Highly efficient and low-operating-voltage OLEDs for active and passive matrix displays

Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth; Martin Pfeiffer; Xiang Zhou; Jingsong Huang; Gufeng He; Karl Leo

doi:10.1117/12.509597

16 February 2004 Highly efficient and low-operating-voltage OLEDs for active and passive matrix displays

Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Martin Pfeiffer, Xiang Zhou, Jingsong Huang, Gufeng He, Karl Leo

Proceedings Volume 5214, Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices VII; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509597
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The operating voltage of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) is important for the power consumption of active or passive matrix displays since it influences both the power consumption of the OLED itself and the power consumption of the driver circuitry. We have shown that very low operating voltages can be achieved in small-molecule OLED by intentional electrical n- and p-type doping. Even more important than the reduction of the voltage is the fact that doping of the charge carrier transport layers improves charge injection, making it basically independent on the actual contact work-functions. Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) with electrically doped transport layers show significantly improved properties: For instance, we have achieved a brightness of 100cd/m² already at a voltage of 2.55V (based on a simple singlet emitter system), well below previous results for undoped small-molecule devices. With phosphorescent emitter dopants, high quantum and power efficiency of OLEDs with doped transport layers can be achieved: operating voltages and current efficiencies of 3.1V and 44cd/A (corresponding to approx. 44lm/Watt at 100cd/m²) are reported here. Inverted and fully transparent devices with parameters comparable to standard bottom-emitting OLED have been demonstrated as well.

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Jan Blochwitz-Nimoth, Martin Pfeiffer, Xiang Zhou, Jingsong Huang, Gufeng He, and Karl Leo "Highly efficient and low-operating-voltage OLEDs for active and passive matrix displays", Proc. SPIE 5214, Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices VII, (16 February 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.509597

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