Enhanced performance in inverted organic light emitting diode assisted by an interlayer of crystalline and n‐doped 1,4,5,8‐naphthalene‐tetracarboxylic‐dianhydride

Dashan Qin, Lei Chen, Yuhuan Chen, Jinsuo Liu, Guifang Li, Wei Quan, Jidong Zhang, Donghang Yan

physica status solidi (a) · 2012 · 13 citations · 22 references

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Abstract

Abstract Inverted bottom‐emission organic light emitting diodes (IBOLEDs) employing the electron injection structure of indium tin oxide (ITO)/1,4,5,8‐naphthalene‐tetracarboxylic‐dianhydride (NTCDA)/Li 2 CO 3 doped bathocuproine (BCP) (1:4 Li 2 CO 3 :BCP) were fabricated, where NTCDA and BCP stand for NTCDA and BCP, respectively. The NTCDA on ITO was characterized crystalline and n‐doped as a result of the interaction between ITO and NTCDA. Compared to the IBOLED using the electron injection structure of ITO/10 nm 1:4 Li 2 CO 3 :BCP, the one utilizing the electron injection structure of ITO/3 nm NTCDA/7 nm 1:4 Li 2 CO 3 :BCP showed the remarkable increases in both current density and efficiency, mainly due to the higher electron conductivity of n‐doped NTCDA than that of n‐doped BCP. The dependence of the current conduction in IBOLED on the thickness of NTCDA was investigated. We provide a simple method to significantly enhance the performance of IBOLEDs.

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