Morphological change and mobility enhancement in PEDOT:PSS by adding co-solvents

Qingshuo Wei; Masakazu Mukaida; Yasuhisa Naitoh; Takao Ishida

doi:10.1002/adma.201205158

Morphological change and mobility enhancement in PEDOT:PSS by adding co-solvents

Adv Mater. 2013 May 28;25(20):2831-6. doi: 10.1002/adma.201205158. Epub 2013 Apr 19.

Authors

Qingshuo Wei¹, Masakazu Mukaida, Yasuhisa Naitoh, Takao Ishida

Affiliation

¹ Nanosystem Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial, Science and Technology, 1-2-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. qingshuo.wei@aist.go.jp

PMID: 23606373
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201205158

Abstract

Adding ethylene glycol (EG) to a poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) solution improves the crystallinity of the PEDOT and the ordering of the PEDOT nanocrystals in solid films. The carrier-mobility enhancement is confirmed by using ion-gel transistors combined with in situ UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Materials Testing
Molecular Conformation
Polystyrenes / chemistry*
Solvents / chemistry*
Thiophenes / chemistry*
Viscosity

Substances

Polystyrenes
Solvents
Thiophenes
poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate)