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Organic electroluminescent devices (OELD's) have attracted much attention b
ecause of their possible application as large-area light-emitting displays.
Their structures are mainly based on employing a multi-layer device struct
ure containing an emitting layer and carrier transport layers of suitable o
rganic materials [1]. In this study, several lanthanide complexes such as T
b(ACAC)(3)(phen) and Tb(ACAC)(3)(phen-Cl) were synthesized and the electrol
uminescence (EL) characteristics of their thin films were investigated by f
abricating the devices with structures of anode/TPD/Tb complexes/Alq(3)/cat
hode and anode/TPD/Tb complexes/Bebq(2)/cathode, where low work function me
tal alloys such as Li:Al was used as the electron-injecting electrode (cath
ode).