本文驗證了藉由優化主動層厚度可以有效改善固態有機白光電化學元 件 的 效 率 ， 其 主 動 層 材 料 是 使 用 效 率 很 高 且 發 藍 綠 光 的 [Ir(dfppz)2(dtb-bpy)]+(PF6
─) 當 做 主 體 材 料 並 少 量 摻 雜 發 紅 光 的 [Ir(ppy)2(biq)]+(PF6
─)當做客體材料所製作而成的白光元件。
本文使用 Matlab 程式模擬穩定電致發光頻譜可以得知，當主動層厚度 從 190 奈米(元件 I)增加到 270 奈米(元件 II)時，複合區會慢慢移動到主動 層的中心位置使複合區與電極(或摻雜層)間的距離增加而緩解了激子猝熄，
因此顯著的提昇了元件效率(高達 1.5 倍)分別為 11 %的外部量子效率以及 20 流明/瓦的功率效率，這是目前已發表固態有機白光電化學元件的文獻中 的最高效率，然而更進一步將元件主動層厚度提高到 400 奈米(元件 III)卻 發現載子遷移率的平衡產生惡化，且在相同驅動電壓下主動層較厚的元件 相對電場較低也會導致載子注入變差，因此在主動層內的複合區位置變得 更不對稱。這些實驗結果可以發現固態有機白光電化學元件確實可由優化 主動層厚度來得到激子猝熄現象最少的最高效率元件。
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