针对通常的突变异质结(HJ)结构的蓝色有机发光器件(OLED)稳定性差这一难题,制备了一种具有缓变结(GJ)的蓝色OLED,在空穴传输层(HTL)和发光层(EML)间构成GJ。与常规的HJOLED相比,具有GJ器件的稳定性明显提高。在初始亮度为100cd/m^2时半寿命达到6998h,是一般HJ器件的6倍。这主要是因为削弱了突变HJ产生的局部高电场,减少了产生的焦耳热,从而提高了器件的稳定性。但是,GJ器件效率相比HJ没有提高。因为GJ增大了空穴注入,空穴是多数载流子,这样不利于载流子的平衡。为了补偿效率损失,在TBADN/Alq界面上插入Gaq薄膜。由于Gaq的LUMO能级在Alq和TBADN的LUMO能级间,形成了从Alq经Gaq到TBADN的势垒阶梯,提高了电子注入,进而提高了器件效率。这种GJOaq器件的效率比一般GJ器件提高20%,寿命是HJ器件的7倍。
A blue organic light emitting diode(OLED) with a graded j unction(GJ) at hole transporting layer(HTL) and emitted layer(EML) interface was constructed. Compared with the conventional heterojunction(HJ) OLED,GJ OLED exhibited significantly improved stability,and the half lifetime achieved 6998 h at initial luminance 100 cd/m^2,which is more than 6 times longer than that of HJ OLED. And a Gaq thin layer is inserted in the TBADN/Alq interface,the step barrier from Alq Gaq to TBADN for electron injection is though formed. The GJ devices with Gaq layer show 20%o higher efficiency than that of conventional and 7 times longer lifetime than that of HJ one.