• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.323-327
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• 1999

A water-soluble conducting polymer (CPP400 Paste) containing a derivative of polythiophene with several dopant was investigated as an anode material for organic electroluminescent devices. The device of ITO/CPP 400 Paste/TPD/$Alq_3$/Li:Al was fabricated, where CPP 400 Paste films were prepared by spin coating and TPD and $Alq_3$, films were prepared by vacuum evaporation. It was found that the turn-on voltage, current density, and luminance of the devices were dependent upon the thickness of CPP 400 Paste film in the Electroluminescent and current-voltage characteristics of the devices. This phenomena were explained by the energy level diagram of the device with the energy levels of the CPP400 Paste obtained by cyclic voltammetric method.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.290-294
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• 2011

The surface resistance of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT/PSS), which has appeared to be one of the most successful conductive polymers, is affected by the solvent. In this paper, pellet-type PEDOT/PSS was suspended in $H_2O$, ethanol (EtOH), ethylene glycol (EG) or dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO), and coated on PET film. The surface resistances of the films made from EG or DMSO suspension were observed to be lower, nearly by 2 orders of magnitude, than that made from $H_2O$ suspension. No significant difference among four kinds of films was observed when the thermal properties and chemical structures were investigated by TGA and XPS, respectively. However, particle size of PEDOT/PSS was in the range of $1-3{\mu}m$ in EG or DMSO, on the other hand, less than $0.1{\mu}m$ in $H_2O$. It is considered that the particle size of PEDOT/PSS in the suspension plays an important role for the surface resistance.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.5
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• pp.589-598
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• 2002

thiathlophene (EDiTT) was synthesized. The yield of the synthesis was about 29%. The monomer was identified by using NMR, IR and UV/Vis spectroscopic methods. Poly (3,4-ethylenedithiathiophene) (PEDiTT) was prepared using this monomer and FeCl$_3$. The deep blue green color of the product was changed into brown color by the reduction with $N_2$H$_4$. This was soluble to common organic solvents. Spectroelectrochemistry was used to characterize the PEDiTT. NMP was the best solvent for PEDiTT. PEDiTT/NMP solution was used for making SAM type thin film of the polymer on gold electrode. Electrochemical and IR spectroscopic methods were used to identify the thin film.