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We used various emissive layer (EML) structures with ultrathin red EMLs to enhance the charge carrier balance and carrier recombination rate in blue PHOLED devices. These EML materials have different energy gaps between highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy levels. The ultrathin red EMLs, which were inserted in between the blue EMLs, effectively confined the charge carriers in EML, and increased the carrier recombination rate. The thickness of the individual EML was optimized, under 30 nm of the total thickness of EML. The blue PHOLEDs with ultrathin red EMLs achieved a luminous efficiency of 19.24 cd/A, which was 28.7% higher than those without ultrathin red EMLs, and the maximum external quantum efficiency was 11.81% at 500 cd/m2.

The electroluminescent characteristics of blue organic light-emitting diodes (BOLEDs) fabricated with doped charge carrier transport layers are analyzed. The fluorescent blue dopant BCzVBi is doped in an emissive layer, hole transport layer (HTL) and electron transport layer (ETL), respectively, to optimize the probability of exciton generation in the BOLEDs. The luminance and luminous efficiency of BOLEDs made with BCzVBi-doped HTL and ETL increase by 22% and 17% from 11,683 cd/m2 at 8.5 V and 6.08 cd/A at 4.0 V to 14,264 cd/m2 at 8.5 V and 7.13 cd/A at 4.0 V while CIE coordinates of (0.15, 0.15) of both types of BOLEDs remained unchanged. The electron mobility of BCzVBi is estimated to be 1.02×10−5 cm2/Vs by TOF.

This study reports the results of blue phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PHOLEDs) employing an electron confinement layer (ECL), tris-(phenylpyrazole)iridium (Ir(ppz) 3 ) and a hole confinement layer (HCl), 1,3,5-tris(N-phenylbenzimiazole-2-yl)benzene (TPBi). The electrical and optical characteristics of PHOLEDs with different emissive layers, including current density, luminance, and luminous efficiency, were analyzed. The thickness of the individual emissive layer was optimized, however, and the total thickness of the emitting region was kept constant at 300 A. This work reveals that the effective electron confinement, due to a large energy level offset between the electron confinement and emitting layers, helps to improve hole–electron current balance in the emitting region. The maximum external quantum efficiency of 23.40% at 1500 cd/m 2 was achieved for PHOLEDs with an ECL, which is 60% higher than the structural identical control device without ECL.

Blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs) were fabricated using double dopants FIrpic and FIr6 in emissive layer (EML) with structure of ITO/NPB (700 A)/mCP:FIrpic-8%:FIr6- x % (300 A)/TPBi (300 A)/Liq (20 A)/Al (1200 A). We optimized concentration of the second dopant FIr6 in the presence of a fixed FIrpic to observe its effect on electrical performance of PHOLED device. 24.8 cd/A of luminous efficiency was achieved by the device with dopant ratio of 8%FIrpic:4%FIr6 in EML. Efficiency roll-off was also improved 20% compared to the PHOLED device singly dopped with FIrpic or FIr6 only. Second doping proved its effect in stabilizing charge balance in EML and enhancing energy transfer of triplet excitons between two dopants.

The performance of three color single emissive layer white phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs), with different hole transporting materials of N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(l-naphthyl-phenyl)-(l,l′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine (NPB), 4,4_,4_-tris_N-carbazolyl_tri-Phenylamine (TCTA) and 1,1-bis[(di-4-tolylamino)phenyl]cyclohexane (TAPC), was analyzed. It is found that the luminous efficiency of white PHOLEDs is closely related to the triplet exciton energy level in the hole transporting layer (HTL). White PHOLEDs with a TAPC as HTL, having the highest triplet exciton energy level amongst the three different hole transporting materials, yielded external quantum efficiency of 25.5% at 4.5 V and a high luminous efficiency of 51 cd/A at 4.5 V with CIE color coordinates of (0.34, 0.39) at 10 V. The results reveal that the effective confinement of triplet excitons in white PHOLEDs with a high triplet exciton energy level HTL (TAPC) allows improving the luminous efficiency, as compared to the devices made with NPB and TCTA. Additionally, we demonstrated possibility for the loss of intensity in EL spectra of the white PHOLED devices with NPB and TCTA as HTL compared to that of the device with TAPC as HTL.

Blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) using mixed electron transport layer (ETL) were fabricated with the device structure of ITO/NPB/mCP:Firpic-8%/TPBi:BCP or TPBi:3TPYMB/Liq/Al to observe mixed ETL’s influence on their electrical and optical characteristics. OLED device with mixed ETL of TPBi with BCP or 3TPYMB significantly improved its current efficiency to 30.4 and 34.2 cd/A comparing to 19.8 cd/A of single ETL with BCP only. We examined mixed ETL’s capability of electron transport and triplet exciton confinement enhancing phosphorescent OLED’s luminance and luminous efficiency.

The improved external quantum efficiency (EQE) and reduced roll-off properties of blue phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs), were fabricated with structure, ITO/NPB (400 A)/TCTA (200 A)/mCP:FIrpic (7%)(300 A)/TPBi (300 A)/Liq (20 A)/Al (800 A) by incorporating an 4,4′,4′′-tris(carbazol-9-yl)-triphenylamine (TCTA) interlayer. We compared the properties of 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (BCP) and 1,3,5-tris(N-phenylbenzimidazole-2-yl)benzene (TPBi) as the electron transport layer (ETL) with a typical structure of hole transport layer (HTL)/emissive layer (EML)/ETL in OLEDs and utilized inter-layer in the optimized structure to enhance EQE to 52% at 5.5 V, also stabilize the roll-off of 23%. The use of inter-layer in blue PHOLEDs exhibits a current efficiency of 10.04 cd/A, an EQE of 6.20% at 5.5 V and the highest luminance of 10310 cd/m2 at 9.5 V. We have identified the properties of electroluminescence through the inter-layer in blue PHOLEDs which can be divided into singlet excitons and triplet excitons which emit fluorescence of N,N′-bis(1-naphthalenyl)-N,N′-bis-phenyl-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine (NPB) at 420 nm and phosphorescence of Iridium (III) bis[(4,6-difluorophenyl)-pyridinato-N,C2′] picolinate (FIrpic) at 470 nm, 494 nm, respectively.

Blue phosphorescence organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs) with interfacial mixed layer (IML) were fabricated to observe their electrical characteristics. The IML was composed of mCP as host material in the emissive layer (EML) and 3TPYMB as material for the electron transport layer (ETL) with the blue phosphorescent dopant FIrpic. PHOLEDs with IML were improved by 41% of current density and 35% of luminous efficiency compared to PHOLEDs without IML. The electron and energy transition mechanisms between EML and ETL in the presence of IML were confirmed through I–V–L characteristics and blue color coordinates.

Blue PHOLEDs with interfacial mixed layer (IML) were fabricated to observe their electrical characteristics. IML was composed of mCP as host material in EML and 3TPYMB as electron transport material with phosphorescent blue dopant of FIrpic. PHOLED with IML were improved 41% of current density and 35% of luminous efficiency comparing to PHOLED without IML.

In this study, the properties of blue organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), employing quantum well-like structure (QWS) that includes four different blue emissive materials of 4,4′-bis(2,2′-diphenylyinyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (DPVBi), 9,10-di(naphth-2-yl)anthracene (ADN), 2-(N,N-diphenyl-amino)-6-[4-(N,N-diphenyl amine)styryl]naphthalene (DPASN), and bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinolate)-4-(phenyl phenolato) aluminum (BAlq), were investigated. Conventional QWS blue OLEDs composed of multiple emissive layers and charge blocking layer with lower highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) energy level, and devices with triple emissive layers for more significant hole-electron recombination and a wider region for exciton generation were designed. The properties of triple emissive layered blue OLEDs with the structure of indium tin oxide (ITO) /N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1-naphthyl-phenyl)-(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine (NPB) (700 Ǻ)/X (100 Ǻ)/BAlq (100 Ǻ)/X (100 Ǻ)/4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Bphen) (300 Ǻ)/lithium quinolate (Liq) (20 Ǻ)/aluminum (Al) (1,200 Ǻ) (X = DPVBi, ADN, DPASN) were examined. HOMO-LUMO energy levels of DPVBi, ADN, DPASN, and BAlq are 2.8 to 5.9, 2.6 to 5.6, 2.3 to 5.2, and 2.9 to 5.9 eV, respectively. The OLEDs with DPASN/BAlq/DPASN QWS with maximum luminous efficiency of 5.32 cd/A was achieved at 3.5 V.

In this study, we fabricated blue OLEDs with quantum well structure (QWS) using four different blue emissive materials such as DPVBi, ADN and DPASN, and BAlq as QWS material. Conventional QWS blue OLEDs used to be composed of emissive layer and charge blocking layer with lower HOMO-LUMO energy level, but we designed triple emitting layer for more significant hole-electron recombination in EML and a wider region of exciton generation as forming QWS spontaneously. The structure of triple emitting layered blue OLED is ITO / NPB(700 Å) / X(100 Å) / BAlq(100 Å) /X (100 Å) / Bphen(300 Å) / Liq(20 Å) / Al(1200 Å) (X= DPVBi, ADN, DPASN). HOMO-LUMO energy levels of DPVBi, ADN, DPASN and BAlq were 2.8-5.9, 2.6-5.6, 2.3-5.2 and 2.9-5.9 eV, respectively. The maximum luminous efficiency was 5.32 cd/A at 3.5 V in a blue OLED with DPASN / BAlq / DPASN QWS.

We analyzed the performance of multi-emissive white phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs) in relation to various red emitting sites of hole and electron transport layers (HTL and ETL). The shift of the recombination zone producing stable white emission in PHOLEDs was utilized as luminance was increased with red emission in its electron transport layer. Multi-emissive white PHOLEDs including the red light emitting electron transport layer yielded maximum external quantum efficiency of 17.4% with CIE color coordinates (−0.030, +0.001) shifting only from 1000 to 10 000 cd/m2. Additionally, we observed a reduction of energy loss in the white PHOLED via Ir(piq)3 as phosphorescent red dopant in electron transport layer.

In this Letter, blue phosphorescence organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs) employ structures for electron and/or hole confinement; 1,3,5-tris(N-phenylbenzimiazole-2-yl)benzene is used as a hole confinement layer and tris-(phenylpyrazole)iridium [Ir(ppz)3] is utilized for an electron confinement layer (ECL). The electrical and optical properties of the fabricated blue PHOLEDs with various carrier-confinement structures are analyzed. Structures with a large energy offset between the carrier confinement and emitting layers enhance the charge-carrier balance in the emitting region, resulting from the effective carrier confinement. The maximum external quantum efficiency of the blue PHOLEDs with the double-ECLs is 24.02% at 1500 cd/m2 and its luminous efficiency is 43.76 cd/A, which is 70.47% improved compared to the device without a carrier-confinement layer.

We fabricate white phosphorescent organic light-emitting diodes (PHOLEDs) with three dopants and double emissive layer (EML) to achieve color stability. The white PHOLEDs use FIrpic dopant for blue EML (B-EML), and Ir(ppy)3:Ir(piq)3 dopants for green:red EML (GR-EML) with N,N.'-dicarbazolyl-3, 5-benzene (mCP) as host material. Thicknesses of B-EML and GR-EML are adjusted to form a narrow recombination zone at two EML's interface and charge trapping happens in EML according to wide highest occupied molecular orbital and/or lowest unoccupied molecular orbital energy band gap of mCP and smaller energy band gap of dopants. The total thickness of both EMLs is fixed at 30 nm in the device structure of ITO (150 nm)/MoO3 (2 nm)/N,N'-diphenyl-N,N'-bis(l-naphthyl-phenyl)-(l,l'-biphenyl)-4, 4'-diamine (70 nm)/mCP:Firpic-8.0% (12 nm)/mCP:Ir(ppy)3-3.0%:Ir(piq)3-1.5% (18 nm)/2',2',2''-(1,3,5-benzinetriyl)-tris(1-phenyl-1-H-benzimidazole) (30 nm)/8-hydroxyquinolinolato-lithium (2 nm)/Al (120 nm). White PHOLED shows 18.25 cd/A of luminous efficiency and white color coordinates of (0.358 and 0.378) at 5000 cd/m2 and color stability with slight CIEXY change of (0.028 and 0.002) as increasing luminance from 1000 to 5000 cd/m2.