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keywords: Charge-Transport Anisotropy, Conjugated Polymer, Mobility, Morphology

Correlating nanomorphology with charge-transport anisotropy in conjugated-polymer thin films


2009/9/8

Anisotropic mobility in spin-coated MEH-PPV films is due to an interfacial layer of several nanometers at the film-substrate interface with a higher electron density assisted by local chain alignment parallel to the substrate. This layer is formed via spin-coating. The strength of this interface effect is dependent on the solvent used. The research was conducted at the NSRRC beamline BL17B1. 

Y. F. Huang , C. W. Chang, D. M. Smilgies, U. S. Jeng, A. R. Inigo, J. D. White, K. C. Li, T. S. Lim, T. D. Li, H. Y. Chen, S. A. Chen, W. C. Chen and W. S. Fann

ADV. MATER. 21 , 2988 (2009)