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Highly efficient phosphorescent emission from organic electroluminescent devices

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  • M. A. Baldo

    (Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials, Princeton University)

  • D. F. O'Brien

    (Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials, Princeton University)

  • Y. You

    (University of Southern California)

  • A. Shoustikov

    (University of Southern California)

  • S. Sibley

    (University of Southern California
    Goucher College)

  • M. E. Thompson

    (University of Southern California)

  • S. R. Forrest

    (Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials, Princeton University)

Abstract

The efficiency of electroluminescent organic light-emitting devices1,2 can be improved by the introduction3 of a fluorescent dye. Energy transfer from the host to the dye occurs via excitons, but only the singlet spin states induce fluorescent emission; these represent a small fraction (about 25%) of the total excited-state population (the remainder are triplet states). Phosphorescent dyes, however, offer a means of achieving improved light-emission efficiencies, as emission may result from both singlet and triplet states. Here we report high-efficiency (≳90%) energy transfer from both singlet and triplet states, in a host material doped with the phosphorescent dye 2,3,7,8,12,13,17,18-octaethyl-21H,23H-porphine platinum(II) (PtOEP). Our doped electroluminescent devices generate saturated red emission with peak external and internal quantum efficiencies of 4% and 23%, respectively. The luminescent efficiencies attainable with phosphorescent dyes may lead to new applications for organic materials. Moreover, our work establishes the utility of PtOEP as a probe of triplet behaviour and energy transfer in organic solid-state systems.

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  • M. A. Baldo & D. F. O'Brien & Y. You & A. Shoustikov & S. Sibley & M. E. Thompson & S. R. Forrest, 1998. "Highly efficient phosphorescent emission from organic electroluminescent devices," Nature, Nature, vol. 395(6698), pages 151-154, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:395:y:1998:i:6698:d:10.1038_25954
    DOI: 10.1038/25954
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