A.C. Light Emitting Devices Based on Conjugated Polymers.

Abstract

Most polymer electrolumininescent devices to date are represented as tunnel diodes and operate under DC driving field. Here we report the fabrication of symmetrically configured AC light emitting (SCALE) devices based on conjugated polymers. The new devices consist of an emissive polymer layer sandwiched between two redox polymer layers. This configuration enables the SCALE devices to work under both forward and reverse DC bias as well as in AC modes. The nearly ohmic electrode/redox polymer contacts improve the charge injection efficiency significantly and make the SCALE device operation insensitive to electrode workfunctions. Symmetric operation supports the key role of redox polymer/emissive polymer interface states.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA305233

Entities

People

  • D. D. Geblet
  • J. W. Blatchford
  • L. B. Lin
  • S. W. Jessen
  • Yuanyuan Wang

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Charge Carriers
  • Chemistry
  • Conjugated Polymers
  • Dynamic Response
  • Efficiency
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrochemical Reactions
  • Electrodes
  • Films
  • Materials
  • Physics
  • Polymers
  • Quantum Efficiency
  • Semi-Flexible Rod Polymers
  • Work Functions

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Semiconductor Device Technology