Optical and Electrical Properties of Doped Poly-3-octylthiophene Films

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1995

Publication Title

Proceedings of the SPIE

Publisher

The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volume

2397

First page number:

633

Last page number:

643

Abstract

Optical absorption and electrical conductivity measurements of solution-doped poly-3- octylthiophene (P3OT) films were studied. Chloroform solutions of P3OT were doped with the organic electron-acceptors, 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) and 7,7,8,8- tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ); and with the inorganic electron acceptor, ferric chloride (FeCl3). Charge transfer was observed in P3OT solutions doped with FeCl3 and DDQ. TCNQ-doped solutions showed no optical evidence of charge transfer. Thin films of the doped P3OT were examined at various doping levels. Spectroscopic and electrical conductivity measurements of P3OT films, doped with DDQ, TCNQ, and FeCl3 at different doping levels, are presented. Optical absorption measurements provided information on the degree of charge transfer occurring for the various dopants. Electrical conductivity measurements showed that the conductivity of P3OT increased with the various dopants in the order of TCNQ < DDQ < FeCl3, for the same dopant level. Results are discussed in relation to the electrochemical properties of the prepared films.

Keywords

Electric conductivity; Light absorption; Optical engineering

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