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Fabrication of poly(p-phenyleneacetylene) light-emitting diodes
Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc
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Filing: 1993-01-29
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Granted: 1994-08-02
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Expires: 2013-01-29
Abstract
Abstract Acetylene containing poly(p-phenyleneacetylene) (PPA) - based light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are provided. The LEDs are fabricated by coating a hole-injecting electrode, preferably an indium tin oxide (ITO) coated glass substrate, with a PPA polymer, such as a 2,5-dibutoxy or a 2,5-dihexoxy derivative of PPA, dissolved in an organic solvent. This is then followed by evaporating a layer of material capable of injecting electrons, such as A1 or A1/Ca, onto the polymer to form a base electrode. This composition is then annealed to form efficient EL diodes.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph Shinar
- 👤 Leland S. Swanson
- 👤 Feng Lu
- 👤 Yiwei Ding
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10K; H10K50/00; H10K50/10; H10K50/11
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for producing a polymer-based light-emitting diode comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hole-injecting electrode; (b) coating the hole-injecting electrode with a layer of a conjugated polymer to form a conjugated polymer-coated hole-injecting electrode; (c) coating the conjugated polymer-coated hole-injecting electrode with a layer of an electron-injecting material to form an electron-injecting electrode; wherein the hole-injecting electrode, polymer layer, and electron-injecting electrode form a polymer-based light-emitting diode (LED); and (d) annealing the polymer-based LED at a temperature and for a period of time effective to reduce the electroluminescence threshold voltage by at least about 20%.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
97 words
A method for producing a polymer-based light-emitting diode comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hole-injecting electrode; (b) coating the hole-injecting electrode with a layer of a conjugated polymer to form a conjugated polymer-coated hole-injecting electrode; (c) coating the conjugated polymer-coated hole-injecting electrode with a layer of an electron-injecting material to form an electron-injecting electrode; wherein the hole-injecting electrode, polymer layer, and electron-injecting electrode form a polymer-based light-emitting diode (LED); and (d) annealing the polymer-based LED at a temperature and for a period of time effective to reduce the electroluminescence threshold voltage by at least about 20%.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of annealing is carried out for about 1-24 hours at a temperature of about 100°-250° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the step of annealing is carried out for about 2-4 hours.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of annealing is carried out in a substantially oxygen-free environment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the step of annealing is carried out at a temperature of about 120°-200° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the step of coating the polymer comprises spin-coating the hole-injecting electrode.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for producing a polymer-based light-emitting diode comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hole-injecting electrode; (b) coating the hole-injecting electrode with a conjugated polymer to form a conjugated polymer-coated hole-injecting electrode, wherein the conjugated polymer is a soluble poly(p-phenyleneacetylene) polymer of the formula --[--C.tbd.C--Ar--C.tbd.C--Ar--] n --, having a number average molecular weight of at least about 2,000, wherein Ar is an arylene group and n≧5; (c) coating the conjugated polymer-coated hole-injecting electrode with a layer of an electron-injecting material to form an electron-injecting electrode; wherein the hole-injecting electrode, polymer layer, and electron-injecting electrode form a polymer-based light-emitting diode (LED); and (d) annealing the polymer-based LED at a temperature and for a period of time effective to reduce the catastrophic failure rate by at least about 2%.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for producing a polymer-based light-emitting diode comprising the steps of: (a) providing a hole-injecting electrode; (b) coating the hole-injecting electrode with a conjugated polymer to form a conjugated polymer-coated hole-injecting electrode, wherein the conjugated polymer is a soluble poly(p-phenyleneacetylene) polymer of the formula --[--C.tbd.C--Ar--C.tbd.C--Ar--] n --, having a number average molecular weight of at least about 2,000, wherein Ar is an arylene group and n≧5; (c) coating the conjugated polymer-coated hole-injecting electrode with a layer of an electron-injecting material to form an electron-injecting electrode; wherein the hole-injecting electrode, polymer layer, and electron-injecting electrode form a polymer-based light-emitting diode (LED); and (d) annealing the polymer-based LED at a temperature and for a period of time effective to reduce the catastrophic failure rate by at least about 2%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the step of annealing is carried out at a temperature of about 100°-250° C.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the step of annealing is carried out for about 1-24 hours.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein each step is carried out in a substantially oxygen-free environment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the step of annealing is carried out at a temperature of about 120°-200° C.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the step of coating the polymer comprises spin-coating the electron-injecting electrode.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the step of coating the electron-injecting material comprises evaporating the material in an e-beam evaporation chamber.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the step of coating the electron-injecting material comprises thermally evaporating the material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the annealing step is carried out in a substantially oxygen-free environment.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
170 words
A method for producing a polymer-based light-emitting-diode comprising the steps of: (a) providing an indium-tin-oxide-coated (ITO) glass substrate having a first and second surface, wherein the first surface has the ITO coated thereon; (b) removing an amount of the ITO from the first surface to expose a portion of the glass substrate; (c) filtering an organic solvent solution of a poly(p-phenyleneacetylene) polymer of the formula --[--C.tbd.C--Ar--C.tbd.C--Ar--] n --, having a number average molecular weight of at least about 2,000, wherein Ar is an arylene group and n≧5; (d) spin-coating the solution of a poly(p-phenyleneacetylene) polymer onto the ITO glass substrate first surface having a portion of the glass substrate exposed by wetting the ITO glass substrate with the polymer solution while spinning the ITO glass substrate to form a polymer-coated ITO glass substrate; (e) evaporating a layer of aluminum onto the polymer-coated ITO glass substrate to form an electron-injecting electrode; wherein the hole-injecting electrode, polymer layer, and electron-injecting electrode form a polymer-based light-emitting diode (LED); and (f) annealing the LED.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
170 words
A method for producing a polymer-based light-emitting-diode comprising the steps of: (a) providing an indium-tin-oxide-coated (ITO) glass substrate having a first and second surface, wherein the first surface has the ITO coated thereon; (b) removing an amount of the ITO from the first surface to expose a portion of the glass substrate; (c) filtering an organic solvent solution of a poly(p-phenyleneacetylene) polymer of the formula --[--C.tbd.C--Ar--C.tbd.C--Ar--] n --, having a number average molecular weight of at least about 2,000, wherein Ar is an arylene group and n≧5; (d) spin-coating the solution of a poly(p-phenyleneacetylene) polymer onto the ITO glass substrate first surface having a portion of the glass substrate exposed by wetting the ITO glass substrate with the polymer solution while spinning the ITO glass substrate to form a polymer-coated ITO glass substrate; (e) evaporating a layer of aluminum onto the polymer-coated ITO glass substrate to form an electron-injecting electrode; wherein the hole-injecting electrode, polymer layer, and electron-injecting electrode form a polymer-based light-emitting diode (LED); and (f) annealing the LED.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 16 wherein the step of evaporating a layer of aluminum comprises depositing a layer of aluminum on a central portion of the polymer-coated ITO glass substrate wherein about 30-50% of the area of the surface of the substrate is coated with the layer of aluminum.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 15 wherein the step of annealing is carried out for about 1-24 hours at a temperature of about 100°-250° C.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
11 words
A polymer-based light-emitting diode made by the process of claim 1.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
15 words
The polymer-based light-emitting diode of claim 19 wherein the conjugated polymer is an acetylene-based polymer.
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