White emission from nano-structured top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes based on a blue emitting layer

Jin Hyun Woo*, Jin Park Jung, Hyuk Im Sang, Ok O. Park, Doo Chin Byung

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Abstract

We demonstrated that white emission can be obtained from nano-structured top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes (TEOLEDs) based on a blue emitting layer (EML). The nano-structured TEOLEDs were fabricated on nano-patterned substrates, in which both optical micro-cavity and scattering effects occur simultaneously. Due to the combination of these two effects, the electroluminescence spectra of the nano-structured device with a blue EML exhibited not only blue but also yellow colours, which corresponded to the intrinsic emission of the EML and the resonant emission of the micro-cavity effect. Consequently, it was possible to produce white emission from nano-structured TEOLEDs without employing a multimode micro-cavity. The intrinsic emission wavelength can be varied by altering the dopant used for the EML. Furthermore, the emissive characteristics turned out to be strongly dependent on the nano-pattern sizes of the nano-structured devices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number095107
JournalJournal Physics D: Applied Physics
Volume46
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Mar 2013
Externally publishedYes

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