Title :
Dependence of the current and power efficiencies of organic light-emitting diode on the thickness of the constituent organic layers
Author :
Qiu, Chengfeng ; Chen, Haiying ; Man Weng ; Kwok, Hoi S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ., China
fDate :
9/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dependence of the current and power efficiencies of bi-layer organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on the thickness of the constituent organic layers is reported. The thickness of the electron and hole transport layers was simultaneously varied to determine the optimal configuration for power efficiency. It was verified that the inclusion of a suitable electrode buffer layer reduced the effective energy barrier against carrier injection, thus improved the injection efficiency. An optimal thickness for the electrode buffer layer was also identified and explained
Keywords :
light emitting diodes; organic compounds; bi-layer organic light emitting diode; carrier injection efficiency; current efficiency; electrode buffer layer; electron transport layer; energy barrier; hole transport layer; organic layer thickness; power efficiency; Buffer layers; Charge carrier processes; Electrodes; Energy barrier; Energy states; Flat panel displays; Liquid crystal displays; Organic light emitting diodes; Organic semiconductors; Semiconductor diodes;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on