Combination of passivated Si anode with phosphor doped organic to realize highly efficient Si-based electroluminescence

Opt Express. 2008 Mar 31;16(7):5158-63. doi: 10.1364/oe.16.005158.

Abstract

Silicon light source plays a key role in silicon optoelectronics, but its realization is an extremely challenging task. Although there are longterm intensive efforts to this topic, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the silicon-based electroluminescence is still no more than 1%. In this present report, a highly efficient silicon light source has been achieved. The device structure is p-Si (5 Omegacm)/ SiO2(approximately 2 nm)/ NPB / CBP: (ppy)(2)Ir(acac) / Bphen /Bphen: Cs2CO3 / Sm / Au. The SiO2 passivated Si is the anode having a suitably high hole-injection ability, and CBP: (ppy)(2)Ir(acac) is a highly efficient phosphor doped organic material. The device turn-on voltage is 3.2 V. The maximum luminance efficiency and maximum luminous power efficiency reach 69 cd/A and 62 lm/W, respectively, corresponding to a maximum PCE of 12% and an external quantum efficiency of 17%.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lighting / instrumentation*
  • Luminescent Measurements / instrumentation*
  • Organic Chemicals / chemistry*
  • Semiconductors*
  • Silicon / chemistry*

Substances

  • Organic Chemicals
  • Silicon