Abstract
We present an optical model based on Green's function to investigate the effect of using single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) as anode for infrared quantum dot light-emitting devices (IR QD-LEDs). To the best of our knowledge, there is no report in using SWCNT as anode in IR QD-LEDs. We have studied the emitted power distribution among the different optical modes (external propagating mode (photon outcoupling efficiency), substrate, anode/organics, and surface plasmon modes (SP)), angular intensity distribution, viewing angle effect on the optical characteristics, and the emission spectral characteristics. We have found that the light outcoupling efficiency of IR QD-LEDs based on SWCNT as anode was increased nearly by a factor of 4 relative to that one based on indium-tin oxide (ITO). We also investigated the effect of using different cathode materials on the optical characteristics of IR QD-LEDs.