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Granted Patent B2
US 9,520,571 · App. 13/943,834 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Organic photoelectric device and image sensor

Inventors: Kwang Hee Lee (Yongin-si, KR); Kyu Sik Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Kyung Bae Park (Hwaseong-si, KR); Dong-Seok Leem (Hwaseong-si, KR); Seon-Jeong Lim (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L51/008H01L51/0069H01L51/0072H01L51/4253
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Patent No.
US 9,520,571
App. No.
13/943,834
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic photoelectric device may include a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other and an active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the active layer including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 2. An image sensor may include the organic photoelectric device.

Claims (36)

1. An organic photoelectric device comprising:

a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; and

an active layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the active layer including a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 2:

wherein, in Chemical Formula 1,

each of R 1 and R 2 are independently one of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 to C 30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 to C 30 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 30 alkoxy group, and a combination thereof, and

each of R 3 to R 12 are independently one of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 to C 30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 to C 30 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 30 alkoxy group, a halogen atom, a halogen-containing group, and a combination thereof,

wherein, in Chemical Formula 2,

each of R a to R l are independently one of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 to C 30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 to C 30 heteroaryl group, a halogen atom, a halogen-containing group, and a combination thereof, and

X is an anion.

2. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 1 includes at least one selected from compounds represented by the following Chemical Formulae 1a to 1e:

wherein, in Chemical Formulae 1a to 1e,

each of R 1 and R 2 are independently one of hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C 1 to C 30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 6 to C 30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C 3 t o C 30 heteroaryl group, and a combination thereof.

3. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of R a to R l of Chemical Formula 2 includes a halogen atom.

4. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 2 includes at least one of compounds represented by the following Chemical Formulae 2a to 2e:

5. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein

the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 1 is a p-type semiconductor, and

the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 2 is an n-type semiconductor.

6. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein the active layer selectively absorbs light at a green wavelength region.

7. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein the active layer has a maximum absorption peak in a wavelength region of about 500 nm to about 600 nm.

8. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein the active layer has a light-absorption curve having a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of about 50 nm to 150 nm.

9. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein the active layer includes an intrinsic layer including the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 1 and the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 2 at a ratio of about 1:100 to about 100:1.

10. The organic photoelectric device of claim 9 , wherein the active layer includes the intrinsic layer including the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 1 and the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 2 at a ratio of about 1:10 to about 10:1.

11. The organic photoelectric device of claim 9 , wherein the active layer further comprises a p-type layer including the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 1.

12. The organic photoelectric device of claim 9 , wherein the active layer further comprises an n-type layer including the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 2.

13. The organic photoelectric device of claim 9 , wherein the active layer further comprises:

a p-type layer on one side of the intrinsic layer, the p-type layer including the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 1, and

an n-type layer on the other side of the intrinsic layer, the n-type layer including the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 2.

14. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein the active layer comprises a p-type layer including the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 1 and an n-type layer including the compound represented by the above Chemical Formula 2.

15. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a charge auxiliary layer between at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode and the active layer.

16. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is an anode and the second electrode is a cathode.

17. An image sensor comprising the organic photoelectric device according to claim 1 .

18. The organic photoelectric device of claim 1 , wherein

the compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 is a p-type semiconductor,

the compound represented by Chemical Formula 2 is an n-type semiconductor, and

the p-type semiconductor and the n-type semiconductor form a pn junction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 17, 2013
From: LEE, KWANG HEE; KIM, KYU SIK; PARK, KYUNG BAE; LEEM, DONG-SEOK; LIM, SEON-JEONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030815/0633 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0111356 · Oct 8, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140097416A1 · Apr 10, 2014