High-efficiency white phosphorescent polymer light-emitting devices

White phosphorescent light emission from polymer light-emitting devices (PLEDs) has been demonstrated. To fabricate the white-emitting PLED, blue phosphorescent polymer (BPP) and red phosphorescent polymer (RPP) were used for the emissive layer, and the emission color was tuned by controlling the concentration ratio of BPP to RPP. The external quantum efficiency of the white-emitting PLED, with CIE coordinates of (0.34, 0.36), was 6.0% at luminance of 100 cd/m/sup 2/. To investigate the emission mechanism in the PLED, its photoluminescence spectrum and transient decay were measured. These experimental measurements indicate that direct excitation of the iridium-complex (Ir-complex) units by carrier trapping is a major excitation process for white-emitting PLED. A 3.6-in full-color display based on the white phosphorescent PLED and color filters was demonstrated.