• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.139-146
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• 2015

The effects of a dielectric multilayer mirror on the efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) were investigated by using optical simulation. Adoption of a dielectric mirror consisting of alternating SiN and $SiO_2$ layers narrowed the emission spectrum due to the microcavity effect, and increased the outcoupling efficiency by a few percent. The layer thicknesses of the dielectric mirror were adjusted to change the wavelength of the resonance mode, which may be used to increase the color purity.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.1116-1119
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• 2008

We developed phosphorescent white OLEDs with high efficiency and color stability. By engineering device architecture in which confined excitons within the emissive layer by using adequate interlayer and balanced recombination of charge carriers by using stepwise hole transporting layer system, these WOLEDs showed power efficacy of 43.6 lm/W with CRI = 62 and 36 lm/W with CRI = 72 at $100\;cd/m^2$ without outcoupling enhancements.

• Korean Journal of Optics and Photonics
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• v.31 no.4
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• pp.176-182
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• 2020

The possibility of replacing the condensing-prism film used in conventional backlight units with a light-guide plate engraved with a submicrometer-periodic diffraction grating was investigated. The optimal period for the diffraction grating was determined through simulation and experiment, and the transmission-mode efficiency of the diffraction grating was calculated in terms of the polar angle and azimuthal angle of the incident light. In addition, the effects of the two methods of optimizing the polar angle and the directional angle were compared by simulation, by suggesting the shape and configuration of the light-guide plate, so that more light could be extracted by diffraction. By using a ray-tracing program, the luminance angular distribution of the light-guide plate engraved with the diffraction grating was calculated and compared to the luminance angular distribution for each actual prototype.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.307-311
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• 2014

Because of a waveguiding effect and total internal reflection caused by a difference in refractive indices, only 20% of generated light is emitted to the air and the rest is trapped or absorbed in the device. An improvement of outcoupled efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes was studied using a microlens array. Mold of microlens array was fabricated by using photo-lithography with the AZ9260 photoresist, and the microlens array was formed onto the glass substrate using the UV curing agent named ZPU13-440. Device structure consists of microlens/glass/ITO/TPD/$Alq_3$/LiF/Al. It was found that there is an improvement of external quantum efficiency by about 20% at the same current density for the device with the microlens array compared to that of the reference one. Simulated outcoupled efficiency shows the improvement by about 20% for the device with the microlens array compared to that of the reference one. These results are consistent with the experimental ones.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.322-329
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• 2021

In this study, a method for improving the light extraction efficiency of organic light emitting diodes was presented using the polymer Poly(vinylidenefluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) [P(VDF-TrFE)] having an island surface structure after annealing. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) imprinted on the island-structured P(VDF-TrFE) surface has a spike structure, which improves the external light extraction efficiency aroud 20%. It was confirmed that the produced film showed a low haze characteristic of 8.2, and the Current and external quantum efficiency could be improved without pixel blur due to the excellent transmittance of 93.4%.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.157-157
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 OLED (organic light-emitting device)의 광추출효율을 향상시키기 위한 마이크로 렌즈를 개발하였다. 차세대 평판디스플레이 및 차세대 면광원으로 주목받고 있는 OLED는 자발광소자이며, 빠른 응답속도와 넓은 시야각, 낮은 구동 전압등의 장점을 가지고 있다. 하지만 OLED는 아직까지 해결해야할 여러 가지 문제점들을 가지고 있다. 특히, 휘도와 수명 특성은 OLED의 운명을 좌우한다. OLED의 발광층에서 생성된 빛은 내부에서의 웨이브 가이드 효과 등으로 인하여 약 25%정도만이 외부로 방출되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 내부에서 반사되어 소멸되거나 측면으로 방출되는 빛을 OLED 전면으로 방출시키기 위한 마이크로 렌즈를 제작하였고 광추출향상율은 8%이었다.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.190-198
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• 2018

We fabricated high transmission and high scattering poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)(EVA) films embedding $SiO_2$ nanoparticles to improve outcoupling efficiency in organic display. The 800nm diameter $SiO_2$ nanoparticles aggregated and formed $1.56{\mu}m$ (with ${\pm}0.853{\mu}m$ standard deviation) diameter microparticles in EVA. The total transmission of scattering film was 83.3% on Polyethylene terephthalate(PET), which was higher than reference 82.8% PET substrate. The diffuse transmission and haze of the $SiO_2$ embedded EVA film were 76.1% and 91.4%, respectively. The optimized condition was 1:1 weight ratio of $SiO_2$ nanoparticles to EVA in Tetrahydrofuran(THF) solution. When the ratio of $SiO_2$ was larger than 1, the total transmission decreased by the increase in backscattering of light due to high scattering. With the optimized condition, we could succeed to fabricate a large scale film(35m in length) with a roll-to-roll process.