White phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes using double emissive layer with three dopants for color stability

We fabricate white phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes （PHOLEDs） with three dopants and double emissive layer （EML） to achieve color stability. The white PHOLEDs use FIrpic dopant for blue EML （B- EML）, and Ir（ppy）3：Ir（piq）3 dopants for green：red EML （GR-EML） with N,N＇-dicarbazolyl-3, 5-benzene （mCP） as host material. Thicknesses of B-EML and GR-EML are adjusted to form a narrow recombination zone at two EML＇s interface and charge trapping happens in EML according to wide highest occupied molecular orbital and/or lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy band gap of mCP and smaller energy band gap of dopants. The total thickness of both EMLs is fixed at 30 nm in the device structure of ITO （150 nm）/MoO3 （2 nm）/N,N＇-diphenyl-N,N＇-bis（1-naphthyl-phenyl）-（1,1″-biphenyl）-4, 4＇-diamine （70 nm）/ meP：Firpic-8.0% （12 nm）/mCP：Ir（ppy）3-3.0%：Ir（piq）3-1.5% （18 nm）/2″,2＇,2＂＇-（1,3,5-benzinetriyl）-tris（1- phenyl-l-H-benzimidazole） （30 nm）/8-hydroxyquinolinolato-lithium （2 nm）/A1 （120 nm）. White PHOLED shows 18.25 cd/A of luminous efficiency and white color coordinates of （0.358 and 0.378） at 5000 cd/m2 and color stability with slight CIExy change of （0.028 and 0.002） as increasing luminance from 1000 to 5000 cd/m^2.     

Non-doped phosphorescent white organic light-emitting devices with a quadruple-quantum-well structure

Non-doped white organic light-emitting devices (WOLEDs) with a quadruple-quantum-well structure were fabricated. An alternate layer of ultrathin blue and yellow iridium complexes was employed as the potential well layer, while potential barrier layers (PBLs) were chosen to be 2,2',2''-(1,3,5-benzenetriyl)-tris(1-phenyl-1-H-benzimidazole) (TPBi) or N,N'-dicarbazolyl-3,5-benzene (mCP) combined TPBi. On adjusting the PBLs for device performance comparison, the results showed that the device with all-TPBi PBLs exhibited a yellow emission with the color coordinates of (0.50,0.47) at a luminance of 1000 cd/m², while stable white emission with the color coordinates of (0.36,0.44) was observed in the device using mCP combined TPBi as the PBLs. Meanwhile, for the WOLED, with a reduced efficiency roll-off, a maximum luminance, luminous efficiency, and external quantum efficiency of 12,610 cd/m², 10.2 cd/A, and 4.4%, respectively, were achieved. The performance improvement by the introduction of mCP PBL was ascribed to the well confined exciton and the reduced exciton quenching effect in the multiple emission regions.     

同时掺杂磷光和荧光染料的白色有机电致发光器件性能研究

以磷光染料Ir(piq)₂(acac)作为发光掺杂剂,掺入空穴传输性主体材料NPB中得到红色发光层,荧光材料TBP掺入到主体CBP中作为蓝色发光层,制备了结构为ITO/NPB/NPB：Ir(piq)₂(acac)/CBP/CBP：TBPe/BCP/ALq/Mg：Ag的双发光层白色有机电致发光器件.其中ALq₃、未掺杂的NPB和CBP及BCP层分别作为电子传输层、空穴传输层和激子阻挡层.实验中通过调节发光层厚度及Ir(piq)_{2关键词： 磷光 激子阻挡层 有机电致发光}     

Effect of various red phosphorescent dopants in single emissive white phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices

In order to realize single emissive white phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices(PHOLEDs) with three color phosphorescent dopants(red, green, and blue), the energy transfer between the host material and the three dopants, as well as the among the three dopants themselves, should be considered and optimized. To explore the effect of red phosphorescent dopant on the color rendering index(CRI), the authors investigate the wavelength position of the maximum emission peak from three phosphorescent dopants. The CRI and luminous efficiency of white PHOLED in which Ir(pq)_2(αcαc) acts as the red phosphorescent dopant are found to be greater than those of devices prepared using Ir(pig)_3 and Ir(pq)_2(αcαc) as the emission spectrum has a relatively high intensity near the human perception of blue, red, and green wavelengths. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the performance of the three dopants is related to the absorption characteristics of the red phosphorescent dopant.With a maximum emission peak at 600 nm, Ir(pq)_2(αcαc) has a higher intensity in the concave section between 550 and 600 nm seen for red and blue dopants. In addition, the long metal-to-ligand charge transfer(MLCT)absorption tail of Ir(pq)_2(αcαc) overlaps with the emission spectra of the green dopant, enhancing emission. Such energy transfer mechanisms are confirmed to optimize white emission in the single emissive white PHOLEDs.     

Efficiency enhancement of fluorescent blue organic light-emitting diodes using doped hole transport and emissive layers

The electroluminescent characteristics of blue organic light-emitting diodes(BOLEDs) fabricated with doped charge carrier transport layers are analyzed. The fluorescent blue dopant BCzVBi is doped in an emissive layer,hole transport layer(HTL) and electron transport layer(ETL), respectively, to optimize the probability of exciton generation in the BOLEDs. The luminance and luminous efficiency of BOLEDs made with BCzVBi-doped HTL and ETL increase by 22% and 17% from 11,683 cd/m2 at 8.5 V and 6.08 cd/A at 4.0 V to 14, 264 cd/m2 at8.5 V and 7.13 cd/A at 4.0 V while CIE coordinates of(0.15, 0.15) of both types of BOLEDs remained unchanged. The electron mobility of BCzVBi is estimated to be 1.02 x 10_o cm2/Vs by TOF.     

基于连续性掺杂的高效全荧光白色有机电致发光器件的研究

利用荧光材料PT-01, PT-86, PT-05作为黄色荧光客体, 蓝色荧光客体以及荧光母体制备了一种基于连续性掺杂结构的全荧光白光有机电致发光器件. 其发光层为主体/客体薄层/主体/客体薄层···交替蒸镀的重复单元. 通过优化发光层中主体的厚度并检测发光层中单线态激子的分布, 将黄、蓝两种客体染料生长在发光层中适当的位置, 得到了高效且光谱稳定的全荧光白光器件. 其最大电流效率为11.2 cd/A, 亮度在159–20590 cd/m²范围内色坐标仅有(±0.004,±0.005)的改变. 基于这种连续性掺杂结构制备的器件, 其性能不但可以达到传统主-客体共掺结构所制备的器件的性能,而且具有较高的可重复性, 更适合产业化大批量生产. 关键词： 白色有机电致发光器件 连续性掺杂 能量转移 可重复性     

有机电致发光器件的稳定性

有机电致发光器件（organic light-emitting device,OLED）具有结构简单、驱动电压低、柔性好、可实现大面积显示等特点,在光通信、信息显示与固态照明等领域均显现出巨大的商业应用前景,备受学术界和产业界的关注.自1987年以来,OLED器件迅速发展,其亮度和效率已达到实用化的要求,但是目前产业化面临的主要难题之一就是器件的稳定性问题.本文主要介绍了OLED器件的非本质老化机理和本质老化机理,对黑点形成、薄膜形貌不稳定、金属原子扩散、[Alq₃[⁺阳离子和正电荷积累等多种OLED老化机理进行了总结和讨论,并针对这些老化机理重点阐述改善OLED器件工作稳定性的方法.最后,对OLED器件稳定性研究的发展趋势做了展望.     

Control of device performances of phosphorescent white organic light-emitting diodes by managing charge transport properties of host materials

Interlayer-free phosphorescent white organic light-emitting diodes (PHWOLEDs) with a mixed-host emitting structure in red emitting layer were developed and device performances were investigated according to the host composition in the red emitting layer. Device performances could be effectively managed by a simple change of host materials in the red emitting layer. A high quantum efficiency was obtained in PHWOLEDs with electron transport-type host in the red emitting layer and red emission was strong in PHWOLEDs with mixed-host in the red emitting layer. In addition, stable color performances were obtained in electron transport-type host rich devices.     

利用BCP层调节白色磷光有机电致发光器件色度的研究

制备了三种结构的白色有机电致发光器件，通过比较得出：在发光层中间插入2，9-二甲基-4，7-二苯基-1，10-菲咯啉(BCP)能有效控制载流子在不同发光层的分布，进而对器件色度进行调节；而掺杂磷光染料Ir(ppy)₃作敏化剂能有效提高器件的效率. 结构为:氧化铟锡/聚乙烯基咔唑∶N，N′-二(1-萘基)-N，N′-二苯基-1，1′-联苯-4-4′-二胺(30nm)/二-(2-甲基-8-羟基喹啉)-4-联苯酚铝：3.0 wt%2，5，8，11-tetra-tertbutylperylene(TBPe)(30nm)/BCP(5.0nm)/4,4N,N二咔唑基二苯：5.0 wt%Ir(ppy)₃:2.0 wt%红荧烯(15nm)/BCP(10nm)/Mg:Ag的器件色度和效率俱佳. 其在17V工作电压下具有的亮度为4670cd/m²，对应色坐标为(0.31,0.37). 器件具有的最大外量子效率为1.4%，当驱动电压从5.0V升高到17V，器件色坐标严格位于白光色域区内. 关键词： 磷光染料 阻挡层 白光 双发光层     

Recombination zone shift in phosphorescent white organic light-emitting devices with single host structure of multi-emission layers

We have investigated the recombination zone in the phosphorescent white organic light-emitting devices with single host structure of multi-emission layers. Blue, green, and orange-red phosphorescent emitters were doped into the separate layers of single host material for fabricating the white devices with multi-emission layers. The electroluminescence spectrum was substantially modified by the shift of the recombination zone that was dependent upon the thickness of the electron transport layer. We investigated the recombination zone shift in terms of electric field distribution and carrier injection. A maximum external quantum efficiency of 15.9% and a maximum power efficiency of 28.9 lm/W were achieved by optimizing the recombination zone.     

High-efficiency blue and white phosphorescent organic light-emitting devices

We have significantly improved the efficiency of blue and white phosphorescence from organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) based on phosphorescent iridium complexes. To improve the emission efficiency, 4,4^′-Bis(9-carbazolyl)-2,2^′-Dimethyl-biphenyl (CDBP), which has a high triplet energy, was used as the carrier-transporting host for the emissive layer. The blue phosphorescent OLED exhibited a maximum external quantum efficiency of 10.4%, which corresponds to a current efficiency of 20.4 cd/A. This result can be explained as due to the efficient confinement of triplet energy on blue phosphorescent molecules, which is consistent with the results of transient photoluminescence experiments. The white phosphorescent OLED with greenish-blue and red emissive layers exhibited a maximum external quantum efficiency of 12% and a luminous efficiency of 18 cd/A. This is primarily attributed to the improvement of greenish-blue emission efficiency as well as the emission efficiency of the blue phosphorescent OLED.     

White organic light-emitting devices

In view of their potential applications in flat panel displays, organic light-emitting devices have attracted much attention in the past decade. A challenging target in this field is to realize full color display applications. One of the approaches proposed for these is combining white emission with color filters, where efficient and pure white emission (especially at high brightness) is necessary. In this paper, three kinds of white organic light-emitting devices with different structures and materials are fabricated and their characteristics are discussed.     

不同主体双发光层白色有机电致发光器件的性能研究

制备了结构为ITO/NPB/CBP:TBPe:rubrene/BAlq:Ir(piq)₂(acac)/BAlq/Alq₃/Mg:Ag的白色磷光有机电致发光器件.利用两种不同的主体材料,即用双载流子传输型主体材料CBP掺杂荧光染料TBPe及rubrene作为蓝光和橙黄光发光层;用电子传输型主体材料BAlq掺杂磷光染料Ir(piq)₂(acac)作为红色发光层.以上双发光层夹于空穴传输层NPB与具有电子传输性的阻挡层BALq之间.讨论了如何控制 关键词： 有机电致发光 磷光染料 掺杂 白光     

不同主体双发光层白色有机电致发光器件的性能研究

制备了结构为ITO/NPB/CBP:TBPe:rubrene/BAlq:Ir(piq)₂(acac)/BAlq/Alq₃/Mg:Ag的白色磷光有机电致发光器件.利用两种不同的主体材料,即用双载流子传输型主体材料CBP掺杂荧光染料TBPe及rubrene作为蓝光和橙黄光发光层;用电子传输型主体材料BAlq掺杂磷光染料Ir(piq)₂(acac)作为红色发光层.以上双发光层夹于空穴传输层NPB与具有电子传输性的阻挡层BALq之间.讨论了如何控制     

Top-emitting organic light-emitting device with weak viewing angle-dependence

In this study, a top-emitting organic light-emitting device (TEOLED) with high efficiency and near angle-independence was fabricated on silicon substrate. The blue-shift of the resonant wavelength (RW) with increasing view angles was nearly negligible. The theoretical simulation was described by a model based on the Fabry-Perot microcavity structure. The maximum current efficiency of the fabricated device is 11.5 cd/A at 12 V.     

Red organic light-emitting devices with dotted-line doped emitting layers

High efficiency red organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) with several dotted-line doped layers (DLDLs) were fabricated by using an ultra-high vacuum organic molecular-beam deposition system. The red OLEDs consisted of indium-tin-oxide (ITO)/N, N′-diphenyl-N, N′-bis(1-naphthyl)-(1, 1′-biphenyl)-4, 4′-diamine (α-NPD): 40 nm/tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum (Alq₃)+4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-t-butyl-6-(1,1,7,7-tetra-methyljuloldyl-9-enyl)-4H-pyran (DCJTB); 3%wt.: x nm/(Alq₃+DCJTB; 3%wt./ Alq₃)_n−1: (30−x) nm/ Alq₃: 30 nm/Mg:Ag with n of 2, 4, 6, or 8, and x=30/(2n−1). The luminance yield of the device with 8 DLDLs was 75% higher than that of the device with a common doped layer. This was attributed to more formation of the excitons formed in a wider region resulting from the existence of the DLDLs. The dominant mechanisms of the dopant emission for the devices with DLDLs were described on the basis of the sequential carrier trapping process.     

白光有机发光器件的研究进展

白光有机发光器件(OLED)能够产生高效饱和的白光,且具有驱动电压低、材料柔性好、可实现大面积显示等特点,在信息显示与固态照明等领域有巨大的应用潜力.目前白光OLED主要分为单发光层、多发光层、下转换、叠层等结构,不同的结构具有各自的优势,都受到了很大关注.首先介绍了白光OLED的性能指标.接着,结合所开展的研究工作综述了白光OLED在结构和性能方面的研究进展,总结了实现高效白光OLED的各种方法,重点探讨了提高白光OLED性能的途径及所面临的挑战. 最后,展望了白光OLED的发展趋势. 关键词： 白光有机发光器件 固态照明 电致磷光 光取出     

Dependence of charge trapping of fluorescent and phosphorescent dopants in organic light-emitting diodes on the dye species and current density

This paper utilizes multilayer organic light-emitting diodes with a thin layer of dye molecules to study the mechanism of charge trapping under different electric regimes. It demonstrates that the carrier trapping was independent of the current density in devices using fluorescent material as the emitting molecule while this process was exactly opposite when phosphorescent material was used. The triplet--triplet annihilation and dissociation of excitons into free charge carriers was considered to contribute to the decrease in phosphorescent emission under high electric fields. Moreover, the fluorescent dye molecule with a lower energy gap and ionized potential than the host emitter was observed to facilitate the carrier trapping mechanism, and it would produce photon emission.     

High-efficiency organic light-emitting diodes based on ultrathin blue phosphorescent modification layer

Yellow organic light-emitting devices(YOLEDs) with a novel structure of ITO/MoO_3(5 nm)/NPB(40 nm)/TCTA(15 nm)/CBP:(tbt)_2Ir(acac)(x%)(25 nm)/FIrpic(y nm)/TPBi(35 nm)/Mg:Ag are fabricated. The ultrathin blue phosphorescent bis[(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridi-nato-N,C2■](picolinate) iridium(Ⅲ)(FIrpic) layer is regarded as a highperformance modification layer. By adjusting the thickness of FIrpic and the concentration of (tbt)_2Ir(acac), a YOLED achieves a high luminance of 41618 cd/m~2, power efficiency of 49.7 lm/W, current efficiency of 67.3 cd/A, external quantum efficiency(EQE) of 18%, and a low efficiency roll-off at high luminance. The results show that phosphorescent material of FIrpic plays a significant role in improving YOLED performance. The ultrathin FIrpic modification layer blocks excitons in EML. In the meantime, the high triplet energy of FIrpic(2.75 eV) alleviates the exciton energy transport from EML to FIrpic.     

Efficient top-emitting white organic light emitting device with an extremely stable chromaticity and viewing-angle

In this paper,we report on the fabrication of a top-emitting electrophosphorescent p-i-n white organic lightemitting diode on the basis of a low-reflectivity Sm/Ag semi-transparent cathode together with a thickness-optimized ZnS out-coupling layer.With a 24-nm out-coupling layer,the reflectivity of the cathode is reduced to 8% at 492 nm and the mean reflectivity is 24% in the visible area.By introducing an efficient electron blocking layer tris(1phenylpyrazolato,N,C2 ’)iridium(III)(Ir(ppz) 3) to confine the exciton recombination area,the current efficiency and the colour stability of the device are effectively improved.A white emission with the Ir(ppz) 3 layer exhibits a maximum current efficiency of 9.8 cd/A at 8 V,and the Commission Internationale de L’Eclairage(CIE) chromaticity coordinates are almost constant during a large voltage change of 6 V-11 V.There is almost no viewing angular dependence in the spectrum when the viewing angle is no more than 45,with a CIE x,y coordinate variation of only(±0.0025,±0.0008).Even at a large viewing angle(75),the CIE x,y coordinate change is as small as(±0.0087,±0.0013).