Organic electroluminescent devices applications

APPLICATION OF PLASMON ENHANCEMENT OF EMISSIVE RATES TO ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES... 

Oligothiophenes with well defined structures have recently received a great deal of attentions not only as a model eompoimds for conducting polymers, but also as anew class of functional r-electron systems [153], Since the initial discovery of organic compounds showing metallic conductivity, for which 2000 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded [154-156], oligo- and polythiophenes have attracted much attention as advanced molecules with practical use in electronic devices [157-160] and their potential application in field-effect transistors [161], photovoltaic devices [162] and organic electroluminescent devices [163],... 

Electrically conducting polymers have been a subject of extensive studies in view of both academic interest and potential technological applications. This chapter describes the synthesis and properties of electrically conducting polymers and their applications as functional materials, such as electrode materials for secondary batteries, photoactive materials for photovoltaic devices, electrochromic materials, and materials for use in organic electroluminescent devices. 

OLEDs are nowadays the most important type of light source for artificial lighting, making them potential candidates in the development of full-color flat panel display devices. Challenging problems to be addressed are emission color, emission efficiency and device lifetime. The emission color problem results from the broad emission bands exhibited by electroluminescent devices containing organic emitting layers, since pure and sharp emission bands from these materials, a requisite for display applications, are... 

Organic electroluminescent (EL) devices are the subject of study by many researchers because of their potential application as light-emitting devices which operate at low drive voltages. These devices are injection-type, in which carriers, such as electrons (radical anions) and holes (radical cations), are injected into the organic emitter layer where they recombine. It is, therefore, necessary for the component organic materials to possess carrier-transporting properties as well as fluorescence properties. 

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