Combined host–guest doping and host-free systems for high-efficiency white organic light-emitting devices

Abstract Highly efficient white organic light-emitting devices (WOLEDs) with a four-layer structure were realized by utilizing phosphorescent blue and yellow emitters. The key concept of device construction is to combine host–guest doping system of the blue emitting layer (EML) and the host-free system of yellow EML. Two kinds of WOLEDs incorporated with distinct host materials, namely N , N' -dicarbazolyl-3,5-benzene (mCP) and p -bis(triphenylsilyly)benzene (UGH2), were fabricated. Without using light out-coupling technology, a maximum current efficiency ( η C ) of 58.8 cd/A and a maximum external quantum efficiency ( η EQE ) of 18.77% were obtained for the mCP-based WOLED; while a maximum η C of 65.3 cd/A and a maximum η EQE of 19.04% were achieved for the UGH2-based WOLED. Meanwhile, both WOLEDs presented higher performance than that of conventionally full-doping WOLEDs. Furthermore, systematic studies of the high-efficiency WOLEDs were progressed.

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