Simulation model shows influence of grid structure on emission characteristics of OLEDs

By introducing nano- and microstructures into organic solar cells (OPV) and organic light-emitting diodes (OLED), CAU scientists want to specifically influence the properties of the components. For this purpose, a simulation model was implemented with which the influence of grid structures on the emission characteristic of an OLED can be investigated. In a first study it was investigated both theoretically and experimentally, how the structures of the grid, absorption effects within the nanostructured OLED and the layer thickness of the cathode affect the light extraction. The results were presented in an abstract at the conference International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications 2017 (H. Lüder, M. Bremer, M. Gerken, Simulation of nanostructured emission layers for tailoring the angular radiation pattern of OLEDs, Proceedings ICEAA 2017).