| Literature DB >> 30787366 |
Seung Il Lee1, Geum Jae Yun1, Jin Wook Kim2, Gregory Hanta3, Kunyu Liang3, Lazar Kojvic3, Lok Shu Hui3, Ayse Turak4, Woo Young Kim5,6.
Abstract
Blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs) were fabricated with tin oxide (SnOx) nano-particles (NPs) deposited at the ITO anode to improve their electrical and optical performances. SnOx NPs helped ITO to increase the work function enhancing hole injection capability. Charge balance of the device was achieved using p- and n-type mixed host materials in emissive layer and the devices' luminance and maximum external quantum efficiency (EQE) increased about nearly 30%. Tuning the work function using solution processed NPs allows rapid optimization of device efficiency.Entities:
Year: 2019 PMID: 30787366 PMCID: PMC6382941 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39451-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Sci Rep ISSN: 2045-2322 Impact factor: 4.379
Figure 1(a) Schematic of formation mechanism of SnOx NPs using a PS-P2VP diblock co-polymer reverse micelle. Sequential loading of the precursors salt results in the formation of polycrystalline NPs from the amalgamation of nucleated nanocrystalline domains. (b) Atomic force micrograph of monolayer arrays of NPs formed by spin coating and O2 plasma etching. (c) High resolution transmission electron micrograph of polycrystalline SnOx NPs. Inset shows the selective area electron diffraction pattern. (d) Energy dispersive electron spectroscopy elemental maps of NPs deposited on a TEM grid showing the distribution of Sn, O and Cl.
Figure 2(a) Schematic band diagram of PHOLED devices showing the hole injection lowering effect of the SnOx NPs. (b) Current-density voltage (J–V) curves for hole only devices based on TAPC with and without SnOx NPs (device A and B). Submonolayer NP and complete films (3x) are shown for SnOx NPs. All devices were exposed to 30 min of O2 plasma etching.
Figure 3(a) Current-density voltage (J–V) curves for hole only devices based on TAPC with and without SnOx NPs (device A and B). Both devices were exposed to 30 min of O2 plasma etching. (b) G–V characteristics where G represents the derivative function, . The peak in G(V) represents the transition voltage between exponential and power-law dependent current-voltage regimes.
Figure 4Electric characteristic of blue PHOLEDs with p-host EML, including SnOx NPs (a) current density (J–V) (b) luminance (L–V) (c) quantum efficiency and (d) luminous efficiency as a function of current density.
Average device efficiency values for blue PHOLED devices.
| Device | EQE(MAX) | EQE(at6V) | LE(MAX) | LE(at6V) | PE(MAX) | PE(at6V) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p-host (device C) | 8.9 ± 0.4 | 8.5 ± 0.6 | 14.2 ± 0.7 | 13.5 ± 1.0 | 7.5 ± 0.5 | 7.0 ± 0.5 |
| p-host/SnOx NPs (device D) | 9.2 ± 0.2 | 9.2 ± 0.2 | 14.5 ± 0.4 | 14.5 ± 0.4 | 7.9 ± 0.3 | 7.6 ± 0.2 |
| mixed host (device E) | 8.6 ± 0.8 | 8.4 ± 0.7 | 13.9 ± 1.2 | 13.5 ± 1.0 | 8.0 ± 0.4 | 7.1 ± 0.5 |
| mixed host/SnOx NPs (device F) | 11.0 ± 0.3 | 10.5 ± 0.2 | 17.8 ± 0.5 | 17.3 ± 0.3 | 10.4 ± 0.7 | 9.0 ± 0.2 |
Figure 5Electric characteristic of blue PHOLEDs, including SnOx NPs, with a p-/n- mixed host EML layer for charge balance optimization (a) current density (J–V) (b) luminance (L–V) (c) quantum efficiency and (d) luminous efficiency as a function of current density.
Details of device structures.
| Device No. | Device Structures (Unit : nm) |
|---|---|
| Device A | ITO/TAPC (100)/Al (120) |
| Device B | ITO/SnOx NPs/TAPC (100)/Al (120) |
| Device C | ITO/TAPC (70)/mCP:FIrpic-8% (30)/TPBi (30)/Liq (2)/Al (120) |
| Device D | ITO/SnOx NPs/TAPC (70)/mCP:FIrpic-8% (30)/TPBi (30)/Liq (2)/Al (120 |
| Device E | ITO/TAPC (70)/mCP:FIrpic-8% (20)/mCP:TPBi (1:2):FIrpic-8% (10)/TPBi (30)/Liq (2)/Al (120) |
| Device F | ITO/SnOx NPs/TAPC (70)/mCP:FIrpic-8% (20)/mCP:TPBi (1:2):FIrpic-8% (10)/TPBi (30)/Liq (2)/Al (120) |