Electroluminescence and negative differential resistance studies of TPD:PBD:Alq3 blend organic-light-emitting diodes

Abstract

Ternary system of single-layer organic-light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) were fabricated containing tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (Alq3) blended with N,N′-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(3-methylphenyl)-1,1′-biphenyl-4,4′-diamine and 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole small molecules. Electroluminescence properties were investigated with respect to blend systems. Significant improvement in turn-on voltage and luminance intensity was observed by employing the blends technique. Negative differential resistance (NDR) characteristics observed at a low voltage region in blended OLED is related to the generation of guest hopping site and phonon scattering phenomenon. However, luminescence of the devices is not altered by the NDR effect.