The influence of electrodes on the performance of light-emitting electrochemical cells

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• 作者：Joon Ho Shin ; Piotr Matyba ; Nathaniel D. Robinson ; Ludvig Edman
• 关键词：Light-emitting electrochemical cell ; Conjugated polymer ; Cyclic voltammetry ; Electrochemical stability ; Doping progression
• 刊名：Electrochimica Acta
• 出版年：2007
• 期刊代码：30_00134686
• 类别：ch
• 出版时间：10 July 2007
• 卷：52
• 期：23
• 页码：6456-6462
• 文件大小：533 K

摘要

We demonstrate that the electrochemical properties of the electrode material can have a dramatic impact on the performance of light-emitting electrochemical cells (LECs). Specifically, we report results from planar wide-gap LECs containing a blend of poly(2-methoxy,5-(2′-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene) (MEH-PPV), poly(ethylene oxide) and LiCF₃SO₃ as the active material. We find that Au electrodes are preferable over Al electrodes, since Au-electrode devices exhibit fast turn-on (i.e., p–n junction formation time) and clearly visible light emission during operation at 5 V and 360 K, while Al-electrode devices exhibit slow turn-on (due to a delayed onset of p-doping progression) and no visible light emission. These results are rationalized with a cyclic voltammetry study, which demonstrates that Al is oxidized at a lower potential than the p-doping (oxidation) potential of MEH-PPV, while Au is electrochemically inert over the entire voltage range spanned by the p- and n-doping potentials of MEH-PPV. Consequently, the oxidation charge injected into Al-electrode devices results in a combination of p-doping of MEH-PPV and formation of Al ions. The latter process is undesired since it results in a slow turn-on time and quenched light emission. Finally, we find that planar LECs in a bottom-electrode configuration exhibit a faster turn-on time than identical devices with the electrodes on top of the active material.