An effective and simple method has been explored to construct an efficient ultraviolet organic light-emitting diode (OLED) by incorporating poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)/MoOx double-stacked hole injection layer (HIL) and slightly retarding electron injection for achieving extremely balanced charge carriers. The device produces 4.6% external quantum efficiency with an attractive ultraviolet emission peak of 377 nm and full width at half maximum of 35 nm. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy and impedance spectroscopy analysis determine the substantially enhanced hole injection capacity of PEDOT:PSS/MoOx double-stacked HIL, which accordingly contributes to optimizing carrier balance. The results pave a way to advancing OLED in potential application towards short wavelength emission.

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Electroluminescent intensity and external quantum efficiency (EQE) in ultraviolet organic light‐emitting diodes (UV OLEDs) have been remarkably enhanced by using a graded hole‐injection and ‐transporting (HIT) structure of MoO3/N,N ′‐bis(naphthalen‐1‐yl)‐N,N ′‐bis(phenyl)‐benzidine/MoO3/4,4′‐bis(carbazol‐9‐yl)biphenyl (CBP). The graded‐HIT based UV OLED shows superior short‐wavelength emis‐ sion with spectral peak of ∼410 nm, maximum electroluminescent intensity of 2.2 mW/cm2 at 215 mA/cm2 and an EQE of 0.72% at 5.5 mA/cm2. Impedance spectroscopy is employed to clarify the enhanced hole‐injection and ‐transporting capacity of the graded‐HIT structure. Our results provide a simple and effective approach for constructing efficient UV OLEDs. (© 2015 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH &Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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