Conductivity Change of PEDOT:PSS Film according to the Surface Structuring

  • Yu, Jung-Hoon (Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-Hoon (Institute of Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Jin-Su (Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Hwang, Ki-Hwan (Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Seo, Hyeon-Jin (Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Ju, Dong-Woo (Institute of Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Jeon, So-Hyoun (Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Yun, Sang-Ho (Surface Chemistry, Royal Institute of Technology) ;
  • Boo, Jin-Hyo (Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Published : 2014.02.10

Abstract

We present results from an experimental study of conductivity change of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) film according to the surface structuring. We demonstrate that the patterned structure was enhanced with approximately five times conductivity in comparison with non structure of PEDOT:PSS film. In order to patterning, we have fabricated polystyrene (PS) colloidal monolayer as a template with sphere diameter of 780nm and 1.8um. Structure has honeycomb shape and it provide shorter path way to flowing of electron. Pattern size was controlled by PS diameter and varied by Transformer Coupled Plasma (TCP) etching system. Conductivity was converted from sheet resistance which measured by 4-point prove. Film thickness was derived using Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) images.

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