Degradation in tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3)-based organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs)

Hany Aziz; Zoran D. Popovic; Nan-Xing Hu; Paulo DosAnjos; Andronique Ioannidis

doi:10.1117/12.416901

2 February 2001 Degradation in tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3)-based organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs)

Hany Aziz, Zoran D. Popovic, Nan-Xing Hu, Paulo DosAnjos, Andronique Ioannidis

Proceedings Volume 4105, Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices IV; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.416901
Event: International Symposium on Optical Science and Technology, 2000, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Poor device stability has been a major concern for organic light emitting devices (OLEDs). The relatively short operational lifetime of the OLEDs is predominantly attributed to an intrinsic degradation behavior, which leads to a decrease in the electroluminescence quantum efficiency of the devices in time. Recently, we found that the injection of holes in tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (AlQ₃), the most widely used organic electroluminescent material, is the main factor responsible for the intrinsic degradation behavior in OLEDs. The photoluminescence quantum efficiency of AlQ₃ has been found to decrease as a result of predominantly hole current flow. Further studies using time-resolved fluorescence measurements reveal that degradation is also associated with a decrease in the lifetime of the AlQ₃ excited states, thus revealing the nature of the degradation products as luminescence quenchers. Various phenomena pertaining to device degradation will be discussed.

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Hany Aziz, Zoran D. Popovic, Nan-Xing Hu, Paulo DosAnjos, and Andronique Ioannidis "Degradation in tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3)-based organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs)", Proc. SPIE 4105, Organic Light-Emitting Materials and Devices IV, (2 February 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.416901

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