Improving the performance of organic light-emitting diodes containing BCP/LiF/Al by thermal annealing

J. X. Sun*, X. L. Zhu, X. M. Yu, H. J. Peng, M. Wong, H. S. Kwok

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Abstract

In this paper, we examined the effect of post-packaging annealing on the performance of organic light-emitting diodes containing tris-(S-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3) or 2,9-Dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP) in direct contact with a LiF-Al bilayer cathode. The detailed electroluminescent (EL) characteristics were compared before and after annealing at 70°C for 5 hrs. It was found that better luminous efficiency as well as greater power efficiency could be achieved for devices with BCP/LiF/Al structure. However, other devices consisting of Alq3/LiF/Al were less affected. It is believed that the thermal treatment helps to enhance the electron injection for the former, and less helpful for the latter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)138-142
Number of pages5
JournalIEEE/OSA Journal of Display Technology
Volume2
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2006

Keywords

  • Annealing
  • Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
  • Organic

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