Enhanced electroluminescence efficiency of phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes by controlling the triplet energy of the hole-blocking layer

IEEE Electron Device Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 452-454

  Park, Young Wook ^a   Kim, Young Min ^a   Choi, Jin Hwan ^a   Park, Tae Hyun ^a   Jeong, Jin Wook ^a   Choi, Hyun Ju ^a   Ju, Byeong Kwon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PHOLEDs); Triplet energy of hole blocking layer (HBL); Triplet quenching

Indexed keywords

CARBAZOLYL; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; EMISSIVE LAYERS; ENHANCED ELECTROLUMINESCENCES; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; HOLE BLOCKING LAYERS; KEY ISSUES; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE; PHENANTHROLINES; TRIPLET ENERGY; TRIPLET EXCITONS; TRIPLET QUENCHING;

DIODES; ELECTRON MOBILITY; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PHOSPHORESCENCE; QUENCHING;

ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED);

EID: 77951774709     PISSN: 07413106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LED.2010.2041891     Document Type: Article

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