Modification of exciton lifetime by the metal cathode in phosphorescent OLEDs, and implications on device efficiency and efficiency roll-off behavior

Advanced Functional Materials

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2311-2317

  Song, Dandan ^a   Zhao, Suling ^b   Aziz, Hany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

efficiency; efficiency roll off; exciton lifetime; metals; phosphorescent materials

Indexed keywords

2-PHENYLPYRIDINE; CLOSE PROXIMITY; DEVICE DESIGN; DEVICE EFFICIENCY; EMISSION CHARACTERISTICS; EXCITON LIFETIME; IR(PPY)3; METAL CATHODES; METAL LAYER; ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES; PHOSPHORESCENT MATERIAL; RADIATION FIELD; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; TRIPLET EXCITONS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECAY (ORGANIC); EXCITONS; IRIDIUM; LIGHT; LIGHT EMISSION; METALS; PHOSPHORESCENCE;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79959523532     PISSN: 1616301X     EISSN: 16163028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201002585     Document Type: Article

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