Phosphorescent OLED with interlayer
The present invention relates to phosphorescent stacked OLEDs having an interlayer.
1. A device comprising:
an anode;
a cathode;
an interlayer comprising a metal oxide disposed between the anode and the cathode;
a first organic phosphorescent unit disposed between and electrically connected to the anode and the interlayer; and
a second organic phosphorescent unit disposed between and electrically connected to the interlayer and the cathode;
wherein each of the first and second phosphorescent units further comprises an organic emissive layer, the organic emissive layer comprising an organic host material and a first organic dopant material and a second organic dopant material, wherein the first organic dopant material has a LUMO of at least 0.3 eV lower than the LUMO of the organic host material;
wherein each of the first and second organic phosphorescent units further comprises an exciton blocking layer; and
wherein the device emits white light with a CIE in the range of (0.33±0.20, 0.33±0.20) and a CRI of at least 60.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the organic host material has a HOMO at least 0.3 eV lower than the HOMO of an adjacent layer, a LUMO at least 0.3 eV higher than the LUMO of an adjacent layer, or both.
3. The device of claim 1 wherein:
the anode comprises ITO;
the cathode comprises Al;
the interlayer comprises MoO 3 ; and
the emissive layer comprise mCP, CBP, or both.
4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the interlayer is a first interlayer, and further comprising:
a second interlayer disposed between the first interlayer and the cathode; and
a third organic phosphorescent unit disposed between and electrically connected to the first interlayer and the second interlayer;
wherein the second organic phosphorescent unit is disposed between and electrically connected to the second interlayer and the cathode.
5. The device of claim 1 wherein the metal oxide is V 2 O 5 , indium tin oxide, RuO 2 , TiO 2 or SnO 2 .
6. The device of claim 1 wherein the metal oxide is MoO 3 .
7. The device of claim 1 wherein the device has an efficiency of at least 10 lm/W.
8. The device of claim 1 wherein the device has an efficiency of at least 20 lmn/W.
9. The device of claim 1 wherein the device produces light with a brightness of at least 500 cd/m 2 lumens.
10. The device of claim 1 wherein the first organic dopant material has a HOMO at least 0.3 eV higher than the HOMO of the organic host material.
11. The device of claim 10 wherein:
the anode comprises ITO;
the cathode comprises Al;
the interlayer comprises MoO 3 ;
each of the organic host materials comprises mCP; and
each of the organic dopant materials comprises FlzIr.
12. The device of claim 10 , wherein the organic host material has a HOMO at least 0.3 eV lower than the HOMO of a layer adjacent to the anode side of the phosphorescent unit.
13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the layer adjacent to the anode side of the phosphorescent unit is a hole transport layer.
14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the organic host material has a LUMO at least 0.3 eV higher than the LUMO of an adjacent layer.
15. The device of claim 14 , wherein the adjacent layer is an electron transport layer.
16. The device of claim 1 , wherein the organic host material is a first organic host material, and wherein the emissive layer in each of the first and second phosphorescent units further comprises a second organic host material.
17. The device of claim 16 , wherein:
the anode comprises ITO;
the cathode comprises Al:
the interlayer comprises MoO 3 ;
each of the first organic host materials comprises mCP;
each of the second organic host materials comprises CBP;
each of the first organic dopant materials comprises FlzIr; and
each of the second organic dopant materials comprises Ir(ppy) 3 , PQIr, or both.
18. The device of claim 1 , wherein the device emits white light having a CRI of at least 75.
19. The device of claim 18 , wherein the exciton blocking layer comprises Ir(ppz) 3 .