Micro-Sphere PDMS for Enhancing Light Extraction in Organic Light-Emitting Devices

Autor: Eun-Jeong Bae, Hyeong-Kyu Maeng, Ji-Soo Shin, Dong-Wook Park, Young-Wook Park, Dong-Hyun Baek
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 12, Iss 12, p 2007 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano12122007
Popis: We present a micro-sphere PDMS film to improve the external quantum efficiency (EQE) in OLEDs. The micro-sphere PDMS film was fabricated with the breath figure (BF) and replica molding process. The polymer template was prepared through stabilization of the water droplets at the polymer/water interface. The micro-sphere PDMS film was fabricated by pouring PDMS on the polymer template. At a 45 mg/mL concentration, the size of the spheres was approximately 12.3 µm and they had the most circular shape, so this condition yielded the best performance, with an improvement of 33% in the EQE and the widest viewing angle ranging from 0° to 50°. As a result, the sphere film’s size and distribution seem to play important roles in enhancing the EQE in OLEDs. Furthermore, the flexible sphere film based on polymeric materials could offer an effective, large-scale, mass-produced product and a simple process and approach to achieve high efficiency in flexible OLEDs.
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