High-efficiency fluorescent organic light-emitting devices using a phosphorescent sensitizer

M. A. Baldo, M. E. Thompson and S. R. Forrest ()
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M. A. Baldo: Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials (POEM), Princeton University
M. E. Thompson: University of Southern California
S. R. Forrest: Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials (POEM), Princeton University

Nature, 2000, vol. 403, issue 6771, 750-753

Abstract: Abstract To obtain the maximum luminous efficiency from an organic material, it is necessary to harness both the spin-symmetric and anti-symmetric molecular excitations (bound electron–hole pairs, or excitons) that result from electrical pumping. This is possible if the material is phosphorescent, and high efficiencies have been observed in phosphorescent1,2 organic light-emitting devices3. However, phosphorescence in organic molecules is rare at room temperature. The alternative radiative process of fluorescence is more common, but it is approximately 75% less efficient, due to the requirement of spin-symmetry conservation4. Here, we demonstrate that this deficiency can be overcome by using a phosphorescent sensitizer to excite a fluorescent dye. The mechanism for energetic coupling between phosphorescent and fluorescent molecular species is a long-range, non-radiative energy transfer: the internal efficiency of fluorescence can be as high as 100%. As an example, we use this approach to nearly quadruple the efficiency of a fluorescent red organic light-emitting device.

Date: 2000
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