Influence of nonadiabatic annealing on the morphology and molecular structure of PEDOT-PSS films

J Phys Chem B. 2009 Jul 16;113(28):9352-5. doi: 10.1021/jp904147v.

Abstract

The effect of nonadiabatic annealing on poly(3,4-ethylendioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT-PSS) thin films prepared on silicon substrate has been investigated by Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The analysis indicates the formation of an annealing-induced doping in PEDOT structure, suggesting a modification of the polymer electronic structure and the formation of a PEDOT-rich film surface.

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