• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2015.08a
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• pp.146-146
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• 2015

We report the enhanced performance of poly(N-vinylcarbozole) (PVK)/poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS)-based quantum-dot light-emitting diodes by inserting the polyaniline:poly (p-styrenesulfonic acid) (PANI:PSS) interlayer. The QD-LED with PANI:PSS interlayer exhibited a higher luminance and luminous current efficiency than that without PANI:PSS. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy results exhibited different electronic energy alignments of QD-LEDs with/without the PANI:PSS interlayer. By inserting the PANI:PSS interlayer, the hole-injection barrier at the QD layer/PVK interface was reduced from 1.45 to 1.23 eV via the energy level down-shift of the PVK layer. The reduced barrier height alleviated the interface carrier charging responsible for the deterioration of the current and luminance efficiency. This suggests that the insertion of PANI:PSS interlayer in QD-LEDs contributed to (i) increase the p-type conductivity and (ii) reduce the hole barrier height of QDs/PVK, which are critical factors leading to improve the efficiency of QD-LEDs.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.07b
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• pp.955-962
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• 2005

Power efficiency, lifetime and stable manufacturing processes are the crucial parameters for the success of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) in display and lighting applications. Highest power efficiencies of PIN-OLEDs for all principal colours and for bottom and top emission OLED structures have been demonstrated. The PIN structure, which means the incorporation of intentionally doped charge carrier transport layer in a suitable OLED layer setup, lowers the operating voltage to achieve highest power efficiencies. Up to now the n-doping of the electron transport layer has been done by alkali metal co-deposition. This has main draw-backs in terms of manufacturability, since the handling of large amounts of pure Cs is a basic issue in production lines. Here we present in detail results on PIN-OLEDs comprising a newly developed molecular n-dopant. All the previous OLED performance data based on PIN-OLEDs with alkali metal doping could be reproduced and will be further improved in the future. Hence, for the first time, a full manufacturing compatible PIN-OLED is available.

• Applied Science and Convergence Technology
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.351-356
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• 2014

The electronic structure at organic-organic interface gives essential information on device performance such as charge transport and mobility. Especially, the molecular orientation of organic material can affect the electronic structure at interface and ultimately the device performance in organic photovoltaics. The molecular orientation is examined by the change in ionization potential (IP) for metal phthalocyanines (MPc, M=Zn, Cu)/fullerene ($C_{60}$) interfaces on ITO by adding the CuI templating layer through ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy measurement. On CuPc/$C_{60}$ bilayer, the addition of CuI templating layer represents the noticeable change in IP, while it hardly affects the electronic structure of ZnPc/$C_{60}$ bilayer. The CuPc molecules on CuI represent relatively lying down orientation with intermolecular ${\pi}-{\pi}$ overlap being aligned in vertical direction. Consequently, in organic photovoltaics consisting of CuPc and $C_{60}$ as donor and acceptor, respectively, the carrier transport along the direction is enhanced by the insertion of CuI templaing layer. In addition, optical absorption in CuPc molecules is increased due to aligned transition matrix elements. Overall the lying down orientation of CuPc on CuI will improve photovoltaic efficiency.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.36-37
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• 2009

We have studied the effect of the hole transporting layers on the device efficiencies blue phosphorescent organic light emitting diodes (PHOLED) with of iridiumIIIbis4,6-di-fluorophenyl-pyridinato-N,C2picolinate (FIrpic) doped 3,5--N,N-dicarbazole-benzene (mCP) host. The highest efficiency of blue PHOLED is strongy dependent on the hole transporting materials, exhibiting the maximum current efficiency.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.290-292
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• 2015

We have reported about bipolar resistive switching effect on Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]:Graphene oxide composite films, which are sandwiched between aluminum and indium tin oxide electrodes. In this case, I-V sweep curve showed a hysteretic behavior, which varied according to the polarity of the applied voltage bias. The device exhibited excellent switching characteristics, with the ON/OFF ratio being approximately two orders in magnitude. The device had good endurance (10⁵ cycles without degradation) and long retention time (5 × 10³ s) at room temperature. The bistable switching behavior varied according to the trapping and de-trapping of charges on GO sites; the carrier transport was described using the space-charge-limited current (SCLC) model.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.150-150
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• 2014

지구상 존재하는 화석연료의 고갈에 대한 우려와 함께 최근 들어 지구 온난화로 인해 야기되고 있는 심각한 지구환경 문제에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있다. 이산화탄소로 대표되는 지구 온난화를 일으키는 공해물질의 많은 부분이 현재 주에너지원으로 사용되는 화석연료에 기인하기 때문에 이를 대체할 수 있는 청정에너지 개발은 이미 세계적 당면 과제라고 할 수 있다. 그 중, 수소에너지는 청정에너지로써의 역할 뿐만 아니라 에너지 저장매체로써의 기능 또한 담당할 수 있어 주목 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 텅스텐 광촉매를 사용하여 물을 수소와 산소로 분해 하고자 하였고 C70을 도입하여 분해 효율을 향상시키고자 하였다.

• Journal of Information Display
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.11-16
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• 2007

Theoretical simulations of spatial distribution of charge carriers and recombination rate, and J-V characteristics of the multi-layer organic light emitting diodes are carried out. Drift-diffusion current transport, field-dependent carrier mobility, exponential and Gaussian trap distribution, and Langevin recombination models are included in this computer model. The simulated results show good agreement with the experimental data confirming the validity of the physical models for organic light emitting diodes.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.102-102
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• 2015

지구상 존재하는 화석연료의 고갈에 대한 우려와 함께 최근 들어 지구 온난화로 인해 야기되고 있는 심각한 지구환경 문제에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있다. 이산화탄소로 대표되는 지구 온난화를 일으키는 공해물질의 많은 부분이 현재 주에너지원으로 사용되는 화석연료에 기인하기 때문에 이를 대체할 수 있는 청정에너지 개발은 이미 세계적 당면 과제라고 할 수 있다. 그 중, 수소에너지는 청정에너지로써의 역할 뿐만 아니라 에너지 저장매체로써의 기능 또한 담당할 수 있어 주목 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 텅스텐 광촉매를 사용하여 물을 수소와 산소로 분해 하고자 하였고 C70을 도입하여 분해 효율을 향상시키고자 하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.323-330
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• 2017

To understand the defect chemistry of multiferroic $BiFeO_3-based$ systems, we synthesized nonstoichiometric $Bi_{1+x}FeO_{3{\pm}{\delta}}$ ceramics by conventional solid-state reaction method and studied their structural, dielectric and high-temperature charge transport properties. Incorporation of an excess amount of $Bi_2O_3$ lowered the Bi deficiency in $BiFeO_3$. Polarization versus electric field (P-E) hysteresis loop and dielectric properties were found to be improved by the $Bi_2O_3$ addition. To better understand the defect effects on the multiferroic properties, the high temperature equilibrium electrical conductivity was measured under various oxygen partial pressures ($pO_2{^{\prime}}s$). The charge transport behavior was also examined through thermopower measurement. It was found that the oxygen vacancies contribute to high ionic conduction, showing $pO_2$ independency, and the electronic carrier is electron (n-type) in air and Ar gas atmospheres.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.28 no.12
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• pp.852-856
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• 2015

In this study, we investigate the effect of high-energy ball milling on thermoelectric transport properties in double-filled $CoSb_3$ skutterudite ($In_{0.2}Yb_{0.1}Co_4Sb_{12}$). $In_{0.2}Yb_{0.1}Co_4Sb_{12}$ powders are milled using high-energy ball milling for different periods of time (0, 5, 10, and 20 min), and the milled powders are consolidated into bulk samples by spark plasma sintering. Microstructure analysis shows that the high-energy ball milled bulk samples are composed of nano- and micro-grains. Because the filling fractions are reduced in the bulk samples due to the kinetic energy of the high-energy ball milling, the carrier concentration of the bulk samples decreases with the ball milling time. Furthermore, the mobility of the bulk samples also decreases with the ball milling time due to enhanced grain boundary scattering of electrons. Reduction of electrical conductivity by ball milling has a decisive effect on thermoelectric transport in the bulk samples, power factor decreases with the ball milling time.