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Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]

Synonym(s):

MEH-PPV

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Linear Formula:
(C18H28O2)n
CAS Number:
138184-36-8
MDL number:
MFCD03093943
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23

description

Band gap: 2.3 eV

fluorescence

λex 493 nm; λem 554 nm in toluene

Orbital energy

HOMO -5.3 eV 
LUMO -3 eV 

OLED Device Performance

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/Al

  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 220 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 0.3 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 3.8 V

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/PBO/Al
  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 970 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 1.9 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 2.9 V

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/PBZT/Al
  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 1400 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 2.5 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 2.8 V

OPV Device Performance

ITO/MEH-PPV/BBL/Al

  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 1.98 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.93 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.47
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 1.1 %

ITO/MEH-PPV:PC61BM(1:4)/Ca
  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 2 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.8 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.25
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 1.5 %

Mw/Mn

<4

storage temp.

2-8°C

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General description

MEH-PPV is a semiconductor based conjugated polymer which has good electroluminescence and excellent optoelectronic properties. It has a high quantum yield of fluorescence and it is soluble with most of the organic solvents.
Light-emitting conjugated polymer.

Application

Conducting polymer in solar cells and carbon nanotube OLEDs. Useful in producing bright and efficient white polymeric light emitting diodes.
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MEH-PPV can be used as a conducting polymer in the fabrication of the electronic devices such as:
  • field effect transistors(FET)
  • photovoltaic cells
  • light emitting diodes(LED)
  • sensors for biomedical applications
  • photodiodes

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Complex nanoparticle of light-emitting MEH-PPV with Au: enhanced luminescence
Kim MS, et al.
ACS Nano, 3(6), 1329-1334 (2009)
A large interconnecting network within hybrid MEH-PPV/TiO2 nanorod photovoltaic devices
Zeng T, et al.
Nanotechnology, 17(21), 5387-5387 (2006)
General observation of n-type field-effect behaviour in organic semiconductors
Chua L, et al.
Nature, 434(7030), 194-194 (2005)
a new target ligand ser-glu for PePT1-overexpressing cancer imaging
Dai T, et al.
International journal of nanomedicine, 11(6378), 203-203 (2016)
Tongcheng Dai et al.
International journal of nanomedicine, 11, 203-212 (2016-01-27)
Nanoparticles functionalized with active target ligands have been widely used for tumor-specific diagnosis and therapy. The target ligands include antibodies, peptides, proteins, small molecules, and nucleic acid aptamers. Here, we utilize dipeptide Ser-Glu (DIP) as a new ligand to functionalize
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