Weak-microcavity organic light-emitting diodes with improved light out-coupling

Opt Express. 2008 Aug 18;16(17):12632-9. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.012632.

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate weak-microcavity organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays with improved light-extraction and viewing-angle characteristics. A single pair of low- and high-index layers is inserted between indium tin oxide (ITO) and a glass substrate. The electroluminescent (EL) efficiencies of discrete red, green, and blue weak-microcavity OLEDs are enhanced by 56%, 107%, and 26%, respectively, with improved color purity. Moreover, full-color passive-matrix bottom-emitting OLED displays are fabricated by employing low-index layers of two thicknesses. As a display, the EL efficiency of white color was 27% higher than that of a conventional OLED display.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Organic Chemicals / chemistry*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Semiconductors*
  • Tin Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Organic Chemicals
  • Tin Compounds
  • indium tin oxide