Near-infrared light-emitting ambipolar organic field-effect transistors

Near-IR light-emitting ambipolar OFETs are demonstrated, employing a squaraine derivative as the electroactive layer. Efficient control of the emission-region position in the channel is achieved by varying the drain/gate potentials. By using a transport model, combined with experimental results, strong metal-induced electroluminescence quenching is observed when light emission takes place in close proximity to the source-drain electrodes (see figure).