Characteristics of Carbon Nanotube Anode for flexible displays and characteristics of OLEDs fabricated on Carbon Nanotube Anode

플렉시블 디스플레이용 CNT 애노드 특성 및 이를 이용하여 제작한 플렉시블 OLED 특성 분석

  • Kim, Han-Ki (Dept. of Information and Nano Materials Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT)) ;
  • Jung, Jin-A (Dept. of Information and Nano Materials Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT)) ;
  • Moon, Jong-Min (Dept. of Information and Nano Materials Engineering, Kumoh National Institute of Technology (KIT))
  • 김한기 (금오공과대학교, 정보나노소재공학과) ;
  • 정진아 (금오공과대학교, 정보나노소재공학과) ;
  • 문종민 (금오공과대학교, 정보나노소재공학과)
  • Published : 2007.06.21

Abstract

We prepared flexible transparent conducting electrodes by spray coating of single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) networks on PET substrate and have demonstrated their use as transparent anodes for flexible organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The flexible CNT electrode produced by spray coating method shows relatively low sheet resistance ($150{\sim}220{\Omega}/sq.$) and high transmittance of ~60% even though it was prepared at room temperature. In addition, CNT electrode/PET sample exhibits little resistance change during 2000 bending cycles, demonstrated good mechanical robustness. Using transparent CNT electrode, it is readily possible to achieve performances comparable to commercial ITO-based OLEDs. This indicates that flexible CNT electrode is alternative anode materials for conventional ITO anode in flexible OLEDs.

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