• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.294-297
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• 2011

Quality of PEDOT electrode thin film vapor phase-polymerized on 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APS) self-assembled monolayer (SAM) is very crucial for making an ohmic contact between electrode and semiconductor layer of an organic transistor. In order to improve the quality of PEDOT film, the quality of APS-SAM laying underneath the film must be in the best condition. In this study, in order to improve the quality of APS-SAM, the monolayer was self-assembled on $SiO_2$ surface by a dip-coating method under strictly controlled relative humidity (< 18%RH). The quality of APS-SAM and PEDOT thin film were investigated with a contact angle analyzer, AFM, FE-SEM, and four-point probe. The investigation showed that a PEDOT film grown on the humidity-controlled SAM is very smooth and compact (sheet resistivity = 20.2 Ohm/sq) while a film grown under the uncontrolled condition is nearly amorphous and contains quite many pores (sheet resistivity = 200 Ohm/sq). Therefore, this study clearly proves that a highly improved quality of APSSAM can offer a highly conductive PEDOT electrode thin film on it.

• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.215-219
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• 2013

In this study, in order to investigate how consecutive treatments of glass surface with HF acid and water vapor/Ar plasma affect the quality of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane self-assembled monolayer (APS-SAM), poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) thin films were vapor phase-polymerized immediately after spin coating of FeCl3 and poly-urethane diol-mixed oxidant solution on the monolayer surfaces prepared at various treatment conditions. For the film characterization, various poweful tools were used, e.g., FE-SEM, an optical microscope, four point probe, and a contact angle analyzer. The characterization revealed that a well prepared APS-SAM on a glass surface treated with water vapor/Ar plasma is very useful for uniform coating of FeCl3 and DUDO mixed oxidant solution, regardless of HF treatment. On the other hand, a bare glass surface without APS-SAM but treated with HF and water vapor/Ar plasma generally led to a very poor oxidant film. As a result, PEDOT films vapor phase-polymerized on APS-SAM surfaces are far superior to those on bare glass surfaces in the quality and electrical characteristics aspects.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.421-422
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• 2007

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.545-546
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• 2007

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.16 no.10
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• pp.619-623
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• 2006

Selective vapor deposition of conductive poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), thin films has been carried out on self assembled monolayers patterned oxide substrate. Since the 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene(EDOT) monomer can be polymerized only in the presence of oxidant such as $FeCl_3$, the PEDOT thin film is selectively deposited on patterned $FeCl_3$, which only adsorbs on the partly removed SAMs region due to the inability of $FeCl_3$ to adsorb on SAMs. Therefore, the partly removed SAMs can act as an adsorption layer for the $FeCl_3$ and also as a glue layer for the deposition of PEDOT, resulting in the significantly increased adhesion of PEDOT to $SiO_2$ substrate. The use of UV lithography and Cr patterned quartz mask provided the formation of SAMs patterns on oxide substrates, which allowed for the selective deposition of conductive PEDOT thin films.$^{oo}The$ new process was successfully developed for the selective deposition of PEDOT thin films on SAMs patterned oxide substrate, providing a new way for the patterning of vapor phase deposition of PEDOT thin films with accurate alignment and addressing the inherent adhesion issues between PEDOT and dielectrics.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.349-349
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• 2012

산화제를 이용 기상중합법을 통해 합성되는 고전도도 Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) 박막은 OTFT, RFID tag, 또는 연성 디스플레이 같은 분야에 다양한 응용 가능성을 가지고 있으며 이로 인해 최근에 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. PEDOT박막의 전극소재로써 가능성은 박막의 중합 정도와 표면 형상에 크게 좌우된다. 특히, Si-웨이퍼 기판 위에 산화제의 균일한 도포 및 산화제 자체의 높은 산도 ($pH{\leq}2$)에 따른 부반응의 억제는 기상중합법을 이용한 PEDOT박막의 합성에 있어 매우 중요하다. PEDOT의 효율적인 중합과 균일한 성장을 위해 산화제에 DUDO 와 PEG-PPG-PEG를 첨가한 혼합 산화제 용액을 제조 기상중합 방법을 통해 PEDOT박막을 제작하였다. 그 결과 산화제만을 사용하여 제작된 박막에 비해 전도도가 최대 3,660 S/cm로 향상된 PEDOT 박막이 합성되었다. 이러한 결과는 PEG-PPG-PEG가 산화제 용액의 균일 도포를 향상시키고 Base Inhibitor로 작용하는 DUDO는 PEDOT 성장 시 중합속도를 조절하고 부반응을 최소화 하여 효율적인 공액 이중 결합의 생성을 촉진한데 주로 기인한다. 따라서 그로인해 조밀하며 마이크로 스케일의 기공이 최소화된 PEDOT박막의 합성이 가능하였다. PEDOT박막의 특성 평가에는 4-point probe, optical microscopy, Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscope, 등이 사용되었으며 또한 전도도의 향상 원인을 분석하고자 ATR-IR Spectrophotometer를 이용하여 합성된 박막의 작용기를 분석하였다. 이러한 고전도도의 PEDOT 박막이 OTFT의 전극소재로 사용된다면 OTFT소자의 성능 향상에 크게 기여 할 것으로 기대된다.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.587-591
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• 2013

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) has good properties such as high conductivity, optical transmittance, and chemical stability, while offering relatively weak physicochemical properties. The main purpose of this paper is the improvement of physicochemical properties such as solvent resistance and pencil hardness of PEDOT. Carboxyl groups in the anionic type waterborne polyurethane (WPU) chains can effectively crosslink each other in the presence of aziridine, resulting in physicochemically robust PEDOT/WPU organic-organic hybrid conductive thin films. The electrical conductivity, optical properties, and physicochemical properties of the hybrid conductive film were compared by varying the solid content and WPU portion in the coating precursor solution. From the results, the transparency and surface resistance of the hybrid film show a decreasing tendency with increasing solid content in the coating precursor. Moreover, solvent resistance and hardness were dramatically enhanced by hybridization of PEDOT and crosslinked WPU due to curing reactions between carboxyl groups.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.363-367
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• 2005

The effects of organic solvent on the charge transport behavior of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythioph one)/p-toluene-sulfonate(PEDOT-OTs) are investigated. The use of different organic solvents during the oxidative chemical polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) with Iron(III) -tosylate can greatly vary the DC conductivity of PEDOT-OTs along with molecular structure and doping concentration. For example, PEDOT-OTs prepared from methanol shows the conductivity of 19.5 S/cm, which is an increase by a factor of $10^8$ compared to PEDOT-OTa prepared from acetone. From the X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments, it was found that PEDOT-OTs with ketone is amorphous state, while PEDOT-OTs with alcoholic solvent shows the better defined crystalline structure in which the charge transport along and between the PEDOT chains are promoted. Chemical analysis employing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) revealed that the doping concentration of PEDOT-OTs with alcoholic solvent is much higher than that of PEDOT-OTs with ketones. It is proposed that the interactions between the organic solvent and doping anion can cause the variation in doping concentration and, therefore, result in the PEDOT-OTs of different conductivities and chain structures.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.27-27
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• 2002

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.2529-2534
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• 2012

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) coated Manganese Dioxide (PEDOT/$MnO_2$) composite electrode was fabricated by simply immersing the $MnO_2$ electrode in an acidic aqueous solution containing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) monomers. Analysis of open-circuit potential of the $MnO_2$ electrode in the solution indicates the reduction of outer surface of $MnO_2$ to dissolved $Mn^{2+}$ ions and simultaneously oxidation of EDOT monomer to PEDOT on the $MnO_2$ surface to form a PEDOT shell via a galvanic displacement reaction. Analysis of cyclic voltammograms and specific capacitance of the PEDOT/$MnO_2$, conductive carbon added $MnO_2$ and conductive carbon added PEDOT/$MnO_2$ electrodes suggests that the conductive carbon acted mainly to provide a continuous conducting path in the electrode to improve the rate capability and the PEDOT layer on $MnO_2$ acts to increase the active reaction site of $MnO_2$.