• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.207-214
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• 2001

The conductive polymers, polyaniline (PANI) emeralidin base and 3,4-polyethylene dioxythiophene(PEDOT) were synthesized and coated on the PET film dealt with acryl type primer to study the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness. When both PANI and PEDOT were coated on the PET film dealt with acryl type priemer, their surface properties such as he adhesive increased. For PANI, when blended with the binder such as PMMA, it adhesive and surface hardness increased, too. The visible light transmittance decreased, while the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness increased, when coated thickness of PANI and PEDOT increased. For PANI, the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness increased as its surface resistance decreased. For PANI, when the surface resistance was 140 Ω/$\square$, the shielding effectiveness was found to be 11 dB in the far field, and 13 dB in the near field at 1 GHz. For PEDOT, when the surface resistance was 200 Ω/$\square$, the shielding effectiveness was found to be 3 dB in the far field, and 7dB in the near field.

• Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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• 2005.05a
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• pp.173-176
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• 2005

고분자 OLED는 저분자 OLED에 비하여 공정이 간단하고 대화면, Plastic 기판을 사용하여 All organic display로의 구현이 있다는 많은 장점을 가지고 있지만 소자의 신뢰성과 안정성에 문제를 갖고 있어 현재까지 저분자 OLED에 비하여 기술 수준이 미약하다. 그러나 차세대 디스플레이의 실현을 위하여 많은 대학과 기업연구소에서 많은 연구가 진행중이다. 본 논문에서는 ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/Al 구조를 갖는 고분자 OLED를 제작하고 발광메커니즘에 대한 고찰과 계면특성 및 전기$\cdot$광학적 특성을 조사하였다. 정공수송물질인 PEDOT:PSS은 박막의 표면상태를 부드럽게하고 ITO와 MEH-PPV 사이의 접착을 좋게하며 ITO 로부터 정공을 원활하게 MEH-PPV로 전달하여 효율을 향상시킨다. 제작된 소자는 발광효율을 극대화시키기 위하여 정공수송층인 PEDOT:PSS을 첨가시킨 다층구조로서 각각의 박막을 열처리 및 MEH-PPV의 농도를 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7, 0.9, 1.5wt$\%$로 변화시켜 농도별 표면상태와 전기$\cdot$광학적 특성을 관찰하여 고효율 OLED소자 제작에 가장 적합한 MEH-PPV의 농도에 대하여 고찰하였다.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.100-104
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• 2019

We have investigated the feasibility of fabricating fine stripes using needle coating for potential applications in solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). To this end, we have employed an aqueous poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) solution that has been widely used as a hole injection layer (HIL) of OLEDs and performed needle coatings by varying the process parameters such as the coating gap and coating speed. As expected, the stripe width is reduced with increasing coating speed. However, the central thickness of the stripe is rather increased as the coating speed increases, which is different from other coating processes such as slot-die and blade coatings. It is due to the fact that the meniscus formed between the needle tip and the substrate varies depending sensitively on the coating speed. It is also found that the stripe width and thickness are reduced with increasing coating gap. To demonstrate its applicability to OLEDs, we have fabricated a red OLED stripe and obtained light emission with the width of about 90㎛.

• Journal of Information Display
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.29-33
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• 2003

We have investigated the effects of hole-injection buffer layer in organic light-emitting diodes using copper phthalocyanine (CuPc), poly(vinylcarbazole)(PVK), and Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS) in a device structure of $ITO/bufferr/TPD/Alq_3/Al$. Polymer PVK and PEDOT:PSS buffer layer were produced using the spin casting method where as the CuPc layer was produced using thermal evaporation. Current-voltage characteristics, luminance-voltage characteristics and efficiency of device were measured at room temperature at various a thickness of the buffer layer. We observed an improvement in the external quantum efficiency by a factor of two, four, and two and half when the CuPc, PVK, and PEDOT:PSS buffer layer were used, respectively. The enhancement of the efficiency is assumed to be attributed to the improved balance of holes and elelctrons resulting from the use of hole-injection buffer layer. The CuPc and PEDOT:PSS layer function as a hole-injection supporter and the PVK layer as a hole-blocking one.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.420-421
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 유기물 발광 다이오드(OLED)의 효율을 향상시키기 위하여 버퍼층 역할을 하는 PEDOT:PSS (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) : poly styrene sulfonate)의 공정조건을 확립하고 두께에 따른 전기적 광학적 특성을 조사하였다. PEDOT:PSS는 spin coating 방법으로 증착을 하였으며, 흘효과측정을 통하여 ITO기판과 유기버퍼층이 코팅된 기판의 전하운반체의 이동도와 전류-전압 특성을 조사하였다. 그리고 UV-vis spectrometer를 이용하여 광투과도, 굴절률, 밴드갭을 측정하였고 SEM을 이용하여 시료의 표면도 관찰하였다. 유기물 버퍼층(PEDOT:PSS)의 두께가 얇을수록 정공의 이동도가 향상됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2004.07a
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• pp.60-62
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• 2004

CdTe nanoparticles were synthesized in aqueous solution by colloidal method. The absorption and photoluminescence(PL) spectrum of the synthesized CdTe nanoparticles revealed the strong exitonic peak in the visible region. Electroluminescence of CdTe nanoparticles were observed in the structure of Al/CdTe/PVK/ITO and Al/CdTe/PEDOT/ITO that were fabricated by spin coating of polyvinylcarvazole(PVK), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene(PEDOT) and CdTe nanoparticles. The turn-on voltages of Al/CdTe/PVK/ITO and Al/CdTe/PEDOT/ITO for electroluminescence were 5V and 6V, respectively. We identified that the reduction of turn-on voltage resulted from the increase of hole injection into the hole transport layer due to lower ionization energy of PEDOT.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.139-139
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• 2010

Ionic Transition Metal Complex based (iTMC) Light-emitting electrochemical cells (LEECs) have been drawn attention for cheap and easy-to-fabricate light-emitting device. LEEC is one of the promising candidate for next generation display and solid-state lighting applications which can cover the defects of current commercial OLEDs like complicated fabrication process and strong work-function dependent sturucture. We have investigated the performance characteristics of LEECs based on poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly (styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS)-incorporated transition metal complex, which is tris(2, 2'-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate in this study. There are advantages using conductive polymer-incorporated luminous layer to prevent light disturbance and absorbance while light-emitting process between light-emitting layer and transparent electrode like ITO. The devices were fabricated as sandwiched structure and light-emitting layer was deposited approximately 40nm thickness by spin coating and aluminum electrode was deposited using thermal evaporation process under the vacuum condition (10-3Pa). Current density and light intensity were measured using optical spectrometer, and surface morphology changes of the luminous layer were observed using XRD and AFM varying contents of PEDOT:PSS in the Ruthenium(II) complex solution. To observe enhanced ionic conductivity of PEDOT:PSS and luminous layer, space-charge-limited-currents model was introduced and it showed that the performances and stability of LEECs were improved. Main discussions are the followings. First, relationship between film thickness and performance characteristics of device was considered. Secondly, light-emitting behavior when PEDOT:PSS layer on the ITO, as a buffer, was introduced to iTMC LEECs. Finally, electrical properties including carrier mobility, current density-voltage, light intensity-voltage, response time and turn-on voltages were investigated.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.168.1-168.1
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• 2014

We developed poly (3,4-ethylene dioxylene thiophene):poly (styrene sulfonic acid) (PEDOT:PSS)-free organic solar cells (OSCs) using buffer and anode combined Ta doped $In_2O_3$ (ITaO) electrodes. To optimize the ITaO electrodes, we investigated the effect of $Ta_2O_5$ doping power on the electrical, optical, and structural properties of the co-sputtered ITaO films. The optimized ITaO film doped with 20 W $Ta_2O_5$ radio frequency power showed sheet resistance of 17.11 Ohm/square, a transmittance of 93.45%, and a work function of 4.9 eV, all of which are comparable to the value of conventional ITO electrodes. The conventional bulk heterojunction OSC with ITaO anode showed a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 3.348% similar to the OSCs (3.541%) with an ITO anode. In addition, OSCs fabricated on an ITaO electrode successfully operated without an acidic PEDOT:PSS buffer layer and showed a PCE of 2.634%, which was much higher than the comparable no buffer OSC with an ITO anode. Therefore, co-sputtered ITaO electrodes simultaneously acting as a buffer and an anode layer can be considered promising transparent electrodes for cost-efficient and reliable OSCs because they can eliminate the use of an acidic PEDOT:PSS buffer layer.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.485-485
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• 2012

유기발광소자는 고휘도, 넓은 시야각, 빠른 응답속도, 높은 색재현성, 좋은 유연성의 소자특성 때문에 디스플레이 제품에 많이 응용되고 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 최근에 저소비전력, 고휘도, 소형화 및 장수명의 장점을 가진 유기발광소자의 상용화가 진행되면서 차세대 디스플레이소자로서 관심을 끌게 되었다. 고분자 유기발광소자는 저분자 유기발광소자에 비해 용액 공정법으로 박막을 형성할 수 있어 제조 비용이 적게 들며 대면적 디스플레이를 제작하는데 유리하기 때문에 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 고분자 유기발광소자에서 저전력 소자를 위한 저전압 구동 및 전력 효율을 향상시키기 위한 연구는 대단히 중요하다. 본 연구에서는 고분자 유기발광소자의 구동 전압을 낮추기 위해서 그래핀 정공 주입층을 삽입한 고분자 유기발광소자를 화학적 진공 증착법과 용액 공정을 사용하여 제작하였다. 그래핀 정공 주입층을 삽입한 고분자 유기발광소자는 Indium-tin-oxide(ITO) 투명 전극/그래핀 정공주입층/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS)/poly[2-methoxy, 5-(2'-ethyl-hexyloxy)-p-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) 층/lithium quinolate (Liq)/aluminium (Al) 전극의 구조를 가진다. 그래핀 정공주입층을 삽입한 고분자 유기발광소자에서 향상된 정공 주입능력을 통해 구동전압을 낮아지는 현상을 분석하기 위해서 전기적 및 광학적 특성을 조사하였다. 그래핀 정공주입층의 광학적 특성을 분석하기 위해서 빛의 투과도 측정을 한 결과 90% 이상의 값을 얻었다. 그래핀 정공 주입층이 소자에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 ITO/PEDOT:PSS소자와 ITO/그래핀 층/PEDOT:PSS 소자를 각각 제작하여 원자힘 현미경 측정을 하였다. 그래핀박막층을 삽입할 경우, 그래핀박막층을 삽입하지 않았을 때보다 표면 거칠기가 감소하는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이는 산성을 띠는 PEDOT:PSS 용액이 ITO 투명 전극을 손상시키는 것을 방지하고, 표면 거칠기를 감소시켜 누설 전류를 낮출 수 있다는 사실을 보여준다. 또한, 그래핀 박막은 높은 전기 전도도를 가지기 때문에 그래핀 정공주입층을 삽입하였을 때, 높은 전류 밀도 및 발광 휘도와 더 낮은 구동 전압을 확인할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 ITO와 PEDOT:PSS의 계면에서의 전공의 주입 능력을 그래핀박막층이 향상시켜 저전압, 고효율 소자를 제작할 수 있다는 것을 보여준다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.02a
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• pp.362-363
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• 2012

A new cross-linkable polymer, cross-linked d-PBAB, which has the triphenylamine as the hole transporting moiety and ethynyl group as the thermal cross-linker is firstly synthesized by the combination of anionic polymerization and deprotection process. The thermal cross-linking reaction was performed at $240^{\circ}C$ for 50 min and cross-linked d-PBAB layer showed smooth surface and is not soluble at organic solvent under spin-coating of emitting layer (EML). The solution-processed PLED which was fabricated with cross-linked d-PBAB as HTL showed approximately two times higher Lmax and four times higher LEmax than those obtained from PLED with PEDOT:PSS as the HTL. These result is ascribed to better ability of cross-linked d-PBAB to block electrons and to prevent exciton-quenching than those of PEDOT : PSS at the EML interface. This results strongly suggested that cross-linked d-PBAB can be a promising material to replace conventional PEDOT : PSS. It can be suspected that PLEDwith cross-linked d-PBAB would show longer lifetime compared with that of PLED with PEDOT : PSS, and thus further studies are under investigation.