• Title of article

    Halogens as trace compounds in polymeric light-emitting diodes

  • Author/Authors

    Andersson، نويسنده , , G and Brongersma، نويسنده , , H.H and Denier van der Gon، نويسنده , , A.W and van IJzendoorn، نويسنده , , L.J. and de Jong، نويسنده , , M.P and de Voigt، نويسنده , , M.J.A، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    دوماهنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2000
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    245
  • To page
    249
  • Abstract
    We investigated the elemental composition of different layers of polymeric light-emitting diode (pLED) model structures. Of special concern have been poly-(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT)/polystyrenesulfonate (PSS) and poly-phenylenevinylene (PPV) films, which are used widely in pLEDs. We found halogen compounds as impurities: bromine in the PEDOT/PSS and chlorine in the PPV layer. It is argued that the presence of halogen containing compounds could be an important reason for the degradation of pLEDs.
  • Keywords
    Polymeric LEDs , conducting polymers , elemental analysis , Ion scattering spectroscopy (ISS) , Particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE)
  • Journal title
    Synthetic Metals
  • Serial Year
    2000
  • Journal title
    Synthetic Metals
  • Record number

    2073759