title: Enhanced current efficiency from bio-organic light-emitting diodes using decorated amyloid fibrils with conjugated polymer.
abstract: We demonstrate the use of self-assembled bionanostructures in polymer light-emitting diodes. Amyloid fibrils formed by protein misfolding were decorated with a soluble luminescent conjugated polymer. This conjugated polymer complex with amyloid fibrils was used as the active layer in a light emitting diode, resulting in a 10-fold increase in external quantum efficiency compared with pristine polymer, because of improved carrier injection.
authors.affiliation: Biomolecular and Organic Electronics, IFM, Linkopings University, SE-581 83 Linkoping, Sweden.
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herland
authors.forename: Lars J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Lindgren
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsutsui
authors.forename: Mats R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Olle
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Inganäs
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000737:chemistry*; D008027:Light; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D011108:Polymers