POLY(P-PHENYLENEVINYLENE) LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODES - ENHANCED ELECTROLUMINESCENT EFFICIENCY THROUGH CHARGE CARRIER CONFINEMENT

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作者
BROWN, AR [1 ]
BRADLEY, DDC [1 ]
BURROUGHES, JH [1 ]
FRIEND, RH [1 ]
GREENHAM, NC [1 ]
BURN, PL [1 ]
HOLMES, AB [1 ]
KRAFT, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,CHEM LAB,CAMBRIDGE CB2 1EW,ENGLAND
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10.1063/1.108094
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We have fabricated light-emitting diodes with poly(p-phenylenevinylene) as the emissive layer, and with an electron-transporting layer formed from a solid state dispersion of 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole in poly(methyl methacrylate), placed between this and the negative electrode. These structures show typically a tenfold improvement in efficiency in the low-voltage regime and an eightfold improvement in the high-voltage regime over devices without the electron-transporting layer. Typical efficiencies are about 0.8% photons/electron. We consider that the role of the electron-transport layer is to confine holes to the emissive layer.
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页码:2793 / 2795
页数:3
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