Identifying Key Properties of Electrolytes for Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

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• 作者：Shi Tang ; Jonas Mindemark ; Carlos Moyses Graca Araujo ; Daniel Brandell ; Ludvig Edman
• 刊名：Chemistry of Materials
• 出版年：2014
• 出版时间：September 9, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：26
• 期：17
• 页码：5083-5088
• 全文大小：367K
• ISSN：1520-5002

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The electrolyte is a key component in light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs), as it facilitates in situ electrochemical doping and associated attractive device features. LiCF₃SO₃ dissolved in hydroxyl-capped trimethylolpropane ethoxylate (TMPE-OH) constitutes an electrolyte with which we have attained high stability and efficiency for polymer LECs, but the turn-on time of such devices is unfortunately slow. By replacing hydroxyl with methoxy as the TMPE end-group, we produced LECs with a desired combination of high efficiency, good stability, and fast turn-on time. Specifically, we showed that the turn-on time to high luminance (300 cd/m²) at a current density of 7.7 mA/cm² is lowered from 1740 to 16 s, that the efficiency is improved by 鈭?0%, and that the other device properties are either maintained or improved. In a parallel modeling and experimental effort, we demonstrated that the faster kinetics following the shift in the TMPE end-group is attributed to a marked decrease in the level of both inter- and intramolecular interactions of the electrolyte, as manifested in a lowered electrolyte viscosity, faster ion transport, and more facile ion release during doping.