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Elucidation of the mechanism of organic EL devices

Research Project

Project/Area Number 06453116
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 工業物理化学
Research InstitutionOSAKA UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

MATSUMURA Michio  Osaka University, Research Center for Photoenergetics of Organic Materials, Professor, 有機光工学研究センター, 教授 (20107080)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KOBAYASHI Hikaru  Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering Science, Associate Professor, 基礎工学部, 助教授 (90195800)
NAKATO Yoshihiro  Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering Science, Professor, 基礎工学部, 教授 (70029502)
Project Period (FY) 1994 – 1995
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1995)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1995: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥3,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000)
KeywordsEL device / Electroluminescence / Organic thin layr / Carrier injection / Interface / Energy barrier / Schottky emission / Luminescent material / ショットキー放出
Research Abstract

Organic EL devices have the structure of stacked thin layrs. The interfaces between the layrs affect the properties of the EL devices. We therefore surveyed the mechanisms of the organic EL devices, laying stress on the effects of the interfaces.
(1) Electron injection from the cathode :
Electrons are injected from the cathode into the layr of aluminum-hydroxyquinoline, which is the light emitting material. In order to study the electron injection mechanism, samples having the structure of metal/ALQ/metal were prepared. From the analysis of the I-V characteristics at different temperatures, the electron injection is assigned to the Schottky emission.
From the detailed analysis of the temperature dependence of the current, the energy barrier height between ALQ and magnesium (cathode) was determined to be 0.58 eV.
(2) Hole injection from ITO :
The hole injection from ITO into the layr of a diamine compound, which is the hole transporting material, was also studied. From the results it was found that the holes are also injected by the Schottky emission mechanism. The barrier height between ITO and the diamine layr was determined to be 0.41 eV.
(3) Effect of the interface between ALQ and hole transporting layrs on the EL efficiency :
It is difficult to determine the quantum efficiency of the EL emission because of the thin layr structure. We therefore studied the efficiency of the EL emission by comparing the intensities of photoluminescence (PL) and EL emissions. From the results, we found that the EL efficiency was 13 % of the PL efficiency. The low EL efficiency was attributed to the direct recombination of electrons and holes at the ALQ/hole transporting layr interface.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1995 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1994 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All Other

All Publications (7 results)

  • [Publications] Michio MATSUMURA,Tomonori AKAI,Masayuki SAITO,Takashi KIMURA: "Height of energy barrier existing between cathodes andhydroxyquinoline-aluminum complex of organic electroluminescent devies" Journal of Applied Physics. 79. 264-268 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 松村道雄: "有機EL素子における電荷注入の障壁高さ" 信学技報. OME94-82. 25-30 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Michio MATSUMURA,Tomonori, AKAI,Masayuki SAITO,Takashi KIMURA: "Height of the Energy Barrier Existing between Cathodes and Hydroxyquinoline-Aluminum Complex of Organic Electroluminescent Devices" J.Appl.Phys.79. 264-268 (1996)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Michio MATSUMURA: "Height of the Energy Barriers Existing in the Charge Injection Processes of Organic EL Devices" Technical Report of IEICE. OME94-82. 25-30 (1995)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1995 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Michio MATSUMURA,Tomonori AKAI,Masayuki SAITO,Takashi KIMURA: "Height of energy barrier existing between cathodes and hydroxyquinoline-aluminum complex of organic electroluminescent devices" Journal of Applied physics. 79. 246-268 (1996)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 松村 道雄: "有機EL素子における電荷注入の障壁高さ" 信学技報. OME94-82. 25-30 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1995 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 松村道雄: "有機EL素子における電荷注入の障壁高さ" 電子情報通信学会技術研究報告. OME94. 25-30 (1995)

    • Related Report
      1994 Annual Research Report

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