Abstract
We have succeeded in fabricating submicrometer-sized organic light emitting diodes (OLED) with bright emission using a polymer blend. The cell structure was composed of ITO (indium-tin oxide)/hole transport layer (polymer blend layer)/emitter layer/MgAg. We used poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as an inert host material and N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4,4 ′-diamine-polycarbonate (PC-TPD) as a guest material. The polymer blend layers showed various morphology depending on the concentration of PC-TPD. With 2wt% of PC-TPD, the PC-TPD formed submicrometer-sized spherical domains, actually prolate spheroids, in the PMMA host layer. The domain diameters were around 200 nm according to AFM and SEM observations. The OLED including such a blend structure showed aggregation of bright submicrometer-sized electroluminescence spots. The number of working diodes exceeded four million per square centimeter.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 62-69 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
| Volume | 3148 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Jul 30 1997 → Aug 1 1997 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Computer Science Applications