Characterisation of pulsed-laser-deposited organic electroluminescent compounds for organic light-emitting diodes

A new UV-photopolymerisable anthracene-based compound has been pulsed-laser-deposited and then photochemically crosslinked to form a stable organic network in an electroluminescent device for the first time. Current-voltage and optical emission studies of similar anthracene-based compounds have also been employed to evaluate the laser-deposition technique. Electroluminescence emission and charge transport characteristics are comparable with devices fabricated using conventional spin-coating techniques.