A high-performance tandem white organic light-emitting diode combining highly effective white-units and their interconnection layer
J. Appl. Phys. 105, 076101 (2009); doi:10.1063/1.3106051
Published 6 April 2009
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By utilizing 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline:Li/MoO3 as an effective charge generation layer (CGL), we extend our recently demonstrated single-emitting-layer white organic light-emitting diode (WOLED) to realize an extremely high-efficiency tandem WOLED. This stacked device achieves maximum forward viewing current efficiency of 110.9 cd/A and external quantum efficiency of 43.3% at 1 µA/cm2 and emits stable white light with Commission Internationale de L'Eclairage coordinates of (0.34, 0.41) at 16 V. It is noted that the combination of effective single units and CGL is key prerequisite for realizing high-performance tandem WOLEDs.
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| History: | Received 26 November 2008; accepted 20 February 2009; published 6 April 2009 |
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