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Recent Applications of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes in Optoelectronic Devices†

  1. Corey V. Hoven1,
  2. Andres Garcia2,
  3. Guillermo C. Bazan1,2,*,
  4. Thuc-Quyen Nguyen2,*

Article first published online: 25 SEP 2008

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200800533

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 20, Issue 20, pages 3793–3810, October 17, 2008

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Hoven, C. V., Garcia, A., Bazan, G. C. and Nguyen, T.-Q. (2008), Recent Applications of Conjugated Polyelectrolytes in Optoelectronic Devices. Advanced Materials, 20: 3793–3810. doi: 10.1002/adma.200800533

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  1. 1

    Department of Materials University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (USA)

  2. 2

    Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (USA)

*Department of Materials University of California Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (USA).

  1. †

    The authors are grateful for the financial support from the NSF (DMR-0606414), the NSF MRSEC (DMR-0520415), and the NSF CAREER award (DMR-0547639).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 OCT 2008
  2. Article first published online: 25 SEP 2008
  3. Manuscript Received: 26 FEB 2008

Funded by

  • NSF. Grant Number: DMR-0606414
  • NSF MRSEC. Grant Number: DMR-0520415
  • NSF CAREER. Grant Number: DMR-0547639

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Keywords:

  • light-emitting diodes;
  • light-emitting electrochemical cells;
  • organic semiconductors;
  • polyelectrolytes;
  • solar cells

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Conjugated polyelectrolytes comprise an electronically delocalized backbone with pendant groups bearing ionic functionalities. Important new developments regarding their incorporation into emerging technologies have recently appeared. This article provides an overview of recent studies concerning the basic properties of conjugated polyelectrolytes as a function of molecular structure, and of optoelectronic devices containing conjugated polyelectrolytes as essential functional components.

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Conjugated polyelectrolytes comprise an electronically delocalized backbone with pendant groups bearing ionic functionalities. Important new developments regarding their use to improve charge injection from metallic electrodes into organic semiconductors, a key requirement in emissive devices, have recently appeared. This article provides an overview of recent studies concerning the basic properties of conjugated polyelectrolytes as a function of molecular structure, and of optoelectronic devices with conjugated polyelectrolytes as essential functional components. Processes where more insightful mechanistic understanding is needed and areas of opportunity are discussed.

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