Zy. Xie et al., ENHANCED HOLE INJECTION AND BRIGHTNESS OF ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES WITH INDIUM TIN OXIDE SURFACE MODIFICATION USING OXYGEN PLASMATREATMENT, Chinese Physics Letters, 15(7), 1998, pp. 537-538
The improvement of indium tin oxide (ITO) anode contact to organic ele
ctroluminescent devices via oxygen plama treatment is investigated. En
hanced hole-injection efficiency improved the performance of organic l
ight-emitting devices. The injection current increased by 1-2 orders o
f magnitude and the turn-on voltages droped several volts. Much higher
injection current could be applied to achieve much higher brightness.
Maximum brightness and luminous efficiency can reach to about 4000 cd
/m(2) and 0.31 m/W for the structure of ITO/TPD/Alq(3)/Al, respectivel
y.