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Li, Dongbo ; Borys, Nicholas J. ; Lupton, John M.

Probing the electrode-polymer interface in conjugated polymer devices with surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Li, Dongbo, Borys, Nicholas J. and Lupton, John M. (2012) Probing the electrode-polymer interface in conjugated polymer devices with surface-enhanced Raman scattering. Applied Physics Letters 100 (14), p. 141907.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 14 Nov 2012 13:32
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.26703


Abstract

A crucial consideration in organic devices is the role of the interface between a metal electrode and the active polymer material. Here, we use the conjugated polymer poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyl-oxy)-1,4-phenylene-vinylene] (MEH-PPV) with model gold and silver electrodes to perform surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) on the metal-MEH-PPV interface. We observe significant differences ...

A crucial consideration in organic devices is the role of the interface between a metal electrode and the active polymer material. Here, we use the conjugated polymer poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyl-oxy)-1,4-phenylene-vinylene] (MEH-PPV) with model gold and silver electrodes to perform surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) on the metal-MEH-PPV interface. We observe significant differences between the SERS spectra on the two metals, which we assign to conformational changes of the phenyl rings within the polymer. The difference between gold and silver interfaces can be removed upon thermal annealing, suggesting structural relaxation. Resonance Raman spectra of the two interfaces are identical, implying that the overall conformation of the polymer backbone which supports the pi-electron transition remains unaffected by the different metals. SERS is uniquely sensitive to the interfacial metal/organic layer and provides an important in situ tool to optimizing organic device structures.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleApplied Physics Letters
Publisher:American Institute of Physics
Volume:100
Number of Issue or Book Chapter:14
Page Range:p. 141907
Date6 April 2012
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Lupton > Group John Lupton
Identification Number
ValueType
10.1063/1.3701278DOI
Classification
NotationType
85.60.JbPACS
Keywordsannealing, conducting polymers, electrodes, gold, optimisation, organic light emitting diodes, silver, surface enhanced Raman scattering
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgNo
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-267036
Item ID26703

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