화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.114, No.8, 2660-2666, 2010
Electrochemistry of Conductive Polymers. 45. Nanoscale Conductivity of PEDOT and PEDOT:PSS Composite Films Studied by Current-Sensing AFM
[Poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene): poly(styrenesulfonate)] (PEDOT:PSS, Baytron P) composite films were prepared under various conditions and their conductivities were studied by the current-sensing atomic force microscopy (CS-AFM) technique. Topographic and current images of pristine and additive-treated PEDOT: PSS as well as electrochemically synthesized PEDOT films were obtained in nanoscale using the CS-AFM. The as-prepared pristine PEDOT:PSS films showed a low population of conductive Spots isolated by large insulating regions; both their population and the conductivities increased upon addition of a few additives to the PEDOT:PSS Solution before spin-coating. From the current-voltage (I-V) traces recorded at a few representative spots of different electronic states, much improved pathways for charge percolation appeared to have been established in the additive-treated films. Electrochemically prepared PEDOT films showed much better electrical properties compared with spin-casted films of chemically prepared polymers. The conductivity of all these films was shown to be significantly enhanced by the electrochemical doping process.