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NiOx-based hole injection layer for organic light-emitting diodes

유기발광소자에 적용 가능한 NiOx 기반의 정공주입층 연구

  • Kim, Junmo (Departemnt of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Gim, Yejin (Departemnt of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Wonho (Departemnt of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology) ;
  • Lee, Donggu (Department of Semiconductor Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology)
  • 김준모 (금오공과대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 김예진 (금오공과대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 이원호 (금오공과대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 이동구 (경상국립대학교 반도체공학과)
  • Received : 2021.08.18
  • Accepted : 2021.09.10
  • Published : 2021.09.30
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Abstract

Organic semiconductors have received tremendous attention for their research because of their tunable electrical and optical properties that can be achieved by changing their molecular structure. However, organic materials are inherently unstable in the presence of oxygen and moisture. Therefore, it is necessary to develop moisture and air stable semiconducting materials that can replace conventional organic semiconductors. In this study, we developed a NiOx thin film through a solution process. The electrical characteristics of the NiOx thin film, depending on the thermal annealing temperature and UV-ozone treatment, were determined by applying them to the hole injection layer of an organic light-emitting diode. A high annealing temperature of 500 ℃ and UV-ozone treatment enhanced the conductivity of the NiOx thin films. The optimized NiOx exhibited beneficial hole injection properties comparable those of 1,4,5,8,9,11-hexaazatriphenylene hexacarbonitrile (HAT-CN), a conventional organic hole injection layer. As a result, both devices exhibited similar power efficiencies and the comparable electroluminescent spectra. We believe that NiOx could be a potential solution which can provide robustness to conventional organic semiconductors.

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이 연구는 금오공과대학교 학술연구비로 지원되었다(2019104037).

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