Extended OLED operational lifetime through phosphorescent dopant profile management
Abstract
This disclosure relates, at least in part, an organic light emitting device, which in some embodiments comprises an anode; a cathode; a first emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, the first emissive layer comprising an electron transporting compound and a phosphorescent emissive dopant compound; and wherein the phosphorescent emissive dopant compound has a concentration gradient, in the emissive layer, which varies from the cathode side of the first emissive layer to the anode side of the emissive layer.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1360767
- Patent Number(s):
- 9666822
- Application Number:
- 14/537,414
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0001013
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2014 Nov 10
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
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Forrest, Stephen R., and Zhang, Yifan. Extended OLED operational lifetime through phosphorescent dopant profile management. United States: N. p., 2017.
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abstractNote = {This disclosure relates, at least in part, an organic light emitting device, which in some embodiments comprises an anode; a cathode; a first emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, the first emissive layer comprising an electron transporting compound and a phosphorescent emissive dopant compound; and wherein the phosphorescent emissive dopant compound has a concentration gradient, in the emissive layer, which varies from the cathode side of the first emissive layer to the anode side of the emissive layer.},
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