Performance of injection-limited polymer light-emitting diodes

P.W.M. Blom, T.V. Woudenberg, H. Huiberts

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Abstract

The electro-optical characteristics of a polymer light emitting diode (PLED) with a strongly reduced hole injection have been investigated. The device consists of a poly-p-phenylene vinylene semiconductor with a Ag hole injecting contact, which has an injection barrier of about 1 eV. It is observed that the light and current density of such an injection-limited PLED strongly exceed the expected device characteristics. Numerical calculations of the injection-limited PLED show that the enhanced performance can be explained by a very high electric field at the bole injecting contact, due to trapped electrons.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationORGANIC AND POLYMERIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES-OPTICAL, ELECTRICAL AND OPTOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES
EditorsGE Jabbour, SA Carter, J Kido, ST Lee, NS Sariciftci
Place of PublicationWARRENDALE
PublisherMaterials Research Society
Pages59-66
Number of pages8
Volume725
ISBN (Print)1-55899-661-3
Publication statusPublished - 2002
EventSymposium on Organic and Polymeric Materials and Devices-Optical, Electrical and Optoelectronic Properties held at the 2002 MRS Spring Meeting - , Canada
Duration: 1-Apr-20025-Apr-2002

Publication series

NameMATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS
PublisherMATERIALS RESEARCH SOCIETY
Volume725
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Other

OtherSymposium on Organic and Polymeric Materials and Devices-Optical, Electrical and Optoelectronic Properties held at the 2002 MRS Spring Meeting
Country/TerritoryCanada
Period01/04/200205/04/2002

Keywords

  • CHARGE INJECTION
  • TRANSPORT
  • ELECTRON
  • SIMULATION

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