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1 January 2011 Optimization of the efficacy and angle dependence of emission of top-emissive organic light-emitting diodes on metal foils
Harmen Rooms, Dorothee Hermes, Stephan Harkema, Cristina Tanase, Ton van Mol, Paul W. M. Blom, Joanne Wilson
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Journal of Photonics for Energy, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 011024 (January 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3590937
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We have investigated how to optimize the efficacy and angle dependence of emission of top-emissive organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) based on metal foil substrates with the aim of creating efficient flexible devices for lighting and signage applications. By systematically varying the device architecture we were able to tune the optical microcavity which exists within the device structure and observe the change in performance. We paid particular attention to the effects of the metal foil roughness. We have seen that by changing the layer thickness of the poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) [PEDOT:PSS] in the device, and the substrate reflectivity and roughness we can obtain efficacies not too far from those achieved for standard bottom-emissive devices on glass substrates made with the same emitter. The angle dependence of luminance can be tuned from pointing in the forward direction via Lambertian to having a maximum at around 65°, and we have used optical modeling to help us find the optimum device structure. We conclude that (rough) metal foils are a realistic possibility for making flexible OLEDs and have demonstrated large area (up to 12 cm × 12 cm), thin film encapsulated, flexible devices.
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Harmen Rooms, Dorothee Hermes, Stephan Harkema, Cristina Tanase, Ton van Mol, Paul W. M. Blom, and Joanne Wilson "Optimization of the efficacy and angle dependence of emission of top-emissive organic light-emitting diodes on metal foils," Journal of Photonics for Energy 1(1), 011024 (1 January 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3590937
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Organic light emitting diodes
Metals
Reflectivity
Optical microcavities
Reflection
Polymers
Light scattering
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