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OLED with improved light outcoupling

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1333726

An OLED may include regions of a material having a refractive index less than that of the substrate, or of the organic region, allowing for emitted light in a waveguide mode to be extracted into air. These regions can be placed adjacent to the emissive regions of an OLED in a direction parallel to the electrodes. The substrate may also be given a nonstandard shape to further improve the conversion of waveguide mode and/or glass mode light to air mode. The outcoupling efficiency of such a device may be up to two to three times the efficiency of a standard OLED. Methods for fabricating such a transparent or top-emitting OLED is also provided.

Research Organization:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-04ER84113; FC26-04NT42272
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Patent Number(s):
9,508,957
Application Number:
12/531,595
OSTI ID:
1333726
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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