Improved out-coupling efficiency of organic light emitting diodes fabricated on a TiO2 planarization layer with embedded Si oxide nanostructures

Young Hoon Sung; Pil Hoon Jung; Kyung Hoon Han; Yang Doo Kim; Jang Joo Kim; Heon Lee

doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2017.04.003

Improved out-coupling efficiency of organic light emitting diodes fabricated on a TiO₂ planarization layer with embedded Si oxide nanostructures

Young Hoon Sung, Pil Hoon Jung, Kyung Hoon Han, Yang Doo Kim, Jang Joo Kim, Heon Lee

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Abstract

In order to increase the out-coupling efficiency of organic light emitting diodes, conical Si oxide nanostructures were formed on a glass substrate using nanoimprint lithography with hydrogen silsesquioxane. Then, the substrate was planarized with TiO₂ nanoparticles. Since TiO₂ nanoparticles have a higher refractive index than Si oxide, the surface of substrate is physically flat, but optically undulated in a manner that enables optical scattering and suppression of total internal reflection. Subsequently, OLEDs formed on a substrate with nanostructured Si oxide and a TiO₂ planarization layer exhibit a 25% increase in out-coupling efficiency by suppressing total internal reflection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	828-832
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optical Materials
Volume	72
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2017.04.003
Publication status	Published - 2017 Oct

Keywords

Light extraction
Nanoimprint
OLED
Refractive index
TiO

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Computer Science(all)
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Spectroscopy
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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