A COMPOSITE FROM YLENEVINYLENE-CO-2,5-DIOCTOXY-P-PHENYLENEVINYLENE) AND CARBON NANOTUBES - A NOVEL MATERIAL FOR MOLECULAR OPTOELECTRONICS

Authors
CURRAN SA AJAYAN PM BLAU WJ CARROLL DL COLEMAN JN DALTON AB DAVEY AP DRURY A MCCARTHY B MAIER S STREVENS A
Citation
Sa. Curran et al., A COMPOSITE FROM YLENEVINYLENE-CO-2,5-DIOCTOXY-P-PHENYLENEVINYLENE) AND CARBON NANOTUBES - A NOVEL MATERIAL FOR MOLECULAR OPTOELECTRONICS, Advanced materials, 10(14), 1998, pp. 1091
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Advanced materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09359648
Volume
10
Issue
14
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(1998)10:14<1091:ACFYA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Communication: A novel material for molecular optoelectronics consisti ng of a composite of carbon nanotubes and ylenevinylene-co-2,5-dioctox y-p-phenylenevinylene) (PmPV) is reported. Incorporation of the nanotu bes is demonstrated to increase the electrical conductivity of the pol ymer by up to eight orders of magnitude. The nanotubes appear to act a s nanometric heat sinks, preventing the build up of large thermal effe cts, which degrade these conjugated systems. It is also shown that the composite can be used as the emissive layer in an organic light-emitt ing diode, which promises future applications in optoelectronics.