• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.162-165
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• 2000

To investigate the effect of metal electrode in electroluminescent[EL] devices, we fabricated EL devices of ITO/P3HT/Al, ITO/P3HT/LiF/Al and ITO/P3HT/Mg:In structure. In current-voltage-light power characteristics, turn-on voltage of EL devices using LiF insulating layer and Mg:In(2.8V) metal electrode is lower than EL device using Al(4.2V). Besides the external quantum efficiency is improved also. The reason is related to carrier mobility and carrier injection, which would affect the hole-electron balance. In the device with Al electrode, holes injected from indium-tin-oxide[ITO] to poly(3-hexylthiophene)[P3HT] might reach the Al electrode without interacting with injected electrons, because the electron injection efficiency was very low for this electrode. Besides oxidation of the Al electrode is likely due to holes reaching the cathode without meeting injected electrons. Another possible reason for the higher EL efficiency may be the insulating layer playing the role of a tunneling barrier for holes to the Al electrode. In all EL devices, the orange-red light was clearly visible in a dark room. Maximum peak wavelength of EL spectrum emitted at 640nm in accordance with photon energy 1.9eV

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제6권5호
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• pp.233-237
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• 2005

In the device structure of ITO/hole injection layer/N, N'-biphenyl-N, N'-bis-(1-naphenyl)-[1,1'-biphenyl]4,4'-diamine(NPB)/tris(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum$(Alq_3)/Al$, we investigated an effect of hole-injection materials (PTFE, PVK) on the electrical characteristics and efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes. A thermal evaporation was performed to make a thickness of NPB layer with a evaporation rate of $0.5\~1.0\;\AA/s$ in a base pressure of $5\times10^{-6}$ Torr. We measured current-voltage characteristics and efficiency with a thickness variation of hole-injection layer. The PTFE and PVK hole-injection layer improve a performance of the device in several aspects, such as good mechanical junction, reducing the operating voltage and energy band adjustment. Compared with the devices without a hole-injection layer, we have obtained that an optimal thickness of NPB was 20 nm in the device structure of $ITO/NPB/Alq_3/Al$. And using the PTFE or PVK hole-injection layer, the external quantum efficiencies of the devices were improved by $24.5\%\;and\;51.3\%$, respectively.

• 공업화학
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.499-503
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• 2019

GaInP/GaAs 양자우물(quantum well)구조를 N-AlGaInP/p-GaInP 이종 접합구조 태양전지에 도입하여 그 특성을 조사하고 양자우물구조가 없는 태양전지와 비교하였다. 에피층은 (100)평면이 (111)A 방향으로 $6^{\circ}$ 기울어진 p-GaAs 기판 위에 성장하였다. 태양전지 박막구조는 두께 400 nm의 N-AlGaInP 층에 590 nm의 p-GaInP와 210 nm의 GaInP/GaAs 양자 우물 구조(10 nm GaInP/5 nm GaAs의 14겹 구조)가 도입된 양자우물 태양전지 구조와 800 nm의 p-GaInP의 단일이종접합 구조로 이루어진다. 측정결과 $1{\times}1mm^2$의 태양전지에서 단락전류밀도($J_{sc}$)는 양자우물구조가 도입된 태양전지에서는 $9.61mA/cm^2$, 양자우물 구조가 없는 태양전지에서는 $7.06mA/cm^2$가 각각 측정되었다. 이차이온질량 분석법(SIMS)과 외부양자효율(external quantum efficiency) 측정을 통하여 단락전류 증가에 의한 효율증가가 흡수 스펙트럼의 확대가 아닌 양자우물에 의한 carrier 재결합의 억제에 의한 효과임을 확인하였다.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2022

Since the organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) have been widely investigated as next-generation displays, it has been successfully commercialized as a flexible and rollable display. However, there is still wide room and demand to improve the device characteristics such as power efficiency and lifetime. To solve this issue, there has been a wide research effort, and among them, the internal and the external light extraction techniques have been attracted in this research field by its fascinating characteristic of material independence. In this study, a micro-nano composite structured external light extraction layer was demonstrated. A reactive ion etching (RIE) process was performed on the surfaces of hexagonally packed hemisphere micro-lens array (MLA) and randomly distributed sphere diffusing films to form micro-nano composite structures. Random nanostructures of different sizes were fabricated by controlling the processing time of the O₂ / CHF₃ plasma. The fabricated device using a micro-nano composite external light extraction layer showed 1.38X improved external quantum efficiency compared to the reference device. The results prove that the external light extraction efficiency is improved by applying the micro-nano composite structure on conventional MLA fabricated through a simple process.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.7
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• pp.477-478
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• 2006

Characteristics of InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) ridge laser diodes (LDs) are investigated for high-power $1.3\;{\mu}m$ applications. For QD ridge LDs with a $5-{\mu}m$-wide stripe and a 1-mm-long cavity, the emission wavelength of 1284.1 nm, the single-uncoated-facet CW output power as high as 90 mW, the external efficiency of 0.31 W/A and the threshold current density of $800\;mA/cm^2$ are obtained. The linewidth enhancement factor ($\alpha$-factor) is successfully measured to be between 0.4 and 0.6, which are about four times as small values with respect to conventional quantum well structure. It is possible that this result significantly reduce the filamentation of far-field profiles resulting in better beam quality for high power operation.

• 센서학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.455-461
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• 2023

We investigated the electrical characteristics of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) with air exposure that is a widely used electron transport layer for quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs). Upon air exposure, we observed changes in the density of states (DOS) of the trap levels of ZnO NPs. In particular, with air exposure, the concentration of deep trap energy levels in ZnO NPs decreased and electron mobility significantly improved. Consequently, the air-exposed ZnO reduced leakage current by approximately one order of magnitude and enhanced the external quantum efficiency at the low driving voltage region of the QLED. In addition, based on the excellent conductivity properties, high-brightness QLEDs could be achieved.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.274-277
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• 2016

녹색 발광다이오드의 다양자우물층과 전자막이층 사이에 p형 중간층 삽입이 소자의 특성에 미치는 영향이 소자 시뮬레이션을 통하여 연구되었다. 중간층의 Mg 도핑 깊이에 따른 발광다이오드의 전류-전압, 발광파장, 누설전류, 광효율 특성이 분석되었으며 최적의 발광 특성을 나타내는 소자 구조가 제시되었다. 중간층 전 영역이 p형으로 도핑된 구조와 30 nm까지 도핑된 구조는 누설전류 억제를 통하여 녹색 발광다이오드의 가장 큰 문제점 중에 하나인 효율 드룹 현상을 효과적으로 완화하였다. 특히, 30 nm까지 도핑된 구조는 전류-전압 및 발광 특성에 있어서 가장 향상된 결과를 보였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 추계학술대회 논문집 Vol.21
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• pp.314-315
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• 2008

We have studied a property change of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED)s due to a surface reformation of indium-tin-oxide(ITO) substrate. An ITO is widely used as a transparent electrode in light-emitting diodes, and the OLEDs device performance is sensitive to the surface properties of the ITO. The ITO surface reformation could reduce the Schottky barrier at the ITO/organic interface and increase the adhesion of the organic layer onto the electrode. We have studied the characteristics of OLEDs with a treatment by a wet processing of the ITO substrate. The self-assembled monolayer(SAM) was used for wet processing. The characteristics of OLEDs were improved by SAM treatment of an ITO in this work. The OLEDs with a structure of ITO/TPD(50nm)/$Alq_3$(70nm)/LiF(0.5nm)/Al(100nm) were fabricated, and the surface properties of ITO were investigated by using seneral characterization techniques. Self-assembled monolayer introduced at the anode/organic interface gave an improvement in turn-on voltage, luminance and external quantum efficiency compared to the device without the SAM layer. SAM-treatment time of the ITO substrate was made to be 0/10/15/20/25min. The current efficiency of the device with 15min. treated SAM layer was increased by 3 times and the external quantum efficiency by 2.6 times.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년도 제37회 하계학술대회 논문집 C
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• pp.1291-1292
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• 2006

In the structure of ITO/HIL/$Alq_3$/Al device, we investigated an efficiency improvement of the Organic Light-Emitting Diodes depending on thickness variation of hole-injection layer. Using the thermal evaporation in a base vacuum $5{\times}10^{-5}$[Torr], we have measured efficiency after the $Alq_3$ was evaporated to 100 [nm] as a deposition rate $1.5[{\AA}/s]$. In optimal condition, when PTFE thickness increased from 0 to 3.0 [nm], we have obtained that an optimal thickness of PTFE was 2.5 [nm]. And using the PTFE, luminance efficiency and external quantum efficiency of the device were improved by 12.8 times and 11.1 times, respectively.

• 센서학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.441-446
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• 2023

Electrical and optical characteristics of the GaN-based light-emitting diode (LED) with the improved multi-quantum well (MQW) structure have been studied for light source in bio-sensing systems. Novel GaN/In_0.1GaN/In_0.2GaN/In_0.1GaN/GaN and Al_0.1GaN/GaN/In_0.2GaN/GaN/Al_0.1GaN (MQW) structures were suggested, and their radiative recombination rate, light output power, electroluminescence, and external quantum efficiency were compared with those of the conventional GaN/In_0.2GaN/GaN MQW structure using device simulation. The LED with the GaN/In_0.1GaN/In_0.2GaN/In_0.1GaN/GaN MQW structure showed an excellent recombination rate of 5.57 × 10²⁸ cm^-3·s^-1 that was more than one order improvement over that of the conventional LED. In addition, the efficiency droop was relieved by the suggested stepped MQW structure.