Document Type
Journal Article
Department/Unit
Department of Chemistry
Title
Recent progress and current challenges in phosphorescent white organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs)
Language
English
Abstract
White organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs) offer a promising avenue to developing future energy-saving solid-state lighting sources because of their intrinsic characters such as low driving voltages, high brightness and efficiency, large area, etc. While commercialization of WOLEDs has attracted tremendous interest in both academic and industrial communities, the discovery of highly efficient phosphors opens up a good channel to meet this target. With the goal towards practical application, many design strategies, including new materials synthesis, judicious design of device configuration, wise management of charges/excitons in different active layers, development of sophisticated and low cost fabrication procedures, etc. have been put forward to achieve high efficiency, good white color stability and quality. In this review, the most recent progress and achievements in various research aspects of the phosphorescent WOLED is presented. Practical applications are enumerated and illustrated by specific examples. The major advances, ongoing challenges and future perspectives of this research frontier are also critically discussed. The present work provides valuable clues to the specialists in the field to develop new routes for future research development of WOLEDs. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.
Keywords
B-O complementary colors, Excimer/exciplex, Phosphors, R-G-B primary colors, White organic light-emitting diodes
Publication Date
2010
Source Publication Title
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews
Volume
11
Issue
4
Start Page
133
End Page
156
Publisher
Elsevier
DOI
10.1016/j.jphotochemrev.2011.01.001
Link to Publisher's Edition
ISSN (print)
13895567
Recommended Citation
Zhou, Guijiang, Wai-Yeung Wong, and Si Suo. "Recent progress and current challenges in phosphorescent white organic light-emitting diodes (WOLEDs)." Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews 11.4 (2010): 133-156.