title: Molecular assembled self-doped polyaniline interlayer for application in polymer light-emitting diode.
abstract: Self-doped polyaniline (SPANI) ultrathin films were prepared by using a self-assembly process consisting of a self-doping monomer (o-aminobenzenesulfonic acid, SAN) and aniline (AN). SAN-AN copolymerization and film formation were simultaneously performed in aqueous solution. An immersing self-assembly method was developed to build up a SPANI nanofilm on an ITO glass, providing a hole injection layer in a double-layer electroluminescence (EL) device ITO/SPANI nanofilm//MEH-PV//Ca/Al. This device produces an orange EL as compared with a single-layer EL device of ITO//MEH-PV//Ca/Al. A double-layer device demonstrates that a SPANI film is capable of transporting holes in a polymer light-emitting diode (PLED).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Material Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Technology, Tainan, Taiwan 710. yangch@mail.stut.edu.tw
authors.forename: Chien-Hsin
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yi-Kai
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chih