Advances in polymers for PLEDs: from a polymerization mechanism to industrial manufacturing

被引:29
作者
Becker, H [1 ]
Spreitzer, H [1 ]
Kreuder, W [1 ]
Kluge, E [1 ]
Vestweber, H [1 ]
Schenk, H [1 ]
Treacher, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Cov Organ Semicond GmbH, D-65926 Frankfurt, Germany
关键词
polymer light emitting diodes; polymerization; light emitting polymer;
D O I
10.1016/S0379-6779(00)01364-3
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The recent development of polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs) has triggered a lot of interest for their use in displays, backlights, and for lighting applications. Their high efficiency and ease of manufacturing make PLEDs especially attractive. Various conjugated polymers have been employed, but especially soluble phenyl-poly-p-phenylene vinylene(s) show excellent properties. The chemical as well as the structural purity of the polymers has proven to be essential for high performance, long lifetime PLEDs. Mechanistic investigations allowed the identification of one major polymerization defect in PPVs, the so called tolane-bisbenzyl moiety. This in turn has enabled us to eliminate the most significant failure mechanism of these PPVs during device operation. The newly developed polymers are manufactured on an industrial scale. A combination of a glass lined 370/560 L vessel cascade allows manufacturing in kilogram scale quantities while still maintaining high purity levels. A significant extension of this facility is now in use and ensures availability of large quantities ready-to-use solution of various light emitting polymers with photo-resist type purity. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.
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页码:105 / 110
页数:6
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