Abstract
To obtain efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), the degradation in the surface properties of the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode during the device fabrication should be prevented. In this study, we investigated the effect of the waiting time of ITO in the entry chamber before the transfer to the deposition chamber on the device performances of OLEDs. The current density and luminance of the OLED significantly decreased owing to the reduced hole injection with the increase in the waiting time. The origin of the reduced hole injection was estimated to be (1) the formation of trap sites at the interface between ITO and hole-transport layer and (2) decreased work function of ITO by an interface dipole. These phenomena could be attributed to the contamination of the ITO surface by the waiting under a relatively low vacuum and room light illumination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 810-815 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of the Korean Physical Society |
Volume | 78 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 May |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea [Grant Nos. NRF-2018R1D1A1B07051050, 2018R1A6A1A03025582, 2020R1A2C2014644, and 2017R1A5A1014862 (SRC program: vdWMRC center)].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Korean Physical Society.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Physics and Astronomy(all)