Thermal degradation mechanisms of PEDOT:PSS

Organic Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-66

  Vitoratos, E ^a   Sakkopoulos, S ^a   Dalas, E ^a   Paliatsas, N ^a   Karageorgopoulos, D ^a   Petraki, F ^a   Kennou, S ^a   Choulis, S A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Conducting polymers; Conductivity degradation mechanisms; Organic light emitting diodes; Organic solar cells; PEDOT PSS; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CONDUCTIVITY DEGRADATIONS; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; DC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEATING TEMPERATURES; PEDOT/PSS; THERMAL DEGRADATION MECHANISM; UV PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS;

EID: 58049181011     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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