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Poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)s as Electrode Modifiers for Inverted Organic Electronics

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Hyunbok Lee, Egle Puodziukynaite, Dean DeLongchamp, Todd Emrick, Alejandro Briseno

Abstract

We demonstrate the use of poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) (PSBMA), and its pyrene-containing copolymer, as solution-processable work function reducers for inverted organic electronic devices. A notable feature of PSBMA is its orthogonal solubility relative to solvents typically employed in the processing of organic semiconductors. A strong permanent dipole moment on the sulfobetaine moiety was calculated by density functional theory. PSBMA interlayers reduced the work function of metals, graphene, and poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) by over 1 eV, and an ultrathin interlayer of PSBMA reduced the electron injection barrier between ITO and C70 by 0.67 eV. As a result, the device performance of OPVs with PSBMA interlayers is significantly improved, and enhanced electron injection is demonstrated in electron-only devices with ITO, PEDOT:PSS and graphene electrodes. This work makes available a new class of dipole-rich, counterion-free, pH insensitive polymer interlayers with demonstrated effectiveness in inverted devices.
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Journal of the American Chemical Society

Citation

Lee, H. , Puodziukynaite, E. , DeLongchamp, D. , Emrick, T. and Briseno, A. (2015), Poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate)s as Electrode Modifiers for Inverted Organic Electronics, Journal of the American Chemical Society (Accessed December 1, 2024)

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Created January 13, 2015, Updated October 12, 2021