Tandem organic light-emitting diode with molybdenum tri-oxide thin film interconnector layer

A 10-nm thickness molybdenum tri-oxide (MoO₃) thin film was used as the interconnector layer in tandem organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). The tandem OLEDs with two identical emissive units consisting of N,N'-bis(naphthalen-1-yl)-N,N'-bis(phenyl)-benzidine (NPB)/tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq₃) exhibited current efficiency-current density characteristics superior to the conventional single-unit devices. At 20 mA/cm², the current efficiency of the tandem OLEDs using the interconnector layers of MoO₃ thin film was about 4.0 cd/A, which is about twice of that of the corresponding conventional single-unit device (1.8 cd/A). The tandem OLED showed a higher power efficiency than the conventional single-unit device for luminance over 1200 cd/m². The experimental results demonstrated that a MoO₃ thin film with a proper thickness can be used as an effective interconnector layer in tandem OLEDs. Such an interconnector layer can be easily fabricated by simple thermal evaporation, greatly simplifying the device processing and fabrication processes required by previously reported interconnector layers. A possible explanation was proposed for the carrier generation of the MoO₃ interconnector layer.     

Tandem organic light-emitting diode with a molybdenum tri-oxide thin film interconnector layer

A 10-nm-thick molybdenum tri-oxide(MoO3) thin film was used as the interconnector layer in tandem organic lightemitting devices(OLEDs).The tandem OLEDs with two identical emissive units consisting of N,N-bis(naphthalen-1-yl)N,N-bis(phenyl)-benzidine(NPB) /tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum(Alq3) exhibited current efficiency-current density characteristics superior to the conventional single-unit devices.At 20 mA/cm2,the current efficiency of the tandem OLEDs using the interconnector layers of MoO3 thin film was about 4.0 cd/A,which is about twice that of the corresponding conventional single-unit device(1.8cd/A).The tandem OLED showed a higher power efficiency than the conventional single-unit device for luminance over 1200cd/m2.The experimental results demonstrated that a MoO3 thin film with a proper thickness can be used as an effective interconnector layer in tandem OLEDs.Such an interconnector layer can be easily fabricated by simple thermal evaporation,greatly simplifying the device processing and fabrication processes required by previously reported interconnector layers.A possible explanation was proposed for the carrier generation of the MoO3 interconnector layer.     

Highly efficient bipolar connecting layers for tandem organic light-emitting devices

A highly efficient tandem organic light-emitting device (OLED) has been fabricated by using an effective bipolar connecting layer structure. The connecting layers were made up of a layer of magnesium (Mg): 2,7-dipyrenyl-9,9-diphenyl fluorene (N-DPF) and a layer of tungsten trioxide (WO₃). Such a connecting layer structure permits efficient opposite holes and electrons flowing into two adjacent emitting units. The current efficiency of the two-unit tandem device can be dramatically enhanced by more than four times compared with that of the conventional single-unit device. At 60 mA/cm², the current efficiency of the tandem OLED using the connecting layers of Mg: N-DPF/WO₃ was about 8.15 cd/A. The results can be marked as a breakthrough approach to improve the current efficiency and brightness of OLEDs. Furthermore, a model of the carrier tunneling into light-emitting units is proposed based on carrier balance and field-assisted tunneling. It indicates that the connecting layer structure functions as the origin of high efficiency for the tandem OLEDs.     

有机异质结连接层C60/CuPc电荷产生能力研究

有机异质结连接层因其具有良好的透光性能、制备工艺和有机电致发光器件(Organic light-emitting diodes,OLEDs)完全兼容的优点,被广泛应用于叠层OLEDs中。在叠层OLEDs中,连接层可产生电荷,其工作性能是影响叠层OLEDs性能的关键因素之一。为了获得最佳性能的有机异质结连接层,本文制备了结构为glass/ITO/tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum(Alq_3)(60 nm)/C_(60)(x nm)/CuPc(y nm)/N,N′-bis(naphthalen-1-yl)-N,N′-bis (phenyl)-be-nzidine(NPB)(40 nm)/Al (100 nm)的有机器件,直接获得了有机异质结连接层C_(60)/CuPc产生的器件电流。通过结构优化发现,结构为C_(60)(30 nm)/CuPc(10 nm)的连接层具有最强的电荷产生能力,并对最优结构连接层形成的物理机制作了合理的解释.本文获得的结果可为理解有机异质结连接层工作机理以及制备高性能叠层OLEDs提供理论基础。     

Color tunable high efficiency microcavity organic light-emitting diodes

Color tunable microcavity organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with structure of distributed Bragg reflectors (DBR)/indium-tin-oxide (ITO)/N,N′-di(naphthalene-1-yl)-N,N′-diphenyl-benzidine (NPB)/tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq₃)/LiF/Al were fabricated. Orange red and green light emissions with full width at half maximum (FWHM) of less than 20 nm were obtained through simply changing the thickness of NPB layer. Furthermore, due to the effective modification of the spontaneous emission within microcavity, the brightness and electroluminescent (EL) efficiency of the microcavity OLEDs were significantly enhanced. The maximum brightness and current efficiency, respectively, reached 31000 cd/m² at a current density of 480.0 mA/cm² and 8.3 cd/A at a current density of 110.0 mA/cm² for green devices, and 9700 cd/m² at a current density of 180.0 mA/cm² and 6.6 cd/A at a current density of 36.4 mA/cm² for red devices, which are over 1.5 times higher than those of noncavity OLEDs.      

利用C_(60)和CuPc形成的有机半导体异质结作为阳极修饰层实现高效的磷光有机发光二极管

利用C_(60)和Cu Pc形成有机半导体异质结作为阳极ITO修饰层,制备了高效绿色磷光有机发光二极管(OLEDs)。与常规MoO_3阳极修饰层相比,C_(60)(5 nm)/Cu Pc(25 nm)面异质结修饰器件的最大电流效率和外量子效率(EQE)提高了12%和11%,分别为60 cd/A和16.8%;而Cu Pc∶C_(60)(30 nm,50%)体异质结修饰器件则提高了26%和27%,分别为67 cd/A和19.3%。高的器件效率一方面归因于C_(60)与Cu Pc异质结界面处积累的电荷会在电压的作用下形成高效的电荷分离和空穴注入,另一方面归因于异质结具有吸收绿光光子形成光生载流子的光伏效应。利用Cu Pc∶C_(60)体异质结修饰阳极的器件由于具有更高效的电荷积累、更合适的空穴传输性、更平衡的载流子复合和更好的光伏特性,器件效率要比C_(60)/Cu Pc更优。研究表明,这种基于C_(60)与Cu Pc的有机半导体异质结可作为优越的ITO阳极修饰层。     

基于迭层结构的高效红色有机电致发光器件

为了提高红色有机电致发光器件的亮度和效率,引入Alq3:Mg/WO3作连接层制备了红色迭层有机电致发光器件.通过调节WO3的厚度得到了最佳器件,其效率和亮度达到了普通器件的三倍和四倍.利用铕配合物[Eu(DBM)3bath]和小分子染料器件(DCJTI)单元进行组合制备迭层器件,结构为ITO/TPD/DCJTI:CBP/BCP/Alq3/Alq3:Mg/WO3/TPD/Eu(DBM)3bath:TPD/Eu(DBM)3bath/LiF/A1,器件的最大亮度达8609 cd/m'2,最大效率达10.2 cd/A.     

High performance yellow light-emitting organic electrophosphorescent devices based on Re(I) complex

Yellow organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) with (2,3-diphenylpyrazino [2,3-f] [1, 10] phenanthroline) Re(CO)₃Br (Re-Dppp) doped CBP as emissive layer were studied. It is found experimentally that Re-Dppp based yellow OLEDs possess high electroluminescent efficiency and brightness: a maximum brightness of 6249 cd/m² at 15 V and a highest current efficiency of 14.2 cd/A with a brightness of 180 cd/m² occurring at 1.3 mA/cm² are achieved, which indicate that Re(I) complexes have a potential application in commercialized PMOLEDs. PACS 85.60.Jb; 33.50.Dq; 33.50.-j; 42.79.Kr; 85.30.De     

Thermal quenching of electroluminescence assisted by an electric field in thin films of tris-(8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum (III)

Temperature dependence of the electroluminescence (EL)-current efficiency of tris-(8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum (III) (Alq₃)-based organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) operated at a constant current density was investigated. The effects of temperature and electric field on photoluminescence (PL) efficiency of Alq₃ thin layers were also investigated. On the basis of these results, it was found that the EL efficiency decreases more markedly with increasing temperature than does PL efficiency. The temperature dependence of the EL efficiency can be interpreted in terms of the thermal dissociation of excitons that is assisted by the electric field.     

Tandem organic light-emitting diodes with an effective charge-generation connection structure

The tandem organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) with an effective charge-generation connection structure of Mg-doped tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq₃)/Molybdenum oxide (MoO₃)-doped 3, 4, 9, 10-perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (PTCDA) were presented. At a current density of 50 mA/cm², the current efficiency of the tandem OLED with two standard NPB/Alq₃ emitting units is 4.2 cd/A, which is 1.7 times greater than that of the single EL device. The tandem OLED with the similar connection structure of Mg-doped PTCDA/ MoO₃-doped PTCDA was also fabricated and the influences of the different connection units on the current efficiency of the tandem OLED were discussed as well.     

Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Improved Performance Using Bathophenanthroline as a Buffer Layer

采用Bphen作为缓冲层,研究Bphen处在电子受体材料C₆₀和阴极Ag之间对有机薄膜光伏电池(OPV)性能的影响．通过引入2.5nm厚的Bphen,在100 mW/cm²光照下,CuPc/C₆₀结构的器件效率从0.87%提高到2.25%． 对光生电流-电压的分析表明,Bphen缓冲层可以有效的提高电子从C₆₀层向Ag阴极的传输能力和平衡器件中载流子的传输能力．系统研究了Bphen厚度对OPV器件性能的影响,发现随着Bphen厚度的增加,电导率的降低是限制器件性能的主要原因．此外,采用紫外-可见光分光光度计测试了器件的吸收光谱,发现Bphen缓冲层可以增强CuPc/C₆₀的光吸收能力．     

空穴注入层对蓝色有机电致发光器件性能的影响

以DPVBi为发光层,NPB为空穴传输层,在阳极ITO和NPB之间分别插入不同的空穴注入层CuPc和PEDOT:PSS,制备了两种结构的蓝色有机电致发光器件(OLEDs):ITO/CuPc/NPB/DPVBi/BCP/Alq3/Al和ITO/PEDOT:PSS/NPB/DPVBi/BCP/Alq3/Al,研究了不同空穴注入材料对蓝色OLEDs发光性能的影响,并与没有空穴注入层的器件进行了比较.其中CuPc分别采用旋涂和真空蒸镀两种丁艺,比较了不同成膜工艺对器件发光特性的影响.结果表明:加入空穴注入层的器件比没有空穴注入层器件性能要好,其中插入水溶性CuPc的器件,其发光亮度和效率虽然比蒸镀CuPc器件要低,但比插入PEDOT:PSS 器件发光性能要好.又由于水溶性CuPc采用旋涂工艺成膜,与传统CuPc相比,制备工艺简单,所以为一种不错的空穴注入材料.     

Enhanced brightness of organic light-emitting diodes based on Mg:Ag cathode using alkali metal chlorides as an electron injection layer

Different thicknesses of cesium chloride (CsCl) and various alkali metal chlorides were inserted into organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) as electron injection layers (EILs). The basic structure of OLED is indium tin oxide (ITO)/N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1-napthyl-phenyl)-1.1′-biphenyl-4.4′-diamine (NPB)/tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq₃)/Mg:Ag/Ag. The electroluminescent (EL) performance curves show that both the brightness and efficiency of the OLEDs can be obviously enhanced by using a thin alkali metal chloride layer as an EIL. The electron injection barrier height between the Alq₃ layer and Mg:Ag cathode is reduced by inserting a thin alkali metal chloride as an EIL, which results in enhanced electron injection and electron current. Therefore, a better balance of hole and electron currents at the emissive interface is achieved and consequently the brightness and efficiency of OLEDs are improved.     

The enhanced performance of organic light-emitting diodes by using PCBM as the anode modification layer

[6,6]-Phenyl C₆₁ butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is used to modify an indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated substrate. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) using PCBM as the anode modification layer are fabricated. The dependence of performance on different PCBM thicknesses is also investigated. When the thickness of the PCBM film is appropriate, the brightness and efficiency of OLEDs are enhanced, which is attributed to an enhanced hole injection and an improved carrier balance. The enhancement of hole injection was ascribed to the formation of a dipole layer at the anode/organic interface.     

Field distribution and criterion for bulk-limited and injection-limited current conduction in single layer organic light-emitting devices

A numerical model for current conduction in single layer OLEDs including both injection and bulk effect is proposed. Based upon this model, a nearly linear distribution of the electric field was found, and the slope of the distribution, or the field at the injection electrode (F₀) is dependent on the energy barrier, mobility, trap density and trap depth. F₀ equals the half of the mean field of the device (F_m), which equals the quotient of the bias to the thickness of organic layer, is proposed as the limit for bulk-limited (BL) and injection-limited (IL) conduction. OLEDs with F₀ greater than F_m/2 are considered as IL-conducting, while those with F₀ less than F_m/2 are considered as BL-conducting. It was found that, the state of current conduction is not only determined by the energy barrier at the injection electrode, but also by the mobility, trap density and trap depth of the organic semiconductor. OLEDs with high injection barrier (>0.7 eV), trap density less than 10¹⁹ cm^-3, and reduced trap depth shallower than 5, will be IL-conducting, while those with low energy barrier (<0.2 eV), low carrier mobility (<10^-6 cm²V^-1s^-1), and trap density higher than 10¹⁷ cm^-3, will be BL-conducting. PACS 78.60.Fi; 75.40.Mg; 73.21.Ac     

双量子阱结构OLED效率和电流的磁效应

通过结构为ITO/NPB(60 nm)/ Alq₃ ∶1 wt% rubrene(20 nm)/ Alq₃(3 nm)/ Alq₃ ∶1 wt% rubrene(20 nm)/ Alq₃(20 nm)/LiF/Al的双量子阱的黄色有机电致发光器件,研究了不同磁场强度下的发光效率和电流变化特性. 研究结果表明该器件的电流是随着磁场强度的增加而单调下降的,显示了器件的电阻是随着磁场强度的增加而增加的. 同时也得到了该结构有 关键词： 量子阱 磁场 OLED 磁效应     

互混型有机电致发光器件

通过共蒸镀空穴传输材料TPD和电子传输材料Alq₃,在普通双层器件的异质结界面引入了均匀互混层,并研究了互混层的厚度变化对器件光电性能的影响。互混层的引入在一定程度上改善了普通双层器件的异质结界面由于高浓度载流子积聚导致的高电场和界面缺陷对器件主要性能(效率和寿命)的负面影响。我们发现一定厚度的互混层使器件的性能有所提高。     

有机层界面对双层有机发光二极管复合效率的影响

建立了双层有机发光二极管中载流子在有机层界面复合的无序跳跃理论模型.由于有机分子材料的空间及能带结构的无序性，采用刚体模型处理有机层界面问题是不恰当的，而采用无序跳跃模型比较合理.复合效率及复合电流由载流子跳跃距离、有机层界面的有效势垒高度及该界面处的电场强度分布所决定：在双层器件ITO/α-NPD/Alq₃/Al中，当所加电压小于19.5V时，复合效率随着载流子跳跃距离的增加而增加，而大于19.5V时，复合效率随着其距离的增加而减少；复合效率随着有机层界面有效势垒高度的增加而增加； 关键词： 有机层界面 双层有机发光二极管 复合效率 有效势垒高度 无序跳跃模型     

缓冲夹层影响异质结有机光伏器件性能研究

制备了结构为CuPc/缓冲层/C₆₀异质结的有机光伏器件,分别选用三氧化钼和红荧烯为缓冲层,研究了增加缓冲层对器件性能的影响.结果表明,增加三氧化钼和红荧烯缓冲层后器件的开路电压和光电转换效率都得到提高,器件的短路电流密度和填充因子都有所降低.开路电压从没有缓冲层时的0.39 V分别提高到0.58 V、0.55 V,转换效率从0.36%提高到0.44%,短路电流从1.92 mA/cm²分别降低到1.77 mA/cm²、1.81 mA/cm²,填充因子从0.48分别减少到0.43、0.44.进一步研究表明器件的短路电流密度受缓冲层厚度的影响很大,当缓冲层厚度很小时,器件短路电流密度还有所增加,但随着缓冲层厚度的增加,短路电流密度逐渐减小,当缓冲层厚度为10 nm时,器件短路电流密度减少到0.35 mA/cm².开路电压随着厚度的增加逐渐增加,从1 nm时的0.43 V增加10 nm时0.63 V.根据整数电荷转移模型和界面能级理论解释有机光伏器件开路电压提高以及短路电流密度减少的原因,为有机太阳能电池性能的改善提供了研究方法.     

高效率的有机电致发光器件

有机电致发光器件 (OL EDs)的发光机理包括电子和空穴从电极的注入、激子的形成及复合发光 ,其中 ,空穴和电子的注入平衡是非常重要的。为了平衡载流子的注入以得到高效率和稳定性好的器件 ,人们不仅使用了电子注入更为有效的 L i F/ Al[1] 和 Cs F/ Al[2 ] 等复合电极 ,同时也使用了空穴缓冲层 ,如 S.A.Van Slyke等 [3]在ITO和 NPB之间使用 Cu Pc,使得器件的稳定性得到了明显的提高 ;A.Gyoutoku等[4 ] 用碳膜使器件的半寿命超过 3 5 0 0小时 ;最近 ,Y.Kurosaka等 [5]和 Z.B.Deng[6 ]分别在 ITO和空穴传输层之间插入一薄层 Al…