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By varying the oxygen content in the Ar/C)2 sputtering gas mixture, we find that the energy transfer distance decreases from 10--25 A for 0% 02 to less than 2 A for 10% 02. Our experimental results suggest that because excess oxygen reduces oxygen vacancies and defect electronic states in SnO2, it leads to a smaller spectral overlap between the emission of Alq3 and the absorption of SnO2, thereby shortening the energy transfer distance and reducing the quenching capability of SnO2.","abstract_html":"One fundamental challenge in designing organic light-emitting diodes is luminescence quenching near an electrode. In this work, we investigate the underlying mechanism behind luminescence quenching by measuring the reduction in Alq3 photoluminescence due to SnO02. Using an analytical model and a Monte Carlo simulation for exciton dynamics in amorphous organic solids, we find that the exciton diffusion length in bulk Alq3 is in the range of 70--80 A. 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