• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.56-57
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• 2006

In this paper, the inorganic multi-layer thin film encapsulation was newly adopted to protect the organic layer from moisture and oxygen. Using the electron beam, Sputter, inorganic multi-layer thin-film encapsulation was deposited onto the Ethylene Terephthalate(PET) and their interface properties between inorganic and organic layer were investigated. In this investigation, the SiON SiO2 and parylene layer showed the most suitable properties. Under these conditions, the WVTR for PET can be reduced from a level of $0.57\;g/m^2/day$ (bare subtrate) to 1*10-5 g/$m^2$/day after application of a SiON and SiO2 layer. These results indicates that the PET/SiO2/SiON/Parylene barrier coatings have high potential for flexible organic light-emitting diode(OLED) applications.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.29-29
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• 2007

TFT, LCD, OLED, PDP and FED를 비롯한 많은 디스플레이 장치가 개발, 연구되고 있으며, 이러한 디스플레이 장치에 대한 수 많은 application 연구 또한 진행되고 있다. TFT-LCD는 이미 방사선 검출기로서 연구가 오랜전에 연구되어 상용화가 되었으며, LCD는 XLV로서 적용을 위한 연구가 진행되고 있으며, 그 외 수 많은 디스플레이 장치에 대한 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있는 실정이다. PDP는 대면적, 낮은 제작 비용, 높은 contrast의 이점으로 디스플레이 장치로서 활발한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 PDP를 처음으로 방사선 검출기로 적용하기 위한 연구를 수행하였다. 제작된 7 인치 AC-PDP는 다양한 가스종류 및 압력을 가진 300um의 pixel pitch룰 가진 3 전극 구조로서, coplanar readout과 대항형 readout을 통해 신호량을 분석하였다. 결과 50-100Kvp의 진단 영역의 X-ray energy에서 줄은 민감도와 훌륭한 선형성을 보였으며, 가스 종류 및 압력, 신호 검출방식에 따라 각각 다른 특성을 보였다. 이는 PDP 내 X선과의 Interaction, R/O method. Material에 강하게 의존한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.230-230
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• 2010

유기물 반도체 화합물인 Cu-Pc(copper(II)-phthalocyanine)는 우수한 전기적 광학적 특성을 가지며, OLED, MISFET등 소자로서의 활용도가 높다. Cu-Pc 화합물은 $\alpha$-phase, $\beta$-phase, $\gamma$-phase를 포함하는 여러 가지 다결정 polymer로 존재할 수 있다. 가장 잘 알려진 구조로는 열적으로 준안정적인 $\alpha$-phase와 열적으로 안정적인 $\beta$-phase가 있다. Cu-Pc 박막의 구조 및 흡수 특성과 전기적 특성에 대한 기술이 확실히 규명되지 않아 본 연구에서는 두께와 열처리 조건에 따른 결정성 및 방향성을 조사하기 위하여 $\alpha$-phase와 $\beta$-phase의 phase transition 현상 및 전기적 광학적 특성을 규명 하고자 한다. 진공증착 방법 중 하나인 PVD 방법의 thermal evaporation deposition을 이용하여 glass, ITO 기판위에 두께와 열처리에 따른 전기적?광학적 특성을 연구하였다. Cu-Pc 박막의 성장두께는 5nm~50nm 이내로 fluxmeter 및 thickness monitor를 이용하여 제어하였다. 5nm~50nm의 두께에 따른 기판온도를 $200^{\circ}C$로 고정하여 전열 처리 및 후열 처리하여 온도에 따른 박막을 성장한 후, 결정 구조 및 특성 변화와 phase transition 분석하였다. 제작된 Cu-Pc의 박막은 $\alpha$-phase와 $\beta$-phase로 구분할 수 있으며, 열처리에 따른 phase transition 현상이 뚜렷함을 알 수 있다. XRD(X-ray diffraction)를 통하여 박막에 대한 결정 구조 분석 및 FE-SEM(field emission scanning electron microscopy)와 AFM(atomic force microscopy)을 이용하여 Cu-Pc 박막의 구조적 결정성과 방향성 등, 표면 상태와 형상구조에 대해 표면의 특성을 측정하며, 광 흡수도(UV-visible absorption spectra)을 이용하여 phase transition 현상에 따른 I-V 특성을 비교분석 하였다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.233-236
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• 2014

Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) received much attention from both academia and industry as the next-generation flat panel displays. However, to produce high quality OLEDs, there are still many challenges to overcome. Especially, in full color OLEDs, the intrinsic wide band gap of the blue emitting materials results in inferior efficiency compared to those of green and red emitting materials. Therefore, extensive research efforts have been devoted to develop efficient blue emitting materials. This review briefly summarizes the basics of OLEDs and introduces highlights of research efforts in blue-emitting materials.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.103-107
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• 2002

Diphosphine dinuclear gold(I) complexes were synthesized from the reaction of bridged diphosphines and gold ions. As a bridged diphosphine, 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)metbane (dppm) or 1,1'-Bis(diphenylphosphino) ferrocene (dppf) was introduced. As anionic ligands, CI was first coordinated to Au, resulting in (diphosphine)$(AuCl)_{2}$. Then, the ligand, SPh, was substituted for Cl in the chloride complex to give (diphosphine)$(AuSPh)_{2}$. As a result, three digold complexes, (dppm)$(AuCl)_{2}$. (I), (dppf)$(AuCl)_{2}$. (II), and (dppf)$(AuSPh_{2}$. (III) were prepared in this study. The thermal properties were investigated at first hand to confirm that the gold complexes were in fact formed. The digold complexes were decomposed above $200^{\circ}C$ while the ligand, dppm or dppf, melts under $180^{\circ}C$ The photoluminescence (PL) spectra of the spin-coated thin films showed the maximum peak at 590, 595, and 540nm for the complex, I, II, and III, respectively. These complexes were found to give the orange color phosphorescence. Therefore, these digold complexes can be candidates for orange-red phosphorescent materials in organic electroluminescent devices (OELD). Further studies on application of the complexes as a dopant in an emitting layer are in progress in our laboratory.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.309-313
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• 2021

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 NiO_x thin film through a solution process. The electrical characteristics of the NiO_x 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 NiO_x thin films. The optimized NiO_x 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 NiO_x could be a potential solution which can provide robustness to conventional organic semiconductors.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.25-31
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• 2022

By an aid of needle coating, we have fabricated a spherical microlens array using poly(methyl methacrylate) for potential applications in light extraction of organic light-emitting diodes. With an attempt to achieve high-density and high-aspect-ratio microlens arrays, we have investigated the coating behaviors by varying the material parameters such as the solute concentration and wettability of the poly(methyl methacrylate) solution and process parameters such as the dwell time of needle near the substrate, retract distance of needle from the substrate, and coating gap between the needle and substrate. Under the optimized coating conditions, it is demonstrated that high-aspect-ratio microlens arrays can be obtained using a coating solution with high solute concentration and a small amount of a hydrophobic solvent. It is found that the diameter and height of microlens array are decreased with increasing poly(methyl methacrylate) concentration, yet the overall aspect ratio is rather enhanced. By the addition of 5 wt% hexylamine in 35 wt% poly(methyl methacrylate) solution, we have achieved a spherical microlens with the height of 7.7 ㎛ and the width of 94.24 ㎛ (the aspect ratio of 0.082). To estimate the capability of light extraction by the microlens array, we have performed ray tracing simulations and demonstrated that the light extraction efficiency of organic light-emitting diode is expected to be enhanced up to 24%.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.157-160
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• 2021

As an insulator for a thin film transistor(TFT) and an encapsulation material of organic light emitting diode(OLED), aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) has been widely studied using several technologies. Especially, in spite of low deposition rate, atomic layer deposition (ALD) has been used as a process method of Al₂O₃ because of its low process temperature and self-limiting reaction. In the Al₂O₃ deposition by ALD method, Ar Purge had some crucial effects on the film properties. After reaction gas is injected as a formation of pulse, an inert argon(Ar) purge gas is injected for gas desorption. Therefore, the process parameter of Ar purge gas has an influence on the ALD deposited film quality. In this study, Al₂O₃ was deposited on glass substrate at a different Ar purge time and its structural characteristics were investigated and analyzed. From the results, the growth rate of Al₂O₃ was decreased as the Ar purge time increases. The surface roughness was also reduced with increasing Ar purge time. In order to obtain the high quality Al₂O₃ film, it was known that Ar purge times longer than 15 sec was necessary resulting in the self-limiting reaction.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.39-43
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• 2022

In optoelectronic devices including displays and solar cells that convert electricity into light or light into electricity, it is important to control optical behavior of light to improve device efficiency. Specifically, the control of internal emitting light in the OLEDs can induce more light to go out, improving luminous efficiency. In addition, the control of optical behavior of incident light in solar cells can increase optical path in the light absorption layer, increasing power-conversion efficiency. In this study, we generated wrinkles as a physical structure to control optical behavior of light and independently controlled their wavelength and height by changing stress relaxation time. To explore the effect of wavelength and height on optical behavior, we conducted UV/Vis spectroscopy analysis of wrinkles with various heights at a constant wavelength or various wavelengths at a comparable height, figuring out a wrinkle with high aspect ratio has more dispersive light and less straight light. It indicates that high aspect ratio is required to change the optical behavior and increase the optical path.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.32-37
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• 2023

For the potential applications in large-area OLED lightings, hydrogen fuel cells, and secondary batteries, we have performed an intermittent coating of high-viscosity polydimethylsiloxane using roll-to-roll slot die coater. During intermittent coating, dead zones inevitably appear where the thickness of PDMS patch films becomes non-uniform, especially at the leading/trailing edge. To reduce it, we have coated the PDMS patches by varying the process parameters such as the installation angle of the slot die head, coating speed, and patch interval. It is observed that the PDMS solution flows down and thus the thickness profile is non-uniform for horizonal intermittent coating, whereas the PDMS solution remaining on the head lip causes an increase in the PDMS thickness at the leading/trailing edges for vertical intermittent coating when the coating velocity is low. As the coating speed increases, however, the dead zone is shown to be reduced. It is addressed that the overall dead zone (the dead zone at the leading edge + the dead zone at the trailing edge) is smaller with horizontal intermittent coating than with vertical intermittent coating.