• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2006.04a
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• pp.82-83
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• 2006

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.318-318
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• 2010

We present the effect of interlayers of polymer tandem solar cells on their photovoltaic performance. P-type and n-type interlayers are essential for the series-connection of the subcells and enable to form the tandem cell architecture by the solution processing. In this study, we use PEDOT:PSS, nanocrystalline $TiO_2$, and blends of semiconducting polymers and fullerene derivatives as a hole transporting layer, electron transporting layer, and photoactive layers, respectively. We show that photovoltaic performances of polymer tandem solar cells depending on various PEDOT:PSS layers with the different electric conductivity and the various $TiO_2$ layer thickness.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.505-505
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• 2013

유기발광소자는 저전력, 고휘도 및 빠른 응답속도와 넓은 시야각 등의 장점을 가지고 있어 소형 디스플레이 및 대형 디스플레이로 상용화하기 위해 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 고분자 유기발광소자는 저분자 유기발광소자에 비하여 용액공정을 사용하여 저비용으로 대면적 디스플레이를 제작하기 유리하기 때문에 많은 연구가 되고 있다. 하지만, 고분자 유기발광 소자는 구동 전압이 높고 발광효율이 낮은 단점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 고분자 유기발광 소자의 구동전압 감소와 발광효율을 증가 시키기 위해 정공주입층을 가진 적색 고분자 유기발광소자를 제작하였다. 정공주입층을 포함하는 고분자 유기발광소자는 Indium thin oxide (ITO)위에 정공주입층 형성 후 스핀코팅 방법으로 poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiopene): poly (styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT: PSS)을 정공수송층으로, poly (2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexoxy)-1,4-phenylence vinylene) (MEH-PPV)를 발광층으로 적층하고, Al을 음극 전극으로 진공 증착하여 소자를 제작하였다. 정공주입층의 특성 분석을 위해 정공주입층의 투과도와 ITO/PEDOT:PSS와 ITO/정공주입층/PEDOT:PSS의 표면을 원자힘 현미경으로 측정하였다. 정공주입층의 가시광선 영역 투과도는 90% 이상으로 높게 나왔으며, ITO/정공주입층/PEDOT:PSS의 경우 ITO/PEDOT:PSS 보다 표면 거칠기가 감소하였다. 높은 가시광선 영역 투과도와 낮은 표면 거칠기는 발광층으로 정공주입을 원활하게 하여 소자의 발광 효율이 증가한다. 정공주입층을 포함하는 적색 고분자 유기발광소자의 경우 전류밀도-전압, 휘도-전압의 관계에서 정공주입층을 사용하지 않은 소자에 비하여 높은 전기적 및 광학적 특성이 나타났다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.26 no.6
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• pp.640-647
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• 2015

As the need for next-generation flexible electronics grows, novel materials and technologies that can replace conventional indium tin oxide (ITO) for transparent electrodes have been of great interest. Among them, a conducting polymer, especially poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) : poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT : PSS) is one of the most promising candidates because it is mechanically flexible, inexpensive, and capable of being processed in solution. Currently, there are a lot of research efforts on enhancing its electrical conductivity to the level of ITO or metal electrodes through chemical and/or physical processing. In this review article, we present various additives and pre-/post-deposition processing methods for improving the electrical conductivity of PEDOT : PSS. Some of representative reports are also introduced, which demonstrated the use of conductivity-enhanced PEDOT : PSS as transparent electrodes in electronics and energy conversion.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2014.02a
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• pp.478.1-478.1
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• 2014

We investigated $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrodes for organic solar cells (OSCs) without PEDOT:PSS buffer layer. The effect of $MoO_3$ thickness on the electrical, optical, and structural properties of $MoO_3$ graded ITO anodes prepared by RF/DC magnetron co-sputtering system using $MoO_3$ and ITO targets was investigated. At optimized conditions, we obtained $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrodes with a low sheet resistance of 13 Ohm/square, a high optical transmittance of 83% and a work function of 4.92 eV, comparable to conventional ITO films. Due to the existence of $MoO_3$ on the ITO electrodes, OSCs fabricated on $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrode without buffer layer successfully operated. Although OSCs fabricated on ITO anode without buffer layer showed a low power conversion efficiency of 1.249%, OSCs fabricated on $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrode without buffer layer showed a outstanding cell performance of 2.545%. OSCs fabricated on the $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrodes exhibited a fill factor of 61.275%, a short circuit current of 7.439 mA/cm2, an open circuit voltage of 0.554 V, and a power conversion efficiency of 2.545%. Therefore, $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrodes can be considered a promising transparent electrode for cost efficient and reliable OSCs because it could eliminate the use of acidic PEDOT:PSS buffer layer.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.51-52
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• 2007

Built-in voltage in organic light-emitting diodes was studied using modulated photocurrent technique ambient conditions. From the bias voltage-dependent photocurrent, built-in voltage of the device is determined. The applied bias voltage when the magnitude of modulated photo current is zero corresponds to a built-in voltage. Built-in voltage in the device is generated due to a difference of work function of the anode and cathode. A device was made with a structure of anode/$Alq_3$/cathode to study a built-in voltage. ITO and ITO/PEDOT:PSS were used as an anode, and Al and LiF/AI were used as a cathode. It was found that an incorporation of PEDOT:PSS layer between the ITO and $Alq_3$ increases a built-in voltage by about 0.4V. This is consistent to a difference of a highest occupied energy states of ITO and PEDOT:PSS. This implies that a use of PEDOT:PSS layer in anode improves the efficiency of the device because of a lowering of anode barrier height. With a use bilayer cathode system LiF/Al, it was found that the built-in voltage increases as the LiF layer thickness increases in the thickness range of 0~1nm. For 1nm thick LiF layer, there is a lowering of electron barrier by about 0.2eV with respect to an Al-only device. It indicates that a very thin alkaline metal compound LiF lowers an electron barrier height.

• Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.527-535
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• 2021

In this study, electroconductive textiles were developed by screen-printing technology using a complex solution of PEDOT:PSS/AgNW on a polylactic acid nanofiber web. A performance evaluation was then conducted to utilize this electroconductive textile as a signal transmission line. To obtain highly conductive electroconductive textiles, this study sought to determine the optimal mixing ratio of PEDOT:PSS/AgNW. Sheet resistance was measured to evaluate the electrical properties of electroconductive textiles, Finite element-scanning electron microscopy images were then used to examine surface properties, and Fourier transform-infrared analysis was performed to evaluate chemical properties. The signal waveform characteristics of the electroconductive textile were observed using a signal generator and an oscilloscope. Radio-frequency characteristics were then evaluated to confirm frequency range, and bending tests were conducted to evaluate durability. The signal transmission lines produced in this study had a sheet resistance value of 3.30 ?/sq, and signal transmission performance was evaluated to observe that the input value of the voltage was nearly identical to the output value. In addition, S21 analysis confirmed that it was available in the frequency domain up to 35 MHz. The performances of the transmission lines were maintained after 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 repeated bending tests, and sufficient durability was confirmed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.567-572
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• 2013

In many electro-devices, the vacuum process is used as the manufacturing process. However, the vacuum process has a problem, it is difficult to apply to a continuous process such as a R2R(roll to roll) printing process. In this paper, we propose an ESD (electro static deposition) printing process has been used to apply an organic solar cell of thin film forming. ESD is a method of liquid atomization by electrical forces, an electrostatic atomizer sprays micro-drops from the solution injected into the capillary with electrostatic force generated by electric potential of about several tens kV. The organic solar cell based on a P3HT/PCBM active layer and a PEDOT:PSS electron blocking layer prepared from ESD method shows solar-to-electrical conversion efficiency of 1.42% at AM 1.5G 1sun light illumination, while 1.86% efficiency is observed when the ESD deposition of P3HT/PCBM is performed on a spin-coated PEDOT:PSS layer.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.69.2-69.2
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• 2010

Recently, bulk hetero-junction cells have been extensively studied by many researchers. Most of these cells were fabricated by spin coater. However, the spin coating process is not favorable to the large-scaled industry because it is not compatible with roll-to-roll process. One of the alternative methods is Doctor blading. In this study, we fabricated large OPV cells having total area of $100cm^2$. The buffer layer was Poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) : poly-(styrenesulfonate) aqueous dispersion (PEDOT:PSS) and the active material is poly (3-hexythiophene) (P3HT) and phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blend in the solvent of Chlorobenzene. All of the organic layers were coated by dragging the blade with a speed of 5~20 mm/s on the stage with a temperature of $50^{\circ}C$. As-bladed PEDOT:PSS layer was baked at $120^{\circ}C$ for 10 minutes to eliminate the water. The cell structure is patterned ITO substrate/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PCBM/LiF/Al. The topmost electrode, LiF/Al, was deposited by thermal evaporation. After depositing electrode, and the cell was annealed at $150^{\circ}C$ for 30 minutes. The measured ISC, VOC, fill factor, and PCE were 2.95 A, 5.86 V, 0.32, and 0.78%, respectively. PCE was quite low but the large active area could be obtained successfully.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society Of Semiconductor Equipment Technology
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• 2006.10a
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• pp.154-157
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• 2006

ITO(indium tin oxide)/glass 기판 위에 PEDOT:PSS[poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate)]와 PVK[poly(N-vinyl carbazole)] 고분자 물질을 정공 주입 및 수송층으로, 발광층으로 PFO-poss[Poly(9,9-dioctylfluorenyl-2,7-diyl) end capped with POSS]를 사용하여 스핀코팅법과 열 증착법으로 ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PVK/PFO-poss/LiF/Al 구조의 고분자 발광 다이오드를 제작하였다. PFO-poss 유기발광 층의 열처리 조건 (온도, 시간)이 PLED 소자의 전기적, 광학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 1 wt%의 농도를 갖는 PFO-poss 유기물 발광 층을 200C 온도로 3시간 열처리 할 경우 11 V 인가전압에서 $1497\;cd/m^2$의 최대 휘도를 나타내었다. 동일온도에서 열처리 시간을 1시간에서 3시간으로 증가시킬 경우 휘도의 증가와 함께 발광 개시온도가 감소하는 경향을 보여주었다. 또한 열처리 온도와 시간을 증가시킬 경우 제2발광피크인 excimer 피크가 크게 나타났으며 청색에서 황색 발광 쪽으로 천이되는 경향을 나타내었다.