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Efficient polymeric light-emitting devices with aluminum cathode

  • X. Y. Deng*
  • , K. Y. Wong
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

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Abstract

By blending poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) into an electroluminescence (EL) polymer, significantly enhanced EL efficiency in a polymer light-emitting diode (PLED) with aluminum electrode was achieved. An orange-color-emitting PLED with 10 wt% PEG blending achieved device efficiencies exceeding 2.6 cd/A for a wide range of bias voltage, which is more than two orders of magnitude higher than that for a similar PLED without the PEG blending. A similar enhancement was observed by introducing PEG as an ultra-thin interfacial layer between the emissive polymer and the cathode. The enhancement was also observed for several different species of emissive polymers, and for blending with either PEG or poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with different molecular weights. The enhanced efficiency was a result of the reduction of electron injection barrier height at the cathode-polymer interface. It is believed that interfacial interaction that is specific to Al plays an important role in the enhancement mechanism.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOrganic Thin-Film Electronics
PublisherMaterials Research Society
Pages245-250
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)155899825X, 9781558998254
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 MRS Spring Meeting - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: 28 Mar 20051 Apr 2005

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume871
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Conference

Conference2005 MRS Spring Meeting
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period28/03/051/04/05

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