Highly efficient red electroluminescence induced by efficient electron injection and exciton confinement

Highly efficient DCJTB-doped device was realized by enhanced electron injection and exciton confinement. A fluorine end-capped linear phenylene/oxadiazole oligomer 2,5-bis(4-fluorobiphenyl-4′-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (1) and a trifluoromethyl end-capped oligomer 2,5-bis(4-trifluoromethylbiphenyl-4′-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole (2) were designed and incorporated as an electron transporting/hole blocking material in the device structure ITO/NPB (60 nm)/DCJTB:Alq₃ (0.5%, 10 nm)/1 or 2 (20 nm)/Alq₃ (30 nm)/LiF (1 nm)/Al (100 nm). The devices showed highly efficient red luminescence. In particular, the device based on 1 achieved pure red luminescence at 620 nm originating from DCJTB, with a narrow FWHI of 65 nm, maximal brightness of 13,300 cd/m² at voltage of 20.8 V and current density of ca. 355 mA/cm². High current and power efficiencies (>3.6 cd/A, 1.0 lm/W) were retained within a wide range of current densities. Our results show efficient and stable DCJTB-doped red electroluminescence could be anticipated for practical applications by taking advantage of the present approaches. The control experiments using BCP were also studied.