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Electric-field modulated energy transfer in phosphorescent material- and fluorescent material-codoped polymer light-emitting diodes

Abstract

The excited-state energy transfer widely exists in mixed-material systems and devices. The modulation of an electric field on the energy transfer in photoluminescence has been demonstrated. However, to date, no studies on the electric-field modulation of the excited-state energy transfer in organic optoelectronic devices have been reported. Herein, we investigate the effect of an electric field on the energy transfer in the poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) thin films doped with iridium(III)[bis(4,6-difluorophenyl)pyridinato-N,C2′]-tetrakis(1-pyrazolyl)borate (Fir6) and 5,6,11,12-tetraphenylnaphthacene (rubrene) (PVK:Fir6:rubrene) and the corresponding light-emitting diodes. Combined with the Onsager model describing electric-field enhanced exciton dissociation, we find that the electric field increases the rate of Dexter energy transfer from Fir6 to rubrene in the films and the diodes. The voltage-dependent color shift in the PVK:Fir6:rubrene light-emitting diodes can be explained by the electric-field enhanced Dexter energy transfer from Fir6 to rubrene. Our findings are important for the control of energy transfer process in organic optoelectronic devices by an electric field for desirable applications.

Graphical abstract: Electric-field modulated energy transfer in phosphorescent material- and fluorescent material-codoped polymer light-emitting diodes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Jan 2024
Accepted
05 Apr 2024
First published
16 Apr 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2024,14, 12294-12302

Electric-field modulated energy transfer in phosphorescent material- and fluorescent material-codoped polymer light-emitting diodes

L. Meng and Y. Hou, RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 12294 DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00669K

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