Low driving voltage in an organic light-emitting diode using MoO3/NPB multiple quantum well structure in a hole transport layer

The driving voltage of an organic light-emitting diode(OLED) is lowered by employing molybdenum trioxide(MoO3)/N,N’-bis(naphthalene-1-yl)-N,N’-bis(phe-nyl)-benzidine(NPB) multiple quantum well(MQW) structure in the hole transport layer.For the device with double quantum well(DQW) structure of ITO/[MoO3(2.5 nm)/NPB(20 nm)]2/Alq3(50 nm)/LiF(0.8 nm)/Al(120 nm)],the turn-on voltage is reduced to 2.8 V,which is lowered by 0.4 V compared with that of the control device(without MQW structures),and the driving voltage is 5.6 V,which is reduced by 1 V compared with that of the control device at the 1000 cd/m2.In this work,the enhancement of the injection and transport ability for holes could reduce the driving voltage for the device with MQW structure,which is attributed not only to the reduced energy barrier between ITO and NPB,but also to the forming charge transfer complex between MoO3 and NPB induced by the interfacial doping effect of MoO3.     

利用NPB/MoO3/NpB作为空穴传输层的低驱动电压的有机发光器件

通过引入(NPB/MoO3)x/NPB作为空穴传输层,获得了低驱动电压的有机电致发光器件(OLEDs),(NPB/MoO3)x为多层结构(x为0,1和2).通过对比发现,在相同亮度下,x=1对应的器件具有最低的工作电压.这是由于在NPB和MoO3之间产生了电荷转移复合物(charge transfer,CT),这将会降低器件的空穴注入势垒,从而降低其工作电压,文中所研究器件为基于8-羟基喹啉铝(tris(8-hydroxyquino-line)aluminum,Alq3)的绿光器件.与x=0时的普通器件相比,在亮度为1 000 cd·m-2时,x=1时的工作电压降低了 0.8 V.     

Luminescence properties of type-II quantum well light-emitting diodes formed with NPB and Alq3

The organic quantum well devices which are similar to the type-II quantum well of inorganic semiconductor have been fabricated. In the electroluminescence, the blue shift of spectrum with increasing applied voltage is observed, which is interpreted by exciton confinement effect and polarization effect, and the generation of exciton, including carrier injection and energy transfer, is discussed. This energy transfer from barrier to well is studied by photoluminescence and is interpreted in terms of Förster energy transfer. The electromodulation of photoluminescence demonstrates the quenching mainly comes from the dissociation of exciton in NPB and that in Alq₃ is very stable.     

Improving efficiency of organic light-emitting devices by optimizing the LiF interlayer in the hole transport layer

The efficiency of organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) based on N,N'-bis(1-naphthyl)-N,N'-diphenyl-N,1'-biphenyl-4,4'-diamine (NPB) (the hole transport layer) and tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq₃) (both emission and electron transport layers) is improved remarkably by inserting a LiF interlayer into the hole transport layer. This thin LiF interlayer can effectively influence electrical performance and significantly improve the current efficiency of the device. A device with an optimum LiF layer thickness at the optimum position in NPB exhibits a maximum current efficiency of 5.96 cd/A at 215.79 mA/cm², which is about 86% higher than that of an ordinary device (without a LiF interlayer, 3.2 cd/A). An explanation can be put forward that LiF in the NPB layer can block holes and balance the recombination of holes and electrons. The results may provide some valuable references for improving OLED current efficiency.     

Reduction of driving voltage in organic light-emitting diodes with molybdenum trioxide in CuPc/NPB interface

A novel structure of organic light-emitting diode was fabricated by inserting a molybdenum trioxide (MoO₃) layer into the interface of hole injection layer copper phthalocyanine (CuPc) and hole transport layer N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1-napthyl-phenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (NPB). It has the configuration of ITO/CuPc(10 nm)/MoO₃(3 nm)/NPB(30 nm)/ tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq₃)(60 nm)/LiF(0.5 nm)/Al. The current density-voltage-luminance (J-V-L) performances show that this structure is beneficial to the reduction of driving voltage and the enhancement of luminance. The highest luminance increased by more than 40% compared to the device without hole injection layer. And the driving voltage was decreased obviously. The improvement is ascribed to the step barrier theory, which comes from the tunnel theory. The power efficiency was also enhanced with this novel device structure. Finally, “hole-only” devices were fabricated to verify the enhancement of hole injection and transport properties of this structure.     

InGaAsP multiple quantum well edge-emitting light-emitting diode showing low coherence characteristics using selective-area metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy

Low coherence multiple-quantum well edge-emitting light-emitting diodes were obtained using selective-area metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxial growth, which utilized growth rate enhancement on an open stripe region between mask stripes. An optical absorption region, which was controlled by selective-area growth, was introduced to suppress optical feedback. At a driving current of 100 mA and an ambient temperature of 25°C, a power of 55 μW was coupled into a single-mode fiber, and a broad spectrum without spectral ripple was observed. Low coherence characteristics and very small temperature dependence were obtained in the temperature range from -40°C to 85°C. The modulation bandwidth was 210 MHz at a bias current of 100 mA.     

In组分渐变提高InGaN/GaN多量子阱发光二极管发光性能

利用金属有机物化学气相沉积系统在蓝宝石衬底上通过有源层的变温生长,得到In组分渐变的量子阱结构,从而获得具有三角形能带结构的InGaN/GaN多量子阱发光二极管(LED)(简称三角形量子阱结构LED).变温光致发光谱结果表明,相对于传统具有方形能带结构的量子阱LED(简称方形量子阱结构LED),三角形量子阱结构有效提高了量子阱中电子和空穴波函数的空间交叠,从而增加了LED的内量子效率;电致发光谱结果表明,三角形量子阱结构LED器件与传统结构LED器件相比,明显改善了发光峰值波长随着电流的蓝移现象.通过以上     

Blue organic light-emitting diodes with low driving voltage and maximum enhanced power efficiency based on buffer layer MoO3

Blue organic light-emitting devices based on wide bandgap host material, 2-(t-butyl)-9, 10-di-(2-naphthyl) anthracene (TBADN), blue fluorescent styrylamine dopant, p-bis(p-N,N-diphenyl-amino-styryl)benzene (DSA-Ph) have been realized by using molybdenum oxide (MoO₃) as a buffer layer and 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BPhen) as the ETL. The typical device structure used was glass substrate/ITO/MoO₃ (5 nm)/NPB (30 nm)/[TBADN: DSA-Ph (3 wt%)](35 nm)/BPhen (12 nm)/LiF (0.8 nm)/Al (100 nm). It was found that the MoO₃∥BPhen-based device shows the lowest driving voltage and highest power efficiency among the referenced devices. At the current density of 20 mA/cm², its driving voltage and power efficiency are 5.4 V and 4.7 Lm/W, respectively, which is independently reduced 46%, and improved 74% compared with those the m-MTDATA∥Alq₃ is based on, respectively. The J-V curves of ‘hole-only’ devices reveal that a small hole injection barrier between MoO₃∥NPB leads to a strong hole injection, resulting low driving voltage and high power efficiency. The results strongly indicate that carrier injection ability and balance shows a key significance in OLED performance.     

Enhanced charge carrier injection in heterojunction organic field-effect transistor by inserting an MoO3 buffer layer

A top-contact organic field-effect transistor(OFET) is fabricated by adopting a pentacene/1,1’-bis(di-4tolylaminophenyl) cyclohexane(TAPC) heterojunction structure and inserting an MoO3 buffer layer between the TAPC organic semiconductor layer and the source/drain electrode.The performances of the heterojunction OFET,including output current,field-effect mobility,and threshed voltage,are all significantly improved by introducing the MoO3 thin buffer layer.The performance improvement of the modified heterojunction OFET is attributed to a better contact formed at the Au/TAPC interface due to the MoO3 thin buffer layer,thereby leading to a remarkable reduction of the contact resistance at the metal/organic interface.     

Fabrication and optical properties of InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well light emitting diodes with amorphous BaTiO3 ferroelectric film

BaTiO3 （BTO） ferroelectric thin films are prepared by the sol,el method. The fabrication and the optical properties of an InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well light emitting diode （LED） with amorphous BTO ferroelectric thin film are studied. The photolumineseence （PL） of the BTO ferroelectric film is attributed to the structure. The ferroeleetric film which annealed at 673 K for 8 h has the better PL property. The peak width is about 30 nm from 580 nm to 610 nm, towards the yellow region. The mixed electroluminescence （EL） spectrum of InGaN/GaN multiple quantum well LED with 150-nm thick amorphous BTO ferroelectric thin film displays the blue-white light. The Commission Internationale De L＇Eclairage （CIE） coordinate of EL is （0.2139, 0.1627）. EL wavelength and intensity depends on the composition, microstructure and thickness of the ferroelectric thin film. The transmittance of amorphous BTO thin film is about 93% at a wavelength of 450 nm-470 nm. This means the amorphous ferroelectrie thin films can output more blue-ray and emission lights. In addition, the amorphous ferroelectric thin films can be directly fabricated without a binder and used at higher temperatures （200 ℃-400 ℃）. It is very favourable to simplify the preparation process and reduce the heat dissipation requirements of an LED. This provides a new way to study LEDs.