Electroluminescence of Thin Films of Organic Compounds (Review)

This paper is a brief review of investigations on the electroluminescence of organic compounds. It considers the background of the problem, the organic electroactive materials, the structures based on them and the technology of their preparation, the main physical characteristics of electroluminescence (spectra, polarization, volt-luminance and volt-ampere characteristics, kinetics, temperature dependence, quenching, efficiency and operation time, and ways of increasing them). A brief analysis of the investigations on injection of charge carriers, their transport, and the formation of excited states of molecules as well as applications and prospects of development of organic electroactive materials and structures is carried out.