Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.455, 259-266, 2006
Electrically conducting amorphous molecular material: Iodine doped m-MTDATA as a hole injection buffer layer in organic electroluminescent devices
An electrically conducting amorphous molecular material was prepared by iodine doping of 4,4',40"-tris[3-methylphenyl(phenyl)amino]triphenylamine(m-MTDATA). The use of iodine-doped m-MTDATA, which was identified as m-MTDATA radical cation species with counter anions, as a hole-injection buffer layer in tris(8-quinolinolato) aluminum (Alq(3))-based organic electroluminescent devices led to the reduction of drive voltage and the enhancement of external quantum efficiency as compared with the corresponding device using undoped m-MTDATA. It is indicated that the use of iodine-doped m-MTDATA facilitates not only hole injection from the ITO electrode but also electron injection from the cathode into Alq(3).
Keywords:amorphous molecular material;charge injection;electrical conductivity;iodine doping;m-MTDATA;organic electroluminescent device