EAGER: Feasibility of Increasing Organic LED Lifetime via Improved Thermal Management

知识优势：热诱导降解被广泛认为是发展具有更长的寿命和更高亮度的有机发光二极管（oled）的性能限制障碍，这是持续商业发展的两个基本要求。本文提出的工作将测试一种重新设计oled的新方法，以改善热性能，该方法基于实现一种直接的、高分辨率的热成像技术，该技术能够在oled发光表面以精细的空间和热分辨率测量温度分布。更广泛的影响：我们设想工程有机和量子点光子器件的长期总体目标，以提高性能。该提案将通过创建一个用于制造有机和纳米级光电器件的新设施，显著增强Mt Holyoke学院的研究和教育基础设施。

Intellectual merit:Thermally-induced degradation is widely recognized as a performance-limiting obstacle to the development of organic light-emitting-diodes (OLEDs) with longer lifetime and higher brightness, two essential requirements for continued commercial development. The work proposed here will tests a newmeans of re-engineering OLEDs for improved thermal performance based on the implementation of a direct, high resolution thermal imaging technique capable of measuring temperature profiles with a fine spatial and thermal resolution across the light-emitting surface of OLEDs.Broader impact:We envision a long-term overall goal of engineering organic and quantum dot photonic devices for improved performance. This proposal will significantly enhance the infrastructure for research and education at Mt Holyoke College, by creating a novel facility for the fabrication of organic and nanoscale optoelectronic devices.