Abstract
We report an ultrathin Au transparent electrode with the thickness of only 4.4 nm based on an S-1805/Ag hybrid nucleation layer and its application in flexible organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) as the replacement of indium tin oxide (ITO) anode. The Volmer–Weber growth mode of the deposited Au film has been suppressed successfully by using the hybrid nucleation layer, in which the S-1805 acts as a substrate modification layer and 0.6 nm Ag acts as a seeding layer. The resulting ultrathin Au film with the thickness of 4.4 nm shows high transparency, high conductivity, and ultrasmooth surface. A 25% improvement in efficiency has been demonstrated for the OLEDs with ultrathin Au anodes compared to the ITO-based devices. The application of the high-performance ultrathin Au electrodes in OLEDs results in high flexibility and mechanical robustness with small performance variations after 2100 bending cycles with a 7.5 mm bending radius.
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