Characteristic Analysis of ITO by Variation of Plasma Condition to Fabricate OLED of High Efficiency

고효율 OLED 제작을 위한 플라즈마 조건 변화에 따른 ITO 특성 분석

  • Published : 2007.06.25

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the characteristics of ITO which are caused by variation of plasma condition to fabricate the OLED of high efficiency. We treated $N_2$ gas and $O_2$ gas plasma on the surface of the ITO by changing their RF plasma power into 100 W, 200 W, 400 W and by changing their 9as pressure into 12 mTorr, 120 mTorr. The work function of ITO that plasma treatment was done by using $N_2$ gas had value of $4.88{\sim}5.07\;eV$, and that by using $O_2$ gas, $4.85{\sim}4.97 eV$. The characteristics of the ITO were most efficient in the $N_2$ gas plasma with the RF power of 200W and gas pressure of 120 mTorr. The rms roughness of ITO surface is the value from AFM image. In this case, ITO obtained $25.2\;{\AA}$ and $30.5\;{\AA}$ in the $N_2$ and $O_2$ gas plasma respectively when it had the RF power of 200 W. But ITO that didn't have plasma treatment was $44.5{\AA}$. The variation of ITO transmittance was almost not discovered by the change of $N_2$ gas and $O_2$ gas pressure.

본 논문에서는 고효율의 유기발광소자 제작을 위해 플라즈마 조건 변화에 따른 ITO 특성을 분석하였다. $N_2$$O_2$ 가스로 RF 플라즈마 출력은 100 W, 200 W, 400 W로 가스압력은 12 mTorr, 120 mTorr로 변화실험을 하였다. $N_2$ 가스를 이용하여 플라즈마 처리한 ITO의 일함수는 $4.88{\sim}5.07$ eV의 값을 나타내었고 $O_2$ 가스를 이용하여 플라즈마 처리한 ITO는 $4.85{\sim}4.97$ eV의 일함수를 나타내었다. $N_2$ 가스에서 가스의 압력이 120 mTorr이면서 플라스마 출력이 200 W의 조건에서 RF 플라즈마 처리한 ITO의 특성이 우수하였다. ITO 표면의 rms roughness는 AFM 이미지에서 계산하여 나타낸 수치로써 $N_2$$O_2$ 가스가 주입된 플라즈마로 처리된 ITO는 플라즈마 출력이 200 W일 때 각각 $25.2\;{\AA}$$30.5\;{\AA}$로 나타났으며 플라즈마 처리되지 않은 ITO는 $44.5\;{\AA}$이었다. ITO 박막의 투과율 측정에서는 $N_2$$O_2$ 가스의 압력을 변화시켜도 ITO의 투과율은 거의 변동이 없었다.

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