Reduced reflectance cathode for organic light-emitting devices using metalorganic mixtures

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Aziz, H
Liew, YF
Grandin, HM
Popovic, ZD
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[1] Xerox Res Ctr Canada Ltd, Mississauga, ON L5K 2L1, Canada
[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Singapore 119260, Singapore
[3] Univ Western Ontario, Dept Chem, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada
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10.1063/1.1591067
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Conductive light-absorbing layers made of mixtures of metals and organic materials are used as cathodes in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs). Devices utilizing the reduced reflectance cathode, named Black Cathode(TM) OLEDs, demonstrate enhanced contrast even in high ambient illumination. OLEDs with a cathode made of a mixture of tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq(3)), Mg and Ag, or a mixture of Alq(3) and Ag are addressed. Optical reflectance and absorption measurements as well as OLED electrical characterization tests are performed on various Black Cathode OLEDs and also on reference device with standard Mg: Ag cathode. The studied Black Cathode OLEDs demonstrate similar to9%-12% sun/eye-integrated reflectance (SEIR), similar to8X lower than that of the reference device, while device turn-on voltage and stability are comparable. In modified Black Cathode OLEDs, similar to1.8% SEIR has been recently realized. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.
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