Barrier-free electron-hole capture in polymer blend heterojunction light-emitting diodes

被引:280
作者
Morteani, AC
Dhoot, AS
Kim, JS
Silva, C
Greenham, NC
Murphy, C
Moons, E
Ciná, S
Burroughes, JH
Friend, RH
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Cavendish Lab, Cambridge CB3 0HE, England
[2] Cambridge Display Technol, Cambridge CB3 0HR, England
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10.1002/adma.200305618
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O6 [化学];
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0703 ;
摘要
A novel barrier-free mechanism for electron-hole capture at heterojunctions between two semiconductor polymers is shown to occur in highly efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Electron-hole capture across the heterojunction forms an exciplex-a localized heterojunction state-and subsequent endothermic energy transfer produces highly emissive excitons. This process only requires low charge densities at the interface, enabling excellent LED performance.
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