Chapter 17. Insights into OLED Functioning through Coordinated Experimental Measurements and Numerical Model Simulations

  1. Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Brütting
  1. D. Berner1,
  2. H. Houili2,
  3. W. Leo1,
  4. L. Zuppiroli2

Published Online: 13 FEB 2006

DOI: 10.1002/3527606637.ch17

Physics of Organic Semiconductors

Physics of Organic Semiconductors

How to Cite

Berner, D., Houili, H., Leo, W. and Zuppiroli, L. (2006) Insights into OLED Functioning through Coordinated Experimental Measurements and Numerical Model Simulations, in Physics of Organic Semiconductors (ed W. Brütting), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527606637.ch17

Editor Information

  1. Institute of Physics, University of Augsburg, Germany

Author Information

  1. 1

    CFG S.A. Microelectronic, Morges, Switzerland

  2. 2

    Laboratory of Optoelectronics of Molecular Materials, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 13 FEB 2006
  2. Published Print: 9 MAY 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527405503

Online ISBN: 9783527606634

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Keywords:

  • physics of organic semiconductors;
  • transport and devices;
  • insights into OLED functioning;
  • coordinated experimental measurements;
  • numerical model simulations;
  • device fabrication;
  • model;
  • case studies

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Device Fabrication

  • The Model

    • Coulomb effects

    • Equations of motion and injection

    • Transport in the organic material

    • Recombination

    • Numerical procedure

  • Case Studies

    • Electrode effects

    • Time of flight simulations

    • Internal electric field

      • Experimental analysis

      • Discussion of Simulations

      • Charge and current distribution inside the device

      • Electric field density distribution

    • Dye doping

      • Experimental results:

      • Analysis Through Simulation

      • Mobility variation inside the doped part

      • Recombination rate distribution

      • Energy level shift inside the doped region

      • General recombination picture

      • Transport characteristics

  • Summary