Novel ways to significantly enhance the conductivity of transparent PEDOT:PSS

Benhu Fan; Yijie Xia; Jianyong Ouyang

doi:10.1117/12.826009

27 August 2009 Novel ways to significantly enhance the conductivity of transparent PEDOT:PSS

Benhu Fan, Yijie Xia, Jianyong Ouyang

Proceedings Volume 7415, Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XIII; 74151Q (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826009
Event: SPIE Photonic Devices + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Two novel approaches are reported to significantly enhance the conductivity of transparent PEDOT:PSS (PEDOT:PSS = poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate)). The first method is to add anionic surfactants into aqueous solution of PEDOT:PSS. Conductivity enhancement by a factor of hundreds was observed, and it was strongly dependent on the chemical structure of the surfactant. Conductivity enhancement from 0.16 S cm-1 to 80 S cm-1 was observed, when anionic surfactant SDS was added. The effect of the anionic surfactants on the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS was attributed to the substitution of the PSS anions by the surfactant anions. The addition of a nonionic surfactant had moderate effect on the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS, while cationic surfactant almost did not affect the conductivity. The second method to significantly enhance the conductivity is to treat the PEDOT:PSS film with solutions of certain salts. CuCl2 or InCl3 solution could enhance the conductivity by a factor of hundreds, while the effect by NaCl is negligible. The salt effect on the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS is attributed to the loss of PSS from PEDOT:PSS and conformational change of PEDOT chains during the treatment.

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Benhu Fan, Yijie Xia, and Jianyong Ouyang "Novel ways to significantly enhance the conductivity of transparent PEDOT:PSS", Proc. SPIE 7415, Organic Light Emitting Materials and Devices XIII, 74151Q (27 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826009

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