Fabrication of Green Electroluminescent Devices

A gadolinium ternary complex, tris(1 phenyl 3 methyl 4 isobutyryl 5 pyrazolone) (2, 2′ dipyridyl) gadolinium Gd(PMIP) 3(Bipy) was synthesized and used as a light emitting material in the organic electroluminescent devices. The devices exhibited the green electroluminescent (EL) emission peaking at 513 nm, originating from the Gd(PMIP) 3(Bipy). By improving the configuration, the device with a structure of ITO/poly(N vinylcarbazole) (PVK) (40 nm)/Gd(PMIP) 3(Bipy) (40 nm)/tris (8 hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (ALQ) (40 nm)/Mg∶Ag(200 nm)/Ag(100 nm) showed higher performance and a maximum luminance of 340 cd·m -2 at 18 V.

Green Light-Emitting Organic Electroluminescent Device with a New Fluorescent Dye Dispersed in Poly(N-vinylcarbazole) Emitter Layer

Double-layer organic electroluminescent devices have been constructed. A new fluorescent dye, 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracence, was chosen as the dopant which was molecularly dispersed in the polymer film, and green light was observed from the device with luminance of 130cd/m(2) at 17V.

Fabrication of Organic/Polymeric Superlattice Structure and Its Use for Electroluminescent Device

Superlattices consisting of alternating layers of organic/polymeric materials have been fabricated from tris(8-hydroxyquinoline)aluminum(Alq3) and poly(N-vinylcarbazole)(PVK) by a multisource-type high-vacuum organic molecular deposition.The characteristics of superlattice structures are determined by the small-angle X-ray diffraction,optical absorption and photoluminescence.The electroluminescent devices with the superlattice structure have also been fabricated and the emission characteristics are discussed.

Tris(8-Hydroxyquinoline) Aluminum/2-(4-Biphenylyl)-5-(4-Tertbutylphenyl)-1,3,3-Oxadiazole Organic Multiple Quantum Wells for Electroluminescent Devices

Organic multiple quantum wells(OMQWs) consisting of alternating layers of organic materials have been fabricated from tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum(Alq)and 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5-(4-tertbutylphenyl)-1,3,3-oxadiazole(PBD) by a multisource-type high-vacuum organic molecular deposition.From the small-angle X-ray diffraction patterns of Alq/PBD OMQWs,a periodically layered structure is confirmed through the entire stack.The Alq layer thickness in the OMQWs was varied from 1 nm to 4 nm.From the optical absorption,photoluminescence and electroluminescence measurements,it is found that the exciton energy shifts to higher energy with decreasing Alq layer thickness,The changes of the exciton energy could be interpreted as the confinement effects of exciton in the Alq thin layers.Narrowing of the emission spectrum has also been observed for the electroluminescent devices (ELDs) with the OMQWs structure at room temperature.

Intrinsically Stretchable Electroluminescent Materials and Devices

Intrinsically stretchable electroluminescent(EL)devices have emerged as pivotal components with transformative potential in various domains,including wearable technology,medical devices,human-machine interfaces,and communications.This mini-review focuses on the recent progress in the development of intrinsically stretchable EL materials,highlighting milestones and breakthroughs in the field.The article discusses the basic principles,advantages,and disadvantages associated with various EL mechanisms and materials.Specific material design strategies,particularly focusing on light-emitting layers,are thoroughly examined,detailing their implementation in EL devices and the resultant EL performance.We also provide perspectives on the active challenges and future research needs for each type of EL material and devices for achieving stretchable designs,together with some insights into the future trajectory of stretchable EL technology.

Electron Injection Enhancement by Diamond-Like Carbon Film in Polymer Electroluminescence Devices

A diamond-like carbon （DLC） film is deposited as an electron injection layer between the polymer light-emitting layer（MEH-PPV） and aluminum （Al） cathode electrode in polymer electroluminescence devices （PLEDs） using a radio frequency plasma deposition system. The source material of the DLC is n-butylamine. The devices consist of indium tin oxide （ITO）/MEH-PPV/DLC/Al. Electron injection properties are investigated through I-V characteristics,and the mechanism of electron injection enhancement due to a thin DLC layer has been studied. It is found that： （1） a DLC layer thinner than 1.0nm leads to a higher turn-on voltage and decreased electroluminescent （EL） efficiency; （2） a 5.0nm DLC layer significantly enhances the electron injection and results in the lowest turn-on voltage and the highest EL efficiency; （3） DLC layer that exceeds 5.0nm results in poor device performance;and（4） EL emission can hardly be detected when the layer exceeds 10.0nm. The properties of ITO/MEH-PPV/DLC/Al and ITO/MEH-PPV/LiF/Al are investigated comparatively.

Organic Thin Film Electroluminescent Passive Matrix Display

Long life green emitting matrix display based on organic light emitting diode is reported. The pixel number is 96×60, equivalent pixel size 0.4×0.4 mm 2, and the pixel gap 0.1 mm. An image with no crosstalk between pixels is obtained. The average luminance of these pixels at duty cycle of 1/64 is 100 cd/m 2, and the power consumption is 0.6 W. The dark room contrast of 1∶100 is achieved without using a polarization filter.

Electroluminescence Device to Implement the Clipped Hopfield Neural Network

The method,which used an electroluminescent device to implement the clipped Hopfield neural network,is presented in detail.The electroluminescence devices are used to represent the neurons and the photodetectors are used to represent the connection matrix.The characteristics of the electroluminescence device and the photodetector are tested.And the characteristics of this system is discussed briefly.

Improved Performance of Organic Light-Emitting Diodes with MgF2 as the Anode Buffer Layer

Organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs） based on N,N＇-bis（1-naphthyl）-N,N＇-diphenyl-1,l1＇-biphenyl-4,4＇-diamine （NPB） and tris （8-hydroxyquinoline） aluminium （Alq3 ） are improved by using a thin MgF2 buffer layer sandwiched between the indium tin oxide （ITO） anode and hole transporting layer （HTL） of NPB. The current-voltage curves of the OLEDs with MgF2 buffers shift to lower voltages, which can be explained by the tunnelling effect. Under 10 V bias, the current density and brightness for the optimized OLED with a 1.0-nm MgF2 are 196A/m^2 and 517cd/m^2, respectively, while for the OLED without anode buffer layer are only 109A/m^2 and 156cd/m^2, The atomic force microscopy shows that the rms roughness of NPB on ITO/MgF2 is only 1/3 of NPB on bare ITO. The improved morphology of the HTL would lead to more robust OLEDs. The OLED with a 1.0-nm MgF2 layer has a long lifetime of more than five times of the MgF2-free reference device due to the combined electrical and morphological effects of the MgF2 layer.

Improved Performances for Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Based on Al2O3-Treated Indium-Tin Oxide Anode

Improved performances are obtained in organic light-emitting diodes （OLEDs） based on the indium-tin oxide （ITO） anode processed with ultrasonic in Al2O3 polishing solution. By optimizing the Al2O3 granularity to 0.6μm and the ultrasonic time to 10min, smoother ITO surfaces are acquired, which lead to the enhanced hole injection, and furthermore, to improving the performance of OLEDs. Compared with the control device without any treatment, the drive voltage of treatment device falls from 9 V to 6 V at 100cd/m^2, the luminance is over three times that of the control device, reaching 25880cd/m^2 at 15 V, and the luminous efficiency is 3.82cd/A.

Enhancement of Stability of Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes by Post Annealing

We investigate the effect of thermal annealing before and after cathode deposition on the stability of polymer light-emitting diodes （PLEDs） based on green fluorescent polyfluorene derivative. The annealed PLEDs exhibit improved charge transport and red-shift emission compared to the as-fabricated device. The stability of the PLEDs is largely enhanced by post-annealing before and after Ca deposition, which is attributed to the enhanced charge transport and the intimate contact between the cathode and the emissive layer.

Miscibility and Molecular Orientation of Carbazole in Mixed Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films

We report the miscibility and molecular orientation of carbazole （CA） molecules in the mixed Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett （LB） films of CA in polymethyl methacrylate （PMMA） and stearic acid （SA） matrices. The lr-A isotherm confirms the formation of stable Langmuir films of CA mixed with either PMMA or SA at airwater interface. ＇Characteristics of area per molecule versus molefraction and collapse pressure versus molefraction reveal complete demixing of CA and the matrix PMMA/SA molecules in the mixed films. Absorption spectroscopy certainly confirms the fact that CA molecules have preferred orientation on the substrate of the LB films.

Improvements of the Analytical Model of Monte Carlo

By extending the conduction band structure, we set up a new analytical model in ZnS. Compared the results with both the old analytical model and the full band model, it is found that they are possibly in reasonable agreement with the full band method and we can improve the calculation precision. Another important work is to reduce the programme computation time using the method of data fitting scattering rate curves.

Influences of Injection Barrier and Mobility on Recombination Rate and Zone in OLEDs

The luminous efficiency of organic light-emitting devices depends on the recombination probability of electrons injected at the cathode and holes at the anode. A theoretical model to calculate the distribution of current densities and the recombination rate in organic single layer devices is presented taking into account the charge injection process at each electrode, charge transport and recombination in organic layer. The calculated results indicate that efficient single-layer devices are possible by adjusting the barrier heights at two electrodes and the carrier mobilities. Lowering the barrier heights can improve the electroluminescent(EL) efficiency pronouncedly in many cases, and efficient devices are still possible using an ohmic contact to inject the low mobility carrier, and a contact limited contact to inject the high mobility carrier. All in all, high EL efficiency needs to consider sufficient recombination, enough injected carriers and well transport.