Silver nanowire/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode for flexible organic light-emitting diodes
We prepared a hybrid electrode comprosed of a silver nanowires/poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (AgNW/PEDOT:PSS) nanocomposite for flexible organic light-emitting diodes (FOLEDs). To increase the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS, diethylene glycol (DEG) was introduced into the PEDO...
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| description | We prepared a hybrid electrode comprosed of a silver nanowires/poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (AgNW/PEDOT:PSS) nanocomposite for flexible organic light-emitting diodes (FOLEDs). To increase the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS, diethylene glycol (DEG) was introduced into the PEDOT:PSS solution. The PEDOT:PSS layer shows a higher figure of merits (FoM) when prepared with the optimum amount of 7 vol%-DEG in the coating solution, due to the three-dimensional conducting network formed in the hybrid electrode. The perfluorinated ionomer (PFI) was also introduced into the PEDOT:PSS solution, and the resulting polymer solution was used to prepare a transparent anode on polymeric substrates. The PEDOT:PSS layers with higher contents of PFI exhibited higher work functions of 5.9 eV, due to control of the surface composition. After bending for 600,000 cycles, the hybrid electrode maintained a low R/R0 value. When the hybrid electrode with PFI-PEDOT:PSS was used as a transparent anode in a flexible OLED device, the FOLED exhibited a 25% higher current efficiency. Therefore, the enhanced performance of the FOLED devices fabricated on PFI-PEDOT:PSS anodes could be applicable to flexible displays. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-866cdd754cc1486e829f6a18144f02472022-12-21T18:32:28ZengElsevierJournal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices2468-21792021-09-0163372378Silver nanowire/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode for flexible organic light-emitting diodesHyun Gi Kim0Mansu Kim1Sung Soo Kim2Sang Hyun Paek3Young Chul Kim4Department of Chemical Engineering and Regional Innovation Center-Components and Materials for Information Display, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, 446-701, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Regional Innovation Center-Components and Materials for Information Display, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, 446-701, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Regional Innovation Center-Components and Materials for Information Display, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, 446-701, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Regional Innovation Center-Components and Materials for Information Display, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, 446-701, Republic of KoreaCorresponding author. Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyung Hee University, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 446-701, Republic of Korea. Fax: +82 31 204 2530.; Department of Chemical Engineering and Regional Innovation Center-Components and Materials for Information Display, Kyung Hee University, Gyeonggi-do, 446-701, Republic of KoreaWe prepared a hybrid electrode comprosed of a silver nanowires/poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (AgNW/PEDOT:PSS) nanocomposite for flexible organic light-emitting diodes (FOLEDs). To increase the conductivity of PEDOT:PSS, diethylene glycol (DEG) was introduced into the PEDOT:PSS solution. The PEDOT:PSS layer shows a higher figure of merits (FoM) when prepared with the optimum amount of 7 vol%-DEG in the coating solution, due to the three-dimensional conducting network formed in the hybrid electrode. The perfluorinated ionomer (PFI) was also introduced into the PEDOT:PSS solution, and the resulting polymer solution was used to prepare a transparent anode on polymeric substrates. The PEDOT:PSS layers with higher contents of PFI exhibited higher work functions of 5.9 eV, due to control of the surface composition. After bending for 600,000 cycles, the hybrid electrode maintained a low R/R0 value. When the hybrid electrode with PFI-PEDOT:PSS was used as a transparent anode in a flexible OLED device, the FOLED exhibited a 25% higher current efficiency. Therefore, the enhanced performance of the FOLED devices fabricated on PFI-PEDOT:PSS anodes could be applicable to flexible displays.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468217921000186Ag NWsPEDOT:PSSWork functionFlexible electrodeOLEDs |
| spellingShingle | Hyun Gi Kim Mansu Kim Sung Soo Kim Sang Hyun Paek Young Chul Kim Silver nanowire/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode for flexible organic light-emitting diodes Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices Ag NWs PEDOT:PSS Work function Flexible electrode OLEDs |
| title | Silver nanowire/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode for flexible organic light-emitting diodes |
| title_full | Silver nanowire/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode for flexible organic light-emitting diodes |
| title_fullStr | Silver nanowire/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode for flexible organic light-emitting diodes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Silver nanowire/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode for flexible organic light-emitting diodes |
| title_short | Silver nanowire/PEDOT:PSS hybrid electrode for flexible organic light-emitting diodes |
| title_sort | silver nanowire pedot pss hybrid electrode for flexible organic light emitting diodes |
| topic | Ag NWs PEDOT:PSS Work function Flexible electrode OLEDs |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468217921000186 |
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