Observation of neodymium electroluminescence

Abstract
Organic electroluminescence devices using a neodymium(III) complex as an emitting layer were fabricated. The cell structure of glass substrate/indium–tin–oxide /N,N ′ - diphenyl -N,N ′ - di (m- tolyl)-benzidine / tris(dibenzoylmethanato)(monobathophenanthroline)neodymium(III) complex/tris(8-quinolinolato)aluminum(III) complex/Mg:Ag was employed. Sharp near-infrared emission bands assigned to f–f transitions of neodymium ion were obtained at dc bias voltage of over 15 V.