Application of Nanostructured Parylene‐C Films for Improved Optical Characteristics of Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes

Abstract

Abstract Anti‐reflection (AR) characteristics on the display surface and light outcoupling efficiency are significant factors for controlling external and internal light in organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs), respectively. This paper presents the fabrication of moth‐eye nanostructured parylene‐C films that simultaneously achieve optimized AR characteristics and enhanced OLED performance. AR performance is optimized by varying the nanostructure dimensions, resulting in a nanostructured film with a reflectance of <1%. Furthermore, applying this nanostructured film to OLEDs improved the light outcoupling efficiency by 40% compared with the reference device. Therefore, employing nanostructured parylene‐C films to enhance the optical characteristics of OLEDs is proposed.

Keywords

• anti‐reflection
• moth‐eye structure
• nanostructured film
• organic light‐emitting diodes
• outcoupling
• parylene‐C