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Microscopic Understanding of the Anisotropic Conductivity of PEDOT:PSS Thin Films
Author(s) -
Nardes A. M.,
Kemerink M.,
Janssen R. A. J.,
Bastiaansen J. A. M.,
Kiggen N. M. M.,
Langeveld B. M. W.,
van Breemen A. J. J. M.,
de Kok M. M.
Publication year - 2007
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/adma.200602575
Subject(s) - pedot:pss , materials science , lamella (surface anatomy) , conductivity , anisotropy , thin film , scanning tunneling microscope , morphology (biology) , composite material , nanotechnology , polymer , optics , chemistry , physics , biology , genetics
The anisotropic conductivity of thin films of poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is correlated to the film morphology as obtained from scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy images. The material was found to consist of layers of flattened PEDOT‐rich particles that are separated by quasi‐continuous PSS lamella (see figure).