Operating stability of light-emitting polymer diodes based on poly(p-phenylene vinylene)

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Carter, JC
Grizzi, I
Heeks, SK
Lacey, DJ
Latham, SG
May, PG
delosPanos, OR
Pichler, K
Towns, CR
Wittmann, HF
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[1] Cambridge Display Technology Ltd.
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10.1063/1.119483
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We have developed modified poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) to improve its performance in organic electroluminescent devices. Encapsulated single-layer devices with this PPV on indium-tin oxide and a calcium cathode have been operated in air for > 7000 h at 20 degrees C and > 1100 h at 80 degrees C without noticeable degradation. Devices fabricated with this PPV, a conducting polymer layer as anode, and a sputtered low work-function alloy as cathode have efficiencies of over 2 lm/W, brightnesses of >600 Cd/m(2) at 4 V, and lifetimes of > 1400 h driven at similar to 100 Cd/m(2) initial brightness. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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