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Title: An ambipolar phosphine oxide-based host for high power efficiency blue phosphorescent organic light emitting devices

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters, 94(22):Art. No. 223304
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3148642· OSTI ID:963829

We report blue electrophosphorescent organic light emitting devices (OLEDs) with a new ambipolar host material, 4-(diphenylphosphoryl)-N,N-diphenylaniline (HM-A1), doped with the blue phosphor iridium (III) bis[(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridinato-N,C2’]picolinate (FIrpic). The ambipolar nature of the host was verified using single carrier devices. The power efficiency of devices that employed 2,8-bis(diphenylphosphoryl)dibenzothiophene (PO15) as the electron transport layer showed optimized device performance when the electron transport layer thickness was 500 Å, giving a peak power efficiency of 46 lm/W (corresponding external quantum efficiency of 17.1%). The external quantum efficiency and power efficiency at the brightness of 800 Cd/m2 were measured with no light outcoupling enhancement and found to be 15.4% and 26 lm/W, respectively.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
963829
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-65259; APPLAB; 830403000; TRN: US200918%%168
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, 94(22):Art. No. 223304, Vol. 94, Issue 22; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English