Interface formation between Al and Ca with tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum

Quoc Toan Le; M. Gary Mason; Li Yan; Vi-En Choong; Eric W. Forsythe; Ching W. Tang; Yongli Gao

doi:10.1117/12.348384

18 May 1999 Interface formation between Al and Ca with tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum

Quoc Toan Le, M. Gary Mason, Li Yan, Vi-En Choong, Eric W. Forsythe, Ching W. Tang, Yongli Gao

Proceedings Volume 3623, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348384
Event: Optoelectronics '99 - Integrated Optoelectronic Devices, 1999, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Using x-ray and UV photoemission spectroscopy (XPS and UPS), we have investigated the early stages of the interface formation between metals, namely Al and Ca, and tris-(8- hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq₃). Both interfaces show signs of reaction between the metal and Alq₃. However, the detailed behaviors of the two interfaces are very different. In the case of Al/Alq₃ interface, the metal was found to react preferentially with the quinolate oxygen as soon as it was deposited onto Alq₃. No evidence of reaction with the carbon was found. Unlike with Ca, little interaction between Al and nitrogen of the pyridyl was observed. UPS spectra show a quick disappearance of the Alq₃ features as early as 0.7 angstrom of Al deposition, and also suggest the formation of a gap state induced by Al. In the case of Ca/Alq₃, the interface is characterized by a staged interface reaction: for low Ca coverages, negatively charged Alq₃ radical anions are formed by electron transfer from the Ca. The emergence of new states in the energy gap is observed in the UPS spectra. At higher overages, the Ca reacts with the phenoxide oxygen resulting in the decomposition of the Alq₃ molecule.

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Quoc Toan Le, M. Gary Mason, Li Yan, Vi-En Choong, Eric W. Forsythe, Ching W. Tang, and Yongli Gao "Interface formation between Al and Ca with tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum", Proc. SPIE 3623, Organic Photonic Materials and Devices, (18 May 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.348384

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