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Thin‐Film Light‐Emitting Devices Based on Sequentially Adsorbed Multilayers of Water‐Soluble Poly( p ‐phenylene)s
Author(s) -
Baur Jeff W.,
Kim Seungho,
Balanda Peter B.,
Reynolds John R.,
Rubner Michael F.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4095(199812)10:17<1452::aid-adma1452>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - materials science , electroluminescence , thin film , phenylene , conjugated system , polymer , cationic polymerization , fabrication , polyelectrolyte , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , layer (electronics) , composite material , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
In thin‐film electroluminescent devices , conjugated polymers are used as efficient emitters. Here the authors demonstrate that thin films of combined anionic (see Figure for the chemical structure) and cationic water‐soluble poly( p ‐phenylene) polyelectrolytes can be readily processed into multilayer light‐emitting devices. Fabrication with solely one type of conjugated backbone—as here—may greatly improve device efficiency.