[A new method to improve the luminous efficiency of organic light-emitting device: metal thin layer]

Inserting metal thin layer into organic electroluminescent device often brings some unexpected effect. By inserting 5 nm Au thin layer between MoO3 and TPD, we prepared the OLED device with the structure of ITO/MoO3(5 nm)/Au(5 nm)/ TPD/AlQ/LiF/Al. The luminous efficiency is improved as compared to the device without the Au. By analysis, we believe that the Au between MoO3 and TPD formed a small trap for hole to reduce the current density in device. At the same time, since the light transmittance of green light (AlQ) of 5 nm Au is greater than 80%, the brightness of the device was not significantly affected. That is the reasons for the improved luminous efficiency. This work provides some new ideas and experimental evidence for how to improve the luminous efficiency of OLED devices.