Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have gained considerable attention because of their use of inherently flexible materials and their compatibility with facile roll-to-roll and printing processes. In addition to high efficiency, flexibility and transparency, reliable color tunability of solid state light sources is a desirable feature in the lighting and display industry. Here, we demonstrate a device concept for highly efficient organic light-emitting devices whose emission color can be easily adjusted from deep-blue through cold-white and warm-white to saturated yellow. Our approach exploits the different polarities of the positive and negative half-cycles of an alternating current (AC) driving signal to independently address a fluorescent blue emission unit and a phosphorescent yellow emission unit which are vertically stacked on top of each other. The electrode design is optimized for simple fabrication and driving and allows for two-terminal operation by a single source. The presented concept for color-tunable OLEDs is compatible with application requirements and versatile in terms of emitter combinations. INTRODUCTIONIn recent years, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have evolved into a mature technology and OLEDs are now used in various display applications. OLEDs provide an internal charge-to-photon conversion efficiency of nearly 100% and deliver homogeneous emission over large areas, making them promising candidates for new and innovative lighting applications. 1 White OLEDs, in particular, offer great potential for energy-efficient general illumination: luminous efficacies of more than 90 lm W 21 , comparable to the best fluorescent tubes, have already been reported. 2,3 Furthermore, OLED-based light sources can be made mechanically flexible and transparent, offering new opportunities for architecture, visual art and decoration. 4 The reliable realtime tunability of the OLED emission color would impart further momentum to OLED technology on its way to becoming a widespread source of general illumination. Thus far, two different color-tuning concepts have prevailed in the literature. One exploits voltagedependent changes in emission color and was demonstrated as early as 1994 for OLEDs fabricated from polymer blends. 5 Voltage-dependent color shifts are the result of a variety of mechanisms, e.g., voltagedependent charge trapping, a spatial shift of the recombination zone, a modified exciton distribution, or exciton quenching at high current densities. [5][6][7] However, this approach has several drawbacks: not only are the mechanisms that lead to voltage-dependent color-shifts difficult to control, but adjusting the driving voltage also unavoidably results in a dramatic and undesired change in device brightness. The second concept overcomes the disadvantages of the voltage-controlled approach by using a stacked tandem OLED structure with two (or more) independently addressable units emitting light of different colors. 8,9 In comparison with the first method, this approach provides
a b s t r a c tEddy current testing is well established for non-destructive testing of electrical conductive materials [1]. The development of radio frequency (RF) eddy current technology with frequency ranges up to 100 MHz made it possible to extend the classical fields of application even towards less conductive materials like CFRP [2][3]( Table 2). It turns out that RF eddy current technology on CFRP generates a growing number of valuable information for comprehensive material diagnostic. Both permittivity and conductivity of CFRP influence the complex impedance measured with RF eddy current devices. The electrical conductivity contains information about fiber texture like orientations, gaps or undulations in a multilayered material. The permittivity characterization influenced by dielectric properties allows the determination of local curing defects on CFRP e.g. hot spots, thermal impacts or polymer degradation. An explanation for that effect is seen in the measurement frequency range and the capacitive structure of the carbon rovings. Using radio wave frequencies for testing, the effect of displacement currents cannot be neglected anymore. The capacitive structures formed by the carbon rovings is supposed to further strengthen the dielectric influences on eddy current measurement signal [3]. This report gives an overview of several realized applications and should be understood as a general introduction of CFRP testing by HF Radio Wave techniques.
Organic microcavities provide unique properties that are highly advantageous for designing microlasers, but lack in efficient ways to directly integrate electrodes able to drive high currents. The introduction of thin, patterned metal films, leading to the formation of local Tamm plasmon polariton states, has been recently demonstrated as a possible route to preserving coherence in the presence of significant optical loss. Here, periodic micron‐scale gratings of silver are embedded into a high‐quality organic microcavity, creating a crystal‐like photonic potential structure. Despite strong absorption of metallic layers, these structures readily lase upon optical excitation. In that case, the above threshold emission originates not from isolate metal‐free areas but instead from phase‐locked supermodes spreading over several grating periods. Remarkably, in‐plane coherence can spread even further when decreasing the grating period, covering distances of more than 50 μm and more than ten metal stripes. 1D and 2D gratings with varying periods are investigated using tomographic scanning of the k‐space emission fine structure, which exhibits a strong dependence on the grating geometry. These results support the fabrication of highly customizable organic microlasers with tailored in‐plane coherence, and demonstrate the coexistence of extended coherence and optical loss.
A device concept for highly efficient OLEDs is introduced that allows to tune the emission color of the device over a broad range of the CIE color gamut. The approach exploits the different polarities of the positive and negative half-cycles of an alternating current driving signal to independently address two vertically stacked emission units with complementary color.Ultrathin metal electrodes fabricated by a wetting layer approach are used to achieve good electrical contact to each stack with minimal impact on optical performance.
Photonic band structure engineering has developed into an important technique for controlling the emission and interaction of photons and polaritons in microcavities (MCs). Herein, lasing from defect states (DSs) in photonic Kronig–Penney structures embedded into metal–organic MCs is demonstrated. As compared to the more delocalized lasing states associated with photonic bands, these DSs exhibit improved lasing thresholds that lie even below the lasing threshold of the metal‐free cavity. The characteristics of these DSs are determined via full electrodynamic computations based on the discontinuous Galerkin time‐domain method.
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