Red organic light emitting device with improved performance using a novel fluorescent dye codoped with phosphor-sensitizer

Efficient red organic light-emitting device consisted of a compound fluorescent-phosphor-sensitized emission layer was fabricated. A novel red fluorescent dye, 3-(dicyanomethylene)-5,5-dimethyl-1-(4-dimethylamino-styryl) cyclohexene (DCDDC), and a green phosphorescent dye, fac tris(2-phenylpyridine) iridium Ir(ppy)3] were codoped into a host material 4,4’-N,N’-dicarbazolebiphenyl (CBP). By adjusting the component ratio of doping system, a series of devices with different concentration proportion of Ir(ppy)3:DCDDC were constructed. The results demonstrated that the device with 0.2 wt% DCDDC had a maximum power efficiency (η_p) of 2.12 lm/W at a current density of 0.1 mA/cm², which was about 38% higher than that of conventional fluorescent device. When at a current density of 4 mA/cm2 (100 cd/m²) and 52 mA/cm² (1000 cd/m²), the η_p percentage was about 160% and 143% higher than that of conventional device, respectively. A stable red light emission at a peak of 615 nm with Commissions Internationale de l’Eclairage coordinates near the region of (0.56, 0.42) in a wide bias range was also obtained. The improved performances were attributed to the efficient multiple-stage energy transfer from the host to the guest and the suppression of loss mechanism.