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Optica, Optica, 6(2), p. 579, 2015

DOI: 10.1364/optica.2.000579

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Hybrid Tamm plasmon-polariton/microcavity modes for white top-emitting organic light-emitting devices

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Abstract

White top-emitting organic light-emitting devices (WTOLEDs), emitting white light through a transparent top metallic electrode, have emerged as promising candidates as energy-efficient solid-state lighting sources and full-color flat-panel displays. The microcavity effect due to usage of metallic electrodes results in emission enhancement solely at a particular color, and therefore sets an obstacle for WTOLEDs, where at least two colors with balanced intensity should be emitted. Current efforts solving the problem basically rely on the relaxation of the microcavity effect, resulting in sacrificed light outcoupling efficiency in the original resonance region. Here, we demonstrate that by integrating a photonic crystal structure upon the top metallic electrode, an additional emission enhancement peak other than the one determined by the microcavity resonance could be provided by the Tamm plasmon-polariton mode. Mode hybridization induced dual hybrid modes with comparable light outcoupling efficiency can then be excited, from which two colors with balanced intensity could be emitted. Both experimental and theoretical results demonstrate that the proposed mode hybridization strategy may pave the way for the realization of WTOELDs towards high white color quality, improved viewing characteristics, and electroluminescence efficiency.