Issue 47, 2015

All-solution processed transparent organic light emitting diodes

Abstract

In this work, we report on indium tin oxide-free, all-solution processed transparent organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) with inverted device architecture. Conductive polymer layers are employed as both transparent cathodes and transparent anodes, with the top anodes having enhanced conductivities from a supporting stochastic silver nanowire mesh. Both electrodes exhibit transmittances of 80–90% in the visible spectral regime. Upon the incorporation of either yellow- or blue-light emitting fluorescent polymers, the OLEDs show low onset voltages, demonstrating excellent charge carrier injection from the polymer electrodes into the emission layers. Overall luminances and current efficiencies equal the performance of opaque reference OLEDs with indium tin oxide and aluminium electrodes, proving excellent charge carrier-to-light conversion within the device.

Graphical abstract: All-solution processed transparent organic light emitting diodes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Aug 2015
Accepted
29 Oct 2015
First published
02 Nov 2015
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale, 2015,7, 20009-20014

Author version available

All-solution processed transparent organic light emitting diodes

M. Zhang, S. Höfle, J. Czolk, A. Mertens and A. Colsmann, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 20009 DOI: 10.1039/C5NR05820A

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