ZHANG Hao, LIU Shan-peng, HUANG Wei, WEI Fu-xiang, CAO Jin, JIANG Xue-yin, ZHANG Zhi-lin. A Novel Instrument for Measurement of Work Function Based on Contact Potential Difference Method[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2007,28(4): 505-509
ZHANG Hao, LIU Shan-peng, HUANG Wei, WEI Fu-xiang, CAO Jin, JIANG Xue-yin, ZHANG Zhi-lin. A Novel Instrument for Measurement of Work Function Based on Contact Potential Difference Method[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2007,28(4): 505-509DOI:
Work function is an important information for understanding carrier injection in organic electroluminescence.We have made a novel instrument for the measurement of work function using contact potential difference method.The reference tip and sample are used to form a vibrating capacitor.By counting the current between the sample and a reference tip
we found the work function by fixing the zero point of the current.It is mainly composed of signal generator
power amplifier
and oscillator.Signal generator was the signal source of system
it generate sine signal.After magnified by power amplifier
signal was sent to oscillator which can make the reference oscillating.Current between the sample and a reference tip was sent to oscillograph for real-time monitor.At the same time
we apply complement voltage to the surface of sample.By adjusting the complement voltage
we can found the zero point of the current.The instrument can be used to measure the work function of metal
semiconductor and metal-oxide in ambient conditions.This instrument with high practicability and definition is handy to operate
and it can work in ambience.We have measured the work function of p-type silicon(Si) and the thin film of ITO which is used as the anode of organic light emitting devices(OLEDs).We have set up a relation between work function and time
which shows the change of work function with time.For confirm the practicability of the instrument
we have fabricated two white organic light emitting device with configuration:ITO/CuPc/NPB/TBAND:TPBe:DCJTB/Alq
3
/Al.We used UV-ITO(ITO treated by UV-Ozone) and ITO without UV for anode of devices.We obtain the current density(
J
)-voltage(
V
) character of the devices.It is clear that the performance of devices with UV-ITO is better as the result of the increased work function of ITO.It is useful for the optimization of the devices.