Unravelling the electron injection/transport mechanism in organic light-emitting diodes

Tsubasa Sasaki; Munehiro Hasegawa; Kaito Inagaki; Hirokazu Ito; Kazuma Suzuki; Taku Oono; Katsuyuki Morii; Takahisa Shimizu; Hirohiko Fukagawa

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23067-2

Nature Communications (May 2021)

Unravelling the electron injection/transport mechanism in organic light-emitting diodes

Tsubasa Sasaki,
Munehiro Hasegawa,
Kaito Inagaki,
Hirokazu Ito,
Kazuma Suzuki,
Taku Oono,
Katsuyuki Morii,
Takahisa Shimizu,
Hirohiko Fukagawa

Affiliations

Tsubasa Sasaki: Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Science & Technology Research Laboratories
Munehiro Hasegawa: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
Kaito Inagaki: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science
Hirokazu Ito: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science
Kazuma Suzuki: Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science
Taku Oono: Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Science & Technology Research Laboratories
Katsuyuki Morii: Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.
Takahisa Shimizu: Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Science & Technology Research Laboratories
Hirohiko Fukagawa: Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), Science & Technology Research Laboratories

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23067-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Understanding the role electron injection and transport in organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) is critical for optimizing device performance. Here, the authors elucidate the electron injection/transport mechanism in OLEDs and identify the cathode/emissive layer energy barrier as the key factor.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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