Analyzing and tuning emission characteristics of top‐emitting organic light‐emitting devices

Abstract— Top‐emitting organic light‐emitting devices (OLEDs) have several technical merits for application in active‐matrix OLED displays. Generally, stronger microcavity effects inherent with top‐emitting OLEDs, however, complicate the optimization of device efficiency and other viewing characteristics, such as color and viewing‐angle characteristics. In this paper, using the rigorous classical electromagnetic model based on oscillating electric dipoles embedded in layered structures, the emission characteristics of top‐emitting OLEDs as a function of device structures will be analyzed. From comprehensive analysis, trends in the dependence of ewmission characteristics on device structures were extracted, and, accordingly, a general methodology for optimizing viewing characteristics of top‐emitting OLEDs for display applications will be suggested. The effectiveness of the analysis and the methodology was confirmed by experimental results.     

Optical characteristics of tandem and microcavity tandem organic light‐emitting devices

Abstract— In pursuit of the further enhancement of the luminance and efficiency of organic light‐emitting devices (OLEDs), it is worthy of exploring what benefits could be obtained by combining two luminance‐enhancement techniques, i.e., microcavity and tandem OLEDs. Furthermore, a deeper understanding of the optics in tandem OLEDs will be useful for the design and optimization of tandem OLEDs. In this paper, the optical characteristics of noncavity and microcavity tandem OLEDs are theoretically and experimentally investigated. By the use of rigorous electromagnetic modeling of OLEDs, the radiation characteristics of tandem OLEDs as a function of device structures are analyzed and correspondingly, the guidelines for optimizing the performance of tandem devices are suggested. By making use of the analytical results, it is shown that with well‐designed microcavity conditions and device structures, a five‐fold enhancement in luminance in the normal direction can be achieved with cavity‐tandem devices having only two emitting units. A very high efficiency of 200 cd/A for a rather broad brightness range of 100–4000 nits is demonstrated with a phosphorescent cavity two‐unit device.     

Improvement of extraction efficiency for GaN-based light emitting diodes

A simple, low cost method for mass production to enhance the light extraction efficiency of GaN-related LEDs was proposed. With appropriate process parameters, the nature lithography of nanosphere can be used to fabricate two-dimensional nanostructures, including the nanomesh ZnO layer, photonic crystal (PhC) patterned p-GaN, and patterned sapphire substrates. Based on preliminary results, the extraction efficiencies of LEDs with these nanostructures can thus be improved and the nature lithography is demons...     

Realization of high efficacy white organic light emitting diode by controlling internal light absorption and angular distribution

We investigated highly efficient organic light emitting diode (OLED) with advanced optical designs of organic layers to convert evanescent mode (internal absorption) into guided light and micro structure to extract the specifically distributed guided light dominated by wide angular substrate mode. White OLED device based on these optical designs realized high efficacy of 133 lm/W and external quantum efficiency of 56 % at 1000 cd/m².     

Principle and validation of digital driving for active matrix organic light emitting diodes displays

The feasibility of digital driving has been investigated, which may be an enabling technology for low‐cost, power‐efficient and high‐quality active matrix organic light emitting diodes displays (AMOLED displays). The theoretical requirements therefore are analyzed. Methods for avoiding imaging artifacts are proposed. Results based on two prototypes are presented showing that digital drive is feasible for state‐of‐the‐art manufacturing technology with comparable image quality to analog‐driven AMOLED displays but at lower power consumption and lower production cost.     

Improved stability in organic light‐emitting devices by mixing ambipolar and wide energy gap hosts

We demonstrate improved stability in phosphorescent organic light‐emitting devices (OLEDs) by incorporating a wide energy gap host material into an ambipolar emissive layer. Unlike conventional mixed‐host OLEDs that combine hole‐ and electron‐transporting hosts, charge transport in this device occurs primarily along the ambipolar host and the emitter, while the wide energy gap host serves to modify the charge injection and transport characteristics of the emissive layer. This approach allows both the width and position of the exciton recombination zone to be tuned without introducing exciplex states. Whereas overall device stability improves with increasing recombination zone width in conventional mixed‐host OLEDs, mixing in this system reduces the recombination zone extent yet still increases device lifetime. By decoupling luminance losses into the photostability of the emitter and the exciton formation efficiency, we show that this enhancement arises from a trade‐off between bulk and interfacial degradation. The addition of the wide energy gap host moves the recombination zone away from the interface between the hole‐transport layer and the emissive layer, sacrificing a modest increase in bulk degradation to substantially reduce interfacial degradation. We find that the lifetime can be improved by 50% by balancing these competing degradation pathways.     

Development of a novel emitting vinyl polymer and its application in organic electroluminescent devices

Abstract— A novel emitting vinyl polymer, poly[4‐(7‐{4‐[N,N‐bis(9,9‐dimethylfluoren‐2‐yl)amino]phenyl}‐2,1,3‐benzothiadiazol‐4‐yl)phenylethylene] (PVFABT), was designed and synthesized. The new vinyl polymer was found to form smooth amorphous films with a high glass‐transition temperature of 199°C. The polymer possesses bipolar character with both electron‐donating and accepting properties. It undergoes reversible anodic oxidation and cathodic reduction to give stable cation and anion radicals. It exhibits intense orange fluorescence in solution and as film. A multilayer organic electroluminescent device using PVFABT as an emitting material emitted orange light, exhibiting high performance.     

The suppression of viewing angle dependence of top emission organic light emitting diodes having strong microcavity characteristics by applying concave patterned anode

In order to obtain the stable viewing angle characteristics of top emission organic light emitting diodes (TEOLEDs) having strong microcavity characteristics, we fabricated nano‐porous film on the glass substrate before depositing highly reflective anode. And then, we could obtain the concave patterned anode by depositing anode on the nano‐porous film and fabricated TEOLED composed of concave patterned layers. From this approach, we could successfully obtain not only the stable color shift and luminance distribution with viewing angle but also high efficiency caused by uneven morphology. In addition, we found that the driving voltage of TEOLED could be reduced due to increased surface area effect of the concave patterned anode, so that the power efficiency was enhanced by about 15% in comparison with reference device.     

Performance enhancement of top‐ and bottom‐emitting organic light‐emitting devices using microcavity structures

Abstract— In order to improve the efficiency of top‐ and bottom‐emitting devices, metallic electrodes have been used to create microcavity effects within the OLED structure. Semi‐transparent Ag is used as the anode in bottom‐emitting microcavity structures, whereas various reflective opaque metallic anodes are used for the top emitters. The cathode used in both configurations is MgAg — thick and opaque in the case of the bottom emitter and thin and semi‐transparent in the case of the top emitter. Modeling and experiments show that for the top‐emitting structures, the device efficiency is roughly proportional to the reflectivity of the anode in the low reflectivity range and increases significantly more than predicted by reflectivity alone in the high‐reflectivity range. An ultrathin CF_x or MoO_x hole‐injecting layer allows for the use of many metals as anodes and is an important feature of the device structure. With an Ag anode, both the top‐ and bottom‐emitting microcavity devices are about twice as efficient (on axis) as the analogous nonmicrocavity bottom‐emitting device. Microcavity devices employing a C545T‐doped Alq emitter exhibit efficiencies of 21 cd/A at 6.4 V and 20 mA/cm², with operational stability equivalent to conventional bottom‐emitting structures.     

Detailed analysis of exciton decay time change in organic light‐emitting devices caused by optical effects

Abstract— The exciton decay time in organic light‐emitting devices (OLEDs) depends on the optical environment, i.e., the thicknesses and refractive indices of all layers in a device. The decay of an exciton can occur through a radiative or a non‐radiative channel. Each of these channels has a probability, which is expressed by, respectively, the radiative and the non‐radiative decay rate. The radiative decay rate is influenced by the optical environment, i.e., the OLED's thin‐film layer structure. In this paper, a model for estimating the change of the exciton decay time (inverse of the decay rate) is presented. In addition, the decay time change in both top‐ and bottom‐emitting OLEDs as a function of the charge‐transport layer thicknesses has been investigated. Furthermore, the most important mechanism responsible for the exciton decay time change is outlined.     

Preparation and characterization of highly efficient blue TPBI:FIrpic organic light‐emitting devices

Abstract— Blue phosphorescent organic light‐emitting devices (PhOLEDs) using 1,3,5‐tris(N‐phenyl‐ benzimiazole‐2‐yl)benzene [TPBI] as the host and bis((4,6‐difluorophenyl)‐pyridinate‐N,C2′)picolinate [FIrpic] as the dopant in the emitter were fabricated with different treatments of the hole‐transport layers and doping levels. Among the experimental devices, the best electroluminescent characteristics were obtained in the device with the combined hole‐transport layer of N,N′‐diphenyl‐N,N′‐bis‐[4‐ (phenyl‐m‐tolylamino)‐phenyl]‐biphenyl‐4,4′‐diamine [DNTPD]/1, 1‐bis‐(di‐4‐polyaminophen yl)‐ cyclo‐hexane [TAPC] and a doping level of 10‐vol.% FIrpic. The device with a structure of DNTPD/TAPC/TPBI:Firpic (10%) showed a luminance of 1300 cd/m² at an applied voltage of 10 V, a maximum current efficiency of 18 cd/A, and color coordinates of (0.17, 0.43) on the Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage (CIE) chart.     

Enhanced charge generation in doped organic/organic p–n heterojunction for improving the performance of tandem organic light emitting diode

The doped organic/organic p–n heterojunctions have been applied as charge generation structure (CGS) in tandem organic light emitting diodes (TOLEDs). It is found that the field‐induced charge generation takes place more efficiently at the interface between Li₂CO₃ n‐doped bathocuproine (BCP:Li₂CO₃) and MoO₃ p‐doped 4,4′‐N ,N′‐dicarbazole‐biphenyl (CBP:MoO₃) than at the interface between BCP:Li₂CO₃ and MoO₃ p‐doped 4,4‐bis[N‐1‐naphthyl‐N‐phenylamino]biphenyl (NPB:MoO₃). It is because the process of electrons tunneling through the depletion zone from the highest occupied molecular orbit (HOMO) of CBP:MoO₃ to the lowest unoccupied molecular orbit (LUMO) of BCP:Li₂CO₃ is more efficient than that from the HOMO of NPB:MoO₃ to the LUMO of BCP:Li₂CO₃. Compared to the TOLED using the conventional CGS of 10‐nm BCP:Li₂CO₃/20‐nm NPB:MoO₃, the one using the CGS of 10‐nm BCP:Li₂CO₃/10‐nm CBP:MoO₃/10‐nm NPB:MoO₃ shows increased device performance. In addition, the interconnecting property of CGS of 10‐nm BCP:Li₂CO₃/x nm CBP:MoO₃/20 ? x nm NPB:MoO₃ shows a strong dependence on the thickness of CBP:MoO₃. We provide a new insight on optimizing Ohmic loss in the CGSs, useful for improving the performance of TOLEDs.     

电容式MEMS器件模态频率的电学测试方法研究

针对电容式MEMS器件,提出了一种基于调制解调原理的模态频率测试方法,详细介绍了该测试方法的测试原理和测试系统的组成。利用Ansys对某插齿式微加速度计进行了模态仿真分析,分析得到的模态频率为3 941 Hz,利用该测试方法对该微加速度计进行模态频率测试,得到的测试结果为3 440Hz。仿真与测试得到的结果接近,验证了该测试方法的有效性,产生偏差的主要原因可能是制造过程中的加工误差。     

Determination of capacitance-voltage characteristics of organic semiconductor devices by combined current-voltage and voltage decay measurements

We present in this paper a new method,based on measurements of conventional direct current-voltage(I-V) characteristics and transient voltage-time(V-t) characteristics during the discharge process,for determining capacitance-voltage(C-V) characteris-tics of organic semiconductor devices.Derivatives of I-V and V-t,dI/dV and dV/dt,are related with C by a simple formula C=-V(dI/dV)/(dV/dt)The validity of the method is confirmed by experimental data measured from a set of single-organic-layer devices with diffe...     

Electrical and optical properties of white organic light‐emitting devices using blue and orange phosphorescent materials

Abstract— Highly efficient white organic light‐emitting devices have been fabricated by doping phosphorescent orange and blue emitters into the separate layers of a single host. The efficiency and electroluminescence spectrum were strongly affected by the sequence of doped layers. The phosphorescent white devices exhibiting high efficiency and reasonable white balances are obtained when the recombination region is overlapped by the blue doped region. By using this principle, a simple structured phosphorescent white device with a peak power efficiency of 40.7 lm/W and Commission International de L'Eclairage coordinates of (0.43, 0.42) have been demonstrated.     

Analysis and design of light emitting diodes for optoelectronic applications

This paper presents detailed analysis and design of light-emitting diodes for optoelectronic applications. Both internal and external efficiencies are investigated taking into account the nonradiative recombination process and the total internal reflection. The dependency of the LED output power on the efficiency and double pass parasitic absorption is studied. Effect of the temperature variation on the LED performance is also studied. A complete design of an encapsulated LED operating at 1.55 m has been investigated. The design illustrates layer structures and thickness, material compositions, and index of refraction. The results show that decreasing the radiation recombination time increases the quantum efficiency, The quantum efficiency increases from 15% to 70% as the radiative recombination time reduced from 0.5 s to 0.05 s. It is also shown that increasing the width of the active region increases the output power.     

High color purity emission from quantum dots by optimizing the full width at half the maximum and optical density to blue light

In this paper, we got wide color gamut of quantum dot (QD) films by optimizing the spectra width and optical density (OD) of quantum dots. The specific methods to achieve the following: QD R: one layer of color filter R film was coated below the QD R layer. QD G: one layer of yellow‐green film was coated below the QD G film. By a structure optimal design, we got wide color gamut up to 99.2% BT2020 (equal to 132.86% NTSC) in Cd‐based QD and 93.6% BT2020 (equal to 125.35% NTSC) in Cd‐free QD. Furthermore, the gamut of QD display will continue to be improved by continuous refining the structure of QD display.     

Dominant wavelength and stimulus purity for VDT display color in terms of readability

This study was conducted to clarify complex relationships between VDT (Visual Display Terminal) display color subjective readability and dominant wavelength, and between the subjective readability and stimulus purity. In this study, readability was defined to be such that a human could read sentences on a VDT screen. Twelve men and eight women, who were all Japanese and had normal color vision, participated in three experiments. During all the experiments, the vertical illuminances on the screen were 700 Lux and 300 Lux. Contrasts were 3.1:1 and 4.2:1 under 700 Lux and 300 Lux, respectively. In the first experiment, 25 kinds of screen were used, there were 23 different colors and white shown on a black background screen (negative screen), and black shown on a white background screen (positive screen). The colors had six dominant wavelengths, ranging from 460 nm to 606 ran, whose stimulus purities involved three, four, or five levels for each wavelength. In the second experiment, three levels of stimulus purity for two dominant wavelengths, 480 nm and 520 nm, were added to the first experiment's colors. A total of 31 different colors were examined by a paired comparisons method. In the third experiment, subjects were required to complete a questionnaire about the impression of the colors.

The major result of the subjective evaluation was the identification of a most easily readable stimulus purity for each dominant wavelength, independently from different illuminance values. A difference between men and women was noted. Women's scores regarding higher stimulus purities than the optimal values were severely lower, while men's did not decrease notably. Middle dominant wavelengths, ranging from 503 nm to 566 nm, had similar evaluation values under the two illuminances. By applying a factor analysis to the questionnaire, a “Conspicuous factor” that mainly relates to conspicuousness and strength, and an “Uncomfortable factor” that mainly relates to tiredness and irritation, were extracted. VDT display color was found to be evaluated by these two factors.     

Optical characterization of curved organic light emitting diodes with different thicknesses of barrier layers and cylindrical radii of curvatures

Organic light emitting diode (OLED) light sources were bent to study theoretically and experimentally the effect of bending on the optical characteristics. First, the effect of superstrate thickness on the emitted light was theoretically studied for cylindrical and spherical bent OLEDs, and the transmission and the reflection coefficients were simulated. In the second step, four OLEDs were fabricated; three of them with polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) superstrates and one with glass superstrate for comparison. In the third step, three jigs were fabricated with radii of R₀ = ∞ mm (plane), R₂ = 143 mm (cylinder), and R₅ = 56.7 mm (cylinder). The OLEDs were fixed on the jigs and the on-axis and off-axis spectra of each were measured. In addition, the effect of barrier thickness on the optical characteristics was studied by changing the thickness from 100 to 150 nm. The reduction in bent radius resulted in shifts of the spectra toward the shorter wavelengths, and meanwhile, the width of the spectra was reduced. Similar result was found when the barrier layer was increased; that is, the peaks of the shorter spectra increased resulting in narrow bandwidth spectra. By bending a flexible OLED, a color change acquires and it increases with the bending radius, as well as by the increase of the barrier layer thickness.     

Color tuning of indium phosphide quantum dots for cadmium‐free quantum dot light‐emitting devices with high efficiency and color saturation

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) promise facile color tuning and high color saturation in quantum‐dot light‐emitting devices (QD‐LEDs) by controlling nanoparticle size and size distribution. Here, we demonstrate how this promise can be practically realized for the cadmium‐free InP/ZnSe/ZnS multishell quantum dots. We developed a set of synthesis conditions and core/shell compositions that result in QDs with green, yellow, and red emission color. The QD‐LEDs employing these QDs show efficient electroluminescence (EL) with luminance up to 1800 cd/m² and efficiency up to 5.1 cd/ A . The color coordinates calculated from the EL spectra clearly demonstrate the outstanding color saturation as an outcome of the narrow particle size distribution. These results prove that the performance gap between cadmium‐free and cadmium‐based QDs in QD‐LEDs is shrinking rapidly.