BLUE ELECTROLUMINESCENT DIODES UTILIZING BLENDS OF POLY(P-PHENYLPHENYLENE VINYLENE) IN POLY(9-VINYLCARBAZOLE)

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作者
ZHANG, C
VONSEGGERN, H
PAKBAZ, K
KRAABEL, B
SCHMIDT, HW
HEEGER, AJ
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT PHYS,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
[2] UNIV CALIF SANTA BARBARA,DEPT MAT,SANTA BARBARA,CA 93106
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0379-6779(94)90196-1
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We report blue light emission from diodes made from polymer blends composed of poly(p-phenylphenylene vinylene) (PPPV) in a hole-transporting polymer, poly(9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK). The soluble PPPV and PVK allow fabrication of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by spin-casting the electroluminescent polymer blend from solution at room temperature with no subsequent processing or heat treatment required. The initial devices utilized calcium as the electron-injecting (rectifying) contact on the front surface of a PPPV/PVK film spin-cast onto a glass substrate partially coated with a layer of indium/tin oxide (ITO) as the hole-injecting contact. The LEDs turn on at approximately 30 V and have a peak emission wavelength in the blue at 495 nm (at room temperature). The quantum efficiency is measured as a function of PPPV content in the blend; the maximum efficiency is approximately 0.16% photons/electron at a concentration of only 2% PPPV in PVK.
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