Effective connecting architecture for tandem organic light-emitting devices

An effective connecting structure for tandem organic light-emitting devices is reported. The connecting structure consists of a thin metal layer as the common electrode, a hole-injection layer containing MoO3 on one side of the common electrode, and an electron-injection layer involving Cs2CO3 on the other side. Such a connecting structure permits efficient opposite hole and electron injection into two adjacent emitting units and gives tandem devices superior electrical and optical performances. Furthermore, the present connecting structure involves no sputtering or handling of reactive metals during device fabrication and can be prepared purely by thermal evaporation, thus rendering device processing more feasible. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.