Desenvolvimento de OLEDs sensíveis ao infravermelho para aplicações em sistemas de visão noturna

Abstract

In this work the results of the production and characterization of Organic Light Emitting Diodes with near-infrared sensitive layer up-converter are presented. The infrared sensitive layer performance is a key factor for the operation of the device. Phthalocyanine molecules have an electronic response when they are exposed to the infrared radiation. In the first part of the work the optical and electrical properties of phthalocyanine films manufactured by vacuum thermal evaporation were investigated. The phthalocyanines studied were: cobalt phthalocyanine, copper phthalocyanine, magnesium phthalocyanine platinum phthalocyanine and tin naphthalocyanine. These molecules were characterized using different techniques, such as UV-VIS absorption spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry, mass spectrometry, X-ray diffractometry and electrical measurements, in order to obtain support for the use of these molecules as active layer of up-converter devices. Among the studied phthalocyanines, tin naphthalocyanine was the best candidate to act as a sensitive layer for the manufacture of the devices. However, OLEDs up-converters using tin naphthalocyanine as an infrared sensitive layer showed low response to infrared radiation and low conversion efficiency. Thus, to solve this problem, it was necessary to manufacture OLEDs up-converters using a phthalocyanine layer co-deposited with fullerene as infrared sensitive layer. Co deposition consists of a technique in which the phthalocyanine and fullerene molecules are simultaneously sublimated. From the co-deposition technique, it is possible to obtain a blend with different optical and electrical properties. The co-deposited layer showed a significant reduction in hole mobility, which led to an increase in the conversion efficiency of the device, evidencing the use of these materials for the manufacture of infrared sensitive OLEDs for applications in night vision systems.