JOURNAL ARTICLE

Aluminum-doped zinc oxide films as transparent conductive electrode for organic light-emitting devices

Xiaotong JiangKeng Lin WongMan‐Keung FungSeung-Eui Lee

Year: 2003 Journal:   Applied Physics Letters Vol: 83 (9)Pages: 1875-1877   Publisher: American Institute of Physics

Abstract

Highly transparent conductive, aluminum-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) films were deposited on glass substrates by midfrequency magnetron sputtering of metallic aluminum-doped zinc target. ZnO:Al films with surface work functions between 3.7 and 4.4 eV were obtained by varying the sputtering conditions. Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) were fabricated on these ZnO:Al films. A current efficiency of higher than 3.7 cd/A, was achieved. For comparison, 3.9 cd/A was achieved by the reference OLEDs fabricated on commercial indium–tin–oxide substrates.

Keywords:
Materials science Indium tin oxide OLED Transparent conducting film Sputtering Zinc Doping Optoelectronics Sputter deposition Indium Aluminium Oxide Electrode Electrical conductor Thin film Metallurgy Nanotechnology Layer (electronics) Composite material Chemistry

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ZnO doping and properties
Physical Sciences →  Materials Science →  Materials Chemistry
Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Thin-Film Transistor Technologies
Physical Sciences →  Engineering →  Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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