Effects of the phosphorescent sensitizer on charge dynamics in deep blue phosphor-sensitized-fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes

In phosphor-sensitized-fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PSF-OLEDs), triplet excitons generated in the emitting layer (EML) are harvested by the sensitizer and the excitonic energy is efficiently transferred to the fluorescent dopant molecules. Since a phosphorescent sensitizer is typically...

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Autores principales: Hakjun Lee, Kyo Min Hwang, Ki Ju Kim, You Na Song, Young Kwan Kim, Taekyung Kim
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
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Sumario:In phosphor-sensitized-fluorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PSF-OLEDs), triplet excitons generated in the emitting layer (EML) are harvested by the sensitizer and the excitonic energy is efficiently transferred to the fluorescent dopant molecules. Since a phosphorescent sensitizer is typically doped at around 10 wt.%, the sensitizer not only affects cascade energy transfer but also electrical transporting in the PSF-OLEDs. However, the electrical role of phosphorescent metal complex molecules in the EML is unclear. In this study, we report the impact of the phosphorescent sensitizer on the electrical properties of PSF-OLEDs. Through a comprehensive analysis using impedance spectroscopy in conjunction with current density (J)-voltage (V)-luminance (L) properties of the PSF-OLED, it was revealed that 10 wt.% phosphorescent sensitizer forms an electron transporting pathway inside the EML. Thus, the sensitizer molecules transform a unipolar single host into a bipolar mixed host. In other words, the phosphorescent sensitizer is an n-type host in the PSF-OLEDs. As a result, the charge balance and the operating voltage were simultaneously and significantly improved in the PSF-OLEDs.