Polymer light-emitting electrochemical cells (PLECs) employ a thin layer of a luminescent conjugated polymer admixed with an ionic source and an ionic conductor for the in-situ formation of p-i-n junction and subseque...Polymer light-emitting electrochemical cells (PLECs) employ a thin layer of a luminescent conjugated polymer admixed with an ionic source and an ionic conductor for the in-situ formation of p-i-n junction and subsequent efficient injections of both electrons and holes.The junction formation enables the use of air-stable conductors as the cathode and a relatively thick emissive polymer layer that is more compatible with low-cost solution-based processes.This paper overviews the operation mechanism of the PLECs,the properties and drawbacks of the devices.The employment of crosslinkable ionic conductors to stabilize the p-i-n junction is reviewed.The resulting static junction electroluminesces light at high brightness,high efficiency,and prolonged lifetime.Silver paste and carbon nanotubes can be used as the cathode,thus,PLECs were fabricated by lamination.Using single wall carbon nanotubes coated elastic substrate as both anode and cathode,the PLECs can be made highly stretchable.展开更多
One polythiophene derivative PT3T and two low band gap copolymers,PBTT-T3T and PBTT,with different ratios of 5,6-dini-trobenzothiadiazole as the acceptor unit in the polymer backbone have been synthesized by Pd-cataly...One polythiophene derivative PT3T and two low band gap copolymers,PBTT-T3T and PBTT,with different ratios of 5,6-dini-trobenzothiadiazole as the acceptor unit in the polymer backbone have been synthesized by Pd-catalyzed Stille-coupling polymerizations.Thermal stability,X-ray diffraction analyses,UV-vis absorption spectra,photoluminescence spectra and electrochemical properties of the copolymers were investigated.The band gap estimated from UV-vis-NIR spectra of the copolymers films varied from 1.39 to 1.94 eV.Among these copolymers,the films of PBTT-T3T and PBTT,which contain the 5,6-dinitrobenzothiadiazole unit,cover a broad wavelength range in the visible and near-infrared region from 400 to 1000 nm with the maximal peak absorption around 700 nm,which is exactly matched with the maximum in the photon flux of the sun.展开更多
基金supported by the National Science Foundation (ECCS1028412)
文摘Polymer light-emitting electrochemical cells (PLECs) employ a thin layer of a luminescent conjugated polymer admixed with an ionic source and an ionic conductor for the in-situ formation of p-i-n junction and subsequent efficient injections of both electrons and holes.The junction formation enables the use of air-stable conductors as the cathode and a relatively thick emissive polymer layer that is more compatible with low-cost solution-based processes.This paper overviews the operation mechanism of the PLECs,the properties and drawbacks of the devices.The employment of crosslinkable ionic conductors to stabilize the p-i-n junction is reviewed.The resulting static junction electroluminesces light at high brightness,high efficiency,and prolonged lifetime.Silver paste and carbon nanotubes can be used as the cathode,thus,PLECs were fabricated by lamination.Using single wall carbon nanotubes coated elastic substrate as both anode and cathode,the PLECs can be made highly stretchable.
基金support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50933003 & 50903044)MOST of China (2009AA032304)
文摘One polythiophene derivative PT3T and two low band gap copolymers,PBTT-T3T and PBTT,with different ratios of 5,6-dini-trobenzothiadiazole as the acceptor unit in the polymer backbone have been synthesized by Pd-catalyzed Stille-coupling polymerizations.Thermal stability,X-ray diffraction analyses,UV-vis absorption spectra,photoluminescence spectra and electrochemical properties of the copolymers were investigated.The band gap estimated from UV-vis-NIR spectra of the copolymers films varied from 1.39 to 1.94 eV.Among these copolymers,the films of PBTT-T3T and PBTT,which contain the 5,6-dinitrobenzothiadiazole unit,cover a broad wavelength range in the visible and near-infrared region from 400 to 1000 nm with the maximal peak absorption around 700 nm,which is exactly matched with the maximum in the photon flux of the sun.
