• Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.15-19
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• 2012

Tris(8-quinolinolato)aluminum(III); $Alq_3$ has been frequently used as an electron transporting layer in organic light-emitting diodes. Either Ba with a low work function or Au with a high work function was deposited on $Alq_3$ layer in vacuum. And then, the behaviors of electron transition at the $Alq_3$/Ba and $Alq_3$/Au interfaces were investigated by using the near edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy. In the each interface, the energy levels of unoccupied obitals were assigned as ${\pi}^*$(LUMO, LUMO+1, LUMO+2 and LUMO+3) and ${\sigma}^*$. And the relative intensities of these peaks were investigated. In an oxygen atom composing $Alq_3$ molecule, the relative intensities for a transition from K-edge to LUMO+2 were largely increased as Ba coverage (${\Theta}_{Ba}$, 2.7 eV) with a low work function was in-situ sequentially increased on $Alq_3$ layer. In contrast, the relative intensities for the LUMO+2 peak were reduced as Au coverage (${\Theta}_{Au}$, 5.1 eV) with a high work function were increased on $Alq_3$ layer. This means that the electron transition by photon in oxygen atom which consists in the unoccupied orbitals in $Alq_3$ molecule, largely depends on work function of a metal. Meanwhile, in the case of electron transition in a carbon atom, as ${\Theta}_{Ba}$ was increased on $Alq_3$, the relative intensity from K-edge to ${\pi}_1{^*}$ (LUMO and LUMO+1) was slightly decreased, and from K-edge to ${\pi}_2{^*}$ (LUMO+2 and LUMO+3) was somewhat increased. This rising of the energy state from ${\pi}_1{^*}$ to ${\pi}_2{^*}$ exhibits that electrons provided by Ba would contribute to the process of electron transition in the $Alq_3$/Ba interfaces. As shown in above observation, the analyses of NEXAFS spectra in each interface could be important as a basic data to understand the process of electron transition by photon in pure organic materials.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.08b
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• pp.1457-1460
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• 2007

To understand the electronic charge transfer from cathode to an ETL in the TEOLED, the pristine $Alq_3$ thin film and the interfaces of both $Alq_3/Ba$ and $Alq_3/Au$ were investigated by using the NEXAFS spectroscopy. The unoccupied energy state of each interface using the NEXAFS Analyses at the C and OK-edges was assigned and charge transfer from Ba to ${\pi}^{\ast}$ of $Alq_3$ was investigated in detail.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2016.02a
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• pp.219-219
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• 2016

유기발광소자는 저전력, 빠른 응답속도, 고휘도 및 자체발광 등의 장점들 때문에 고체 광원과 플렉서블 디스플레이로 연구가 진행되고 있다. 유기발광소자는 유기 발광층을 인광물질로 사용 함으로서 100 % 내부양자 효율을 이루고 있지만 공기와 유리기판의 계면과 유리 기판과 ITO 계면에서 발생하는 내부 전반사 효과와 유기물과 ITO 기판 사이에서 발생하는 웨이브 가이드 효과 등으로 인해 발광량의 약 20 %만을 외부로 추출 할 수 있다. 따라서 유기발광소자의 광 추출 효과를 증가시키기 위해서 소자외부에 아웃커플링 필름 또는 마이크로렌즈 어레이 필름을 부착시키는 방법, 금속 나노 입자를 유기발광소자 내에 삽입하여 표면 플라즈몬 효과로 인한 광추출 효율을 높이는 방법 등이 제시되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Au-ZnO 나노복합체를 간단한 졸겔법을 이용하여 양극 버퍼층으로 사용하여 그에 따른 계면, 전기적 및 광학적 특성을 분석하였다. Au-ZnO 나노복합체를 포함한 tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminium (Alq3) 발광층에서 ZnO를 포함한 Alq3 발광층보다 엑시톤 수명이 빠르게 감소하는 것을 시간 관련 단광자 계산(Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting) 측정을 통해서 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 Au 금속 나노입자의 플라즈몬 흡수 파장과 Alq3 발광층에서 생성되는 발광 파장이 겹쳐서 효과적인 공명 에너지 전달효과로 인해 Alq3 발광층의 발광성질이 향상된 것을 의미한다. Au-ZnO 나노복합체와 ZnO 나노입자를 가지는 유기발광소자의 전류 효율은 50 mA/cm2 에서 각각 2.27와 1.83 cd/A 가지는 것으로 확인 되었다. 또한 Au-ZnO 나노복합체와 ZnO 나노입자를 사용한 유기발광소자의 전압-전류밀도가 유사한 것을 확인 할 수 있는데 이는 Au 금속 나노입자가 ZnO 나노입자의 정공 주입능력을 저하시키지 않는 것을 의미한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.5-6
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• 2007

반투명 전도성 음극 (semi-transparent conducting cathode)인 Ba (x nm)/Au (20 nm)/ITO (100 nm)을 이용하여 전면발광 유기전계 발광 소자 (top-emitting organic light-emitting didodes, TEOLEDs)를 제작했다. Ba과 bis(8-quinolinolato)aluminum (III) ($Alq_3$) 계면의 전자구조는 엑스선 광전자 분광법 (X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, XPS), 자외선 광전자 분광법 (ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy, UPS) 및 가까운 끝머리 엑스선 흡수 미세구조 (near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure, NEXAFS) 스펙트럼의 광 방출 특성을 통하여 조사되었다. $Alq_3$/Ba 계면 특성에 있어서 XPS와 NEXAFS 특성에 의하면, $Alq_3$ (10.0 nm) 위에 Ba이 연속적으로 증착됨에 따라 Ba으로부터 $Alq_3$로의 전자전달 (electron charge transfer) 특성은 꾸준희 증가된다. 그러나 Ba의 두께가 1.0 nm 이상 초과되면 Ba의 전자전달에 기인한 반응성때문에 $Alq_3$의 분자구조가 해리된다. 한편, 제작된 TEOLEDE의 전류-전압-휘도 곡선의 경우에서도 바륨의 증착 두께가 1.0 nm일 때 가장 우수한 구동특성을 나타냈다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.421-422
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• 2008

The electrical properties of OLEDs was investigated by the various cathode layer. It was measured by IVL for electrical properties and optical properties by EL spectrum. The structure of OLEDs was ITO/TPD(400$\AA$)/$Alq_3$(600$\AA$)/LiF(5$\AA$)/various cathode layer. The threshold voltage was increased by the deposited Au layer. The luminance was decreased by deposited Au layer.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1513-1514
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 양극을 Ni, Au, Ag 등으로 하여 소자를 만들어 본 후에 가장 효율이 좋은 금속으로 양극을 정하고 유기물 층의 두께에 따른 마이크로 캐비티에 의한 스펙트럼의 이동효과를 시뮬레이션을 통해 살펴보았다. 소자의 기본 구조는 전면 발광 방식으로 양극/NPB/Alq3/LiF/Al이다. 음극을 LiF/Al과 Mg/Ag로 구조로 제작한 후에 기본 구조와 결과를 비교하였다. 실험결과를 시뮬레이션 결과와 비교 검토하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.110-118
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• 2002

Organic thin film transitors(OTFT) are of interest for use in broad area electronic applications. And recently organic electroluminescent devices(OELD) have been intensively investigated for using in full-color flat-panel display. We have fabricated inverted-staggered structure OTFTs at lower temperature using the fused-ring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pentacene as the active eletronic material and photoacryl as the organic gate insulator. The field effect mobility is 0.039∼0.17 ㎠/Vs, on-off current ratio is 10$\^$6/, and threshold voltage is -7V. And here we report the study of driving emitting, Ir(ppy)$_3$, phosphorescent OELD with all organic thin film transistor and investigated its electrical characteristics. The OELD with a structure of ITO/TPD/8% Ir(ooy)$_3$ doped in BCP/BCP/Alq$_3$/Li:Al/Al and OTFT with a structure of inverted-stagged Al(gate electrode)/photoacry(gate insulator)/pentacene(p-type organic semiconductor)/ Au(source-drain electrode) were fabricated on the ITP patterned glass substrate. The electrical characteristics are turn-on voltage of -10V, and maximum luminance of about 90 cd/㎡. Device characteristics were quite different with that of only OELD.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.29 no.11
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• pp.1183-1189
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• 2012

Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) using microcavity effect have attracted great attention because they can reduce the width of emission spectra from organic materials, and enhance brightness from the same material. We demonstrate the simulation results of the radiation properties from top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes (TE-OLEDs) with microcavity structures based on the general electromagnetic theory. Organic materials such as N,N'-di (naphthalene-1-yl)-N,N'-diphenylbenzidine (NPB) as a hole transport layer and tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) ($Alq_3$) as emitting and electron transporting layer are used to form the OLEDs. The organic materials were sandwiched between anode such as Ni or Au and cathode such as Al, Ag, or Al:Ag. The devices were characterized with electroluminescence phenomenon. We confirmed that the simulation results are consistent with experimental results.