| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1267052 | Organic Electronics | 2016 | 6 Pages |
•High efficiency down-conversion WOLEDs were achieved.•We fabricated the WOLEDs by inserting the AgNPs layer into substrate/CCL interface.•We demonstrated an approach to enhance the color-conversion efficiency by LSPR effect.•A simple and low-cost way to enhance the WOLEDs performance was provided.
Down-conversion structure white organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs), in which white light is generated by a blue emission organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) in combination with a color conversion layer (CCL) outside the substrate, has attracted extensive interest due to its significant advantages in low cost and stabilized white-light emissions. However, low color-conversion efficiency of CCL is still a bottleneck for the performance improvement of down-conversion WOLEDs. Here, we demonstrate an approach to enhance the color-conversion efficiency of CCL-WOLEDs by localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effect. In this approach, a blend of Ag nanoparticles and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) is solution-deposited between the blue organic light emitting diodes and color-conversion layer. Based on the LSPR effect of this modified structure, the color conversion efficiency has improved 32%, from 45.4% to 60%, resulting a 14.4% enhancement of the current efficiency, from 9.73 cd/A to 11.14 cd/A. Our work provides a simple and low-cost way to enhance the performance of down-conversion WOLEDs, which highlights its potential in illumination applications.
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