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Tetra-methyl substituted copper (II) phthalocyanine as a hole injection enhancer in organic light-emitting diodes

Journal Article · · AIP Advances
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932633· OSTI ID:22492148
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  1. Department of Chemistry, South University of Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen, Guangdong, P. R. China, 518055 (China)
  2. Department of Physics and Materials Science, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR (Hong Kong)
We have enhanced hole injection and lifetime in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) by incorporating the isomeric metal phthalocyanine, CuMePc, as a hole injection enhancer. The OLED devices containing CuMePc as a hole injection layer (HIL) exhibited higher luminous efficiency and operational lifetime than those using a CuPc layer and without a HIL. The effect of CuMePc thickness on device performance was investigated. Atomic force microscope (AFM) studies revealed that the thin films were smooth and uniform because the mixture of CuMePc isomers depressed crystallization within the layer. This may have caused the observed enhanced hole injection, indicating that CuMePc is a promising HIL material for highly efficient OLEDs.
OSTI ID:
22492148
Journal Information:
AIP Advances, Journal Name: AIP Advances Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 5; ISSN AAIDBI; ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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