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Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate)

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dry re-dispersible pellets, high conductivity

Synonym(s):

Orgacon DRY5, PEDOT:PSS, Poly(2,3-dihydrothieno-1,4-dioxin)-poly(styrenesulfonate)

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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12162002
NACRES:
NA.23

Quality Level

form

pellets

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Design for Energy Efficiency
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sheet resistance

<200 Ω/sq (by addition of 5% diethylene glycol)

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storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) (dry re-dispersible pellets) is a conductive polymer that is formed by electropolymerizing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene in a solution of poly(styrenesulfonate)(PSS). PEDOT is doped with positive ions and PSS with negative ions. It has the following properties that make it viable polymer in organic electronics:
  • low band gap
  • good optical properties
  • high conductivity
  • low redox potential
  • easy processing
  • tunable film forming ability

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Application

Orgacon DRY5 pellets can be re-dispersed in organic solvents such as ethanol. The resulting dispersion can be used in coating or ink formulations targeted for different applications requiring high conductivity.
PEDOT:PSS can be used as an electrode material with high mobility for charge carriers. It can be used for a wide range of energy based applications such as organic photovoltaics (OPV), dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), supercapacitors and other biomedical based sensors.
PEDOT:PSS can be used as the active semiconductor layer in OFETs. It is commonly used as a hole transport layer in OPVs.
Virtually 100% absorption from 900-2,000 nm. No absorption maximum from 400-800 nm. Conductive polymer blend.

Legal Information

Orgacon is a trademark of Agfa-Gevaert N.V.

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Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B

Storage Class Code

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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High efficiency, fully inkjet printed organic solar cells with freedom of design
Eggenhuisen TM, et al.
Applied Physics Letters, 3(14), 7255-7262 (2015)
Functionalized graphene/poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene): polystyrenesulfonate as counter electrode catalyst for dye-sensitized solar cells
Yue G, et al.
Energy, 54(8), 315-321 (2013)
Stability of the interface between indium-tin-oxide and poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly (styrenesulfonate) in polymer light-emitting diodes.
De Jong MP, et al.
Applied Physics Letters, 77(14), 2255-2257 (2000)
Stability of polypyrrole and poly (3, 4-ethylenedioxythiophene) for biosensor application.
Yamato H, et al.
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 397(1-2), 163-170 (1995)
Roll-to-Roll Slot-Die Coated Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) Modules with High Geometrical Fill Factors
Galagan Y, et al.
Energy Technology, 3(8), 834-842 (2015)

Articles

Progress in Organic Thermoelectric Materials & Devices including high ZT values of >0.2 at room temperature by p-type (PEDOT:PSS) & n-type (Poly[Kx(Ni-ett)]) materials are discussed.

Recent progress in the area of solution-processed functional materials has led to the development of a variety of thin-film optoelectronic devices with significant promise in the industrial and consumer electronics fields.

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