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http://dx.doi.org/10.4313/TEEM.2014.15.1.45

Effect of Ag Capping Layer on the Emission Characteristics of Transparent Organic Light-emitting Devices with Ca/Ag Double-layer Cathodes

Lee, Chan-Jae (Display Components & Materials Research Center, Korea Electronics Technology Institute)
Moon, Dae-Gyu (Department of Materials Engineering, Soonchunhyang University)

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Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials / v.15, no.1, 2014 , pp. 45-48 More about this Journal

Abstract

We have investigated the effects of an Ag capping layer on the emission characteristics of transparent organic light-emitting devices with Ca/Ag double-layer cathodes. The thickness of the Ag layer was varied from 10 to 30 nm, whereas the Ca was fixed to be a 10 nm in the Ca/Ag structure. The luminance and current efficiency on the cathode and anode sides are significantly dependent on the Ag thickness. For example, the current efficiency on the anode side increases from 8.4 to 11.7 cd/A, whereas, on the cathode side, it decreases from 3.2 to 0.2 cd/A as the Ag thickness increases from 10 to 30 nm. These changes in emission characteristics were investigated by measuring electroluminescence, transmission, and reflection spectra.

Keywords

Organic light-emitting devices; Transparent OLED; Transparent cathode; Ca/Ag cathode;

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