Electroluminescent Device Comprising a Transparent Structured Electrode Layer Made From a Conductive Polymer

Aemilianus G. J. Staring, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
David Braun, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

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NOTE: At the time of publication, the author David Braun was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.

Abstract

A description is given of an electroluminescent (EL) device (1) composed of polymeric LEDs comprising an active layer (7) of a conjugated polymer and a transparent polymeric electrode layer (5) having electroconductive areas (51) as electrodes. Like the active layer (7), the electrode layer (5) can be manufactured in a simple manner by spin coating. The electrode layer (5) is structured into conductive electrodes (51) by exposure to UV light. The electrodes (9) and (51) jointly form a matrix of LEDs for a display. When a flexible substrate (3) is used, a very bendable EL device is obtained.