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▼ [12p-N207-15] Improvement of dark current stability of ZnO-based organic photodiode by control of annealing condition
キーワード:organic photodiode, dark current, flexible electronics
Dark current in organic photodiodes (OPDs), a dominating factor of noise density, is well-known for its increase upon illumination of strong light. Recently, the mechanism of this instability in OPD with ZnO electron transfer layer was reported [J. Huang et al., ACS Nano 15, 1753 (2021)]. However, the strategy to suppress the dark current increase in ZnO-based OPDs remains unexplored. Here, using an inverted structure of bulk heterojunction OPDs, we demonstrated that the dark current increase can be suppressed by control of annealing temperature (Tanneal). The devices with structure: glass/ITO (70 nm)/ZnO (30 nm)/P3HT:PC61BM (250 nm)/MoOx (10 nm)/Ag were fabricated using spin coating and a standard evaporation system. We successfully decreased the ratio of dark current density after illumination to its initial value from 1.0x102 to 0.64 by raising Tanneal from 180 to 350oC. Our results provide insights into the importance of annealing conditions to the dark current stability.