Transparent-cathode for top-emission organic light-emitting diodes

S. Han, Xiaodong Feng, Zheng‐Hong Lu, D. Johnson, Richard Wood

Applied Physics Letters · 2003 · 91 citations · 14 references

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A transparent-charge-injection layer consisting of LiF/Al/Al-doped SiO has been developed as (i) a cathode for top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes and as (ii) a buffer layer against damages induced by energetic ions generated during deposition of other functional thin films by sputtering, or plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition. A luminance of 1900 cd/m2 and a current efficiency of 4 cd/A have been achieved in a simple testing device structure of indium tin oxide (ITO) N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine (60 nm)/Alq3 (40 nm)/LiF (0.5 nm)/Al (3 nm)/Al-doped SiO (30 nm). A minimum thickness of 30 nm of Al-doped SiO is also found to protect organic layers from ITO sputtering damage.

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