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Energy Level Alignment at Bebq2/PEI/ITO Interfaces Studied by UV Photoemission Spectroscopy

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A polyethyleneimine (PEI) interlayer has been applied on indium tin oxide (ITO) to improve electron injection in organic devices including inverted organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). To understand the improvement effect by PEI insertion, the energy level alignment at bis(10-hydroxybenzo[h]quinolinato)beryllium (Bebq2)/PEI/ITO interfaces was investigated by UV photoemission spectroscopy (UPS). The deposition of a PEI layer was found to reduce the absolute work function of ITO by 1.4 eV. The vacuum level shifts at Bebq2/ITO and Bebq2/PEI interfaces were also determined as 0.3 eV and 0.1 eV in the direction to reduce the electron injection barrier, respectively. Thus the work function reduction by PEI and downward vacuum level shift at the Bebq2/PEI interface can contribute to the improvement effect. Kelvin probe measurement revealed the weak orientation polarization in Bebq2 film with the bottom side positively polarized. This polarization polarity is also advantageous for electron injection in inverted devices.

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  1. Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, 263-8522, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan

    Kohei Shimizu, Hiroumi Kinjo, Tomoya Sato & Hisao Ishii

  2. NHK Science & Technology Research Laboratories, 1-10-11 Kinuta, 157-8510, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    Hirohiko Fukagawa

  3. Suita Research Center, Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd., 5-8 Nishiotabi-cho, 564-0034, Suita-shi, Osaka, Japan

    Katsuyuki Morii

  4. Center for Frontier Science, Chiba University, 1–33 Yayoi-cho, 263-8522, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan

    Hisao Ishii

  5. Molecular Chirality Research Center, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, 263-8522, Inage-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan

    Hisao Ishii

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Shimizu, K., Fukagawa, H., Morii, K. et al. Energy Level Alignment at Bebq2/PEI/ITO Interfaces Studied by UV Photoemission Spectroscopy. MRS Advances 2, 2261–2266 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1557/adv.2017.134

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