properties,and PLED applications

Blue light‐emitting materials are receiving considerable academic and industrial interest due to their potential applications in optoelectronic devices. In this study, blue light‐emitting copolymers based on 9,9′ ‐ dioctylfluorene and 2,2′‐(1,4‐phenylene)‐bis(benzimidazole) moieties were synthesized through palladium‐catalyzed Suzuki coupling reaction. While the copolymer consisting of unsubstituted benzimidazoles (PFBI0) is insoluble in common organic solvents, its counterpart with N‐octyl substituted benzimidazoles (PFBI8) enjoys good solubility in toluene, tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane (DCM), and chloroform. The PFBI8 copolymer shows good thermal stability, whose glass transition temperature and onset decomposition temperature are 103 and 428 °C, respectively. Its solutions emit blue light efficiently, with the quantum yield up to 99% in chloroform. The electroluminescence (EL) device of PFBI8 with the configuration of indium‐tin oxide/poly(ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonic acid)/PFBI8/1,3,5‐tris(1‐phenyl‐1H‐benzimidazole‐2‐yl)benzene/LiF/Al emits blue light with the maximum at 448 nm. Such unoptimized polymer light‐emitting diode (PLED) exhibits a maximum luminance of 1534 cd/m² with the current efficiency and power efficiency of 0.67 cd/A and 0.20 lm/W, respectively. The efficient blue emission and good EL performance make PFBI8 promising for optoelectronic applications. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2012     

Synthesis and light-emitting properties of disubstituted polyacetylenes carrying chromophoric naphthylethynylphenyl pendants

Poly(1-phenyl-1-alkyne)s bearing chromophoric pendants and containing alkyl spacers (-{(C 6H 5)CC[(CH 2) m OCOC 6H 4CCNp]} n - [P 1( m) ( m = 3, 4, 9); Np = 1-naphthyl]) were synthesized, and the effects of structural variations on the optical properties, especially electroluminescence, of the polymers were investigated. The monomers were prepared in high yields by esterification and coupling reactions of n-phenyl-( n - 1)-alkyn-1-ols. Selective polymerizations of the 1-phenyl-1-alkyne unit of the monomers were effected by WCl 6-Ph 4Sn catalyst, affording polymers with high molecular weights ( M w up to 63 000) in high yields (up to 83%). Structures and properties of the polymers were characterized and evaluated by IR, NMR, TGA, UV, PL, and EL analyses. All the polymers are thermally very stable, losing almost no weight when heated up to 400 degrees C. Photoexcitation of the polymer solutions induces strong blue light emission at 460 nm, with quantum yields up to 98%. No aggregation quenching was observed when the polymers were fabricated into solid films. Multilayer EL devices with the configuration of ITO/P 1( m):PVK/BCP/Alq 3/LiF/Al were fabricated, which emitted blue light with luminance up to 498 cd/m (2). The device performance varied with the spacer length ( m), with P 1(4) giving the highest external quantum efficiency of 0.47%. The value was further enhanced to 0.86% by optimizing the layer thickness and inserting a hole-injection layer.