Realizing both improved luminance and stability in organic light-emitting devices based on a solution-processed inter-layer composed of MoOX and Au nanoparticles mixture

Dan Dan Zhang, Rong Wang, Yan Yun Ma, Huai Xin Wei, Qing Dong Ou, Qian Kun Wang, Lei Zhou, Shuit Tong Lee, Yan Qing Li, Jian Xin Tang

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Abstract

We report on the solution-processed mixture of Au nanoparticles (NPs) and MoOX as an inter-layer in organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs), leading to the enhanced light emission and good stability. An impressive enhancement in current efficiency and power efficiency is achieved up to 70% and 100%, respectively. A systematic study to the effect of the Au NPs:MoO X inter-layer on OLEDs demonstrates that the improved electrical properties is mainly ascribed to the enhanced hole injection due to the high work function of MoOX and the good conductivity of Au NPs, and the enhanced optical properties is mainly attributed to the localized surface plasmon induced by Au NPs, which makes a great contribution to the improved efficiency. Besides, Au NPs:MoOX inter-layer also behaves superior to the frequently-used polyethylene dioxythiophene:polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) in device stability. The decay ratio for Au NPs:MoOX based device is 60% after 80 h, while it is nearly dying out for the device with PEDOT:PSS inter-layer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)961-967
Number of pages7
JournalOrganic Electronics
Volume15
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Au NPs
  • OLED
  • Surface plasmon

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