Hole-injecting conducting-polymer compositions for highly efficient and stable organic light-emitting diodes
Open Access
- 29 November 2005
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 87 (23)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2132072
Abstract
This letter introduces conducting polymer compositions which can be used for hole-injection layer in organic light-emitting diodes. The compositions are composed of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), polystyrene sulfonic acid (PSS) and a perfluorinated ionomer. The films based on these compositions showed much higher workfunction (∼5.3–5.7eV) than conventional PEDOT/PSS (∼5.0–5.2eV). When we fabricated blue polymer light-emitting diodes by using these compositions as a hole-injection layer, the luminescent efficiency was improved and the device lifetime was also enhanced relative to the device using the commercially available PEDOT/PSS. These compositions including perfluorinated ionomers can be one of the promising candidates for a hole-injection layer in organic light-emitting devices.Keywords
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