Journal Article

IMPULSE-2023-00204

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Ionic Liquid-Induced Inversion of the Humidity-Dependent Conductivity of Thin PEDOT:PSS Films

Oechsle, A. L. ; Schöner, T. ; Deville, L. ; Xiao, T. ; Tian, T. ; Vagias, A.MLZ* ; Bernstorff, S. ; Müller-Buschbaum, P. (Corresponding author)MLZ*

2023
Soc. Washington, DC

Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1021/acsami.3c08208

Abstract: The humidity influence on the electronic and ionic resistance properties of thin post-treated poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films is investigated. In particular, the resistance of these PEDOT:PSS films post-treated with three different concentrations (0, 0.05, and 0.35 M) of ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide (EMIM DCA) is measured while being exposed to a defined humidity protocol. A resistance increase upon elevated humidity is observed for the 0 M reference sample, while the EMIM DCA post-treated samples demonstrate a reverse behavior. Simultaneously performed in situ grazing-incidence small-angle X-ray scattering (GISAXS) measurements evidence changes in the film morphology upon varying the humidity, namely, an increase in the PEDOT domain distances. This leads to a detriment in the interdomain hole transport, which causes a rise in the resistance, as observed for the 0 M reference sample. Finally, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements at different humidities reveal additional contributions of ionic charge carriers in the EMIM DCA post-treated PEDOT:PSS films. Therefrom, a model is proposed, which describes the hole and cation transport in different post-treated PEDOT:PSS films dependent on the ambient humidity.

Keyword(s): Polymers, Soft Nano Particles and Proteins (1st) ; Chemistry (2nd) ; Materials Science (2nd) ; Soft Condensed Matter (2nd)

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. E13 (E13)
2. SOFTMATTER (SOFTMATTER)
3. Technische Universität München (TUM)

Experiment(s):

1. No specific instrument

Appears in the scientific report 2023

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