GIANT MAGNETO-ELECTROLUMINESCENCE from HYBRID SPIN-ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES

Abstract

An important application that may boost the use of magnetic-field controlled organic devices is significant magnetically modulated electroluminescence (MEL) at room temperature (RT). Whereas inorganic magnetic tunnel junctions show RT magneto-resistance (MR)> 80%, these devices do not exhibit electroluminescence. In contrast, organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) show substantive electroluminescence. Alas, at RT both organic spin valves and spin-OLEDs have shown rather small MR and MEL. We report here a hybrid organic/inorganic magnetic-field controlled device (h-OLED) which comprises of an inorganic magnetic tunnel junction with large room temperature MR, and OLED having efficient electroluminescence. At RT the h-OLED devices exhibit up to 80% giant MEL in the red, green, and blue spectral ranges. Moreover studies of "white" h-OLED devices show a surprising magnetic-field controlled color manipulation. The h-OLED devices may open a new avenue in the application of multifunctional organic displays.