Single-layered light-emitting diodes possessing methoxy-modified pyrazoloquinoline dyes in poly-N-vinylcarbazole matrix

A principal opportunity to operate by current-voltage and electroluminescent-current dependences for the single-layered light-emitting diodes (LED) on the basis of the polyvinylcarbazole (PVK) polymers doped by methoxy-substituted pyrazoloquinoline (PQ) emitting dye chromphore is demonstrated. The principal light-emitting parameters in the architecture ITO/PQ: PVK/Ca (Al) were investigated. The maximally achieved quantum efficiency of the investigated LED was equal to about 0.87% and corresponded to the brightness about the 44 Cd/m(2). The absence of blue shift for the electroluminescence (EL) compared to PL may indicate on an absence of near-the-surface exciton diffusion for the methoxy-PQ contrary to the phenyl-methyl-substituted PQ. The quantum chemical calculations have shown principal role of the dye chromophore state dipole moments in the observed carrier kinetics determining the EL. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.