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Color variable bipolar/ac light-emitting devices based on conjugated polymers

Title

Color variable bipolar/ac light-emitting devices based on conjugated polymers

Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
1997
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
Volume
70
Pagination
3215
ISSN
00036951
Abstract
The fabrication is reported of color variable bipolar/a.c. LEDs based on conjugated polymers. The devices consist of blends of pyridine-phenylene and thiophene-phenylene based copolymers sandwiched between the emeraldine base form and the sulfonated form of polyaniline. ITO and Al are used as electrodes. The devices operate under either polarity of driving voltage with different colors of light being emitted, red under forward bias, and green under reverse bias. The relative fast time response allows the rapid switching of colors and a.c. operation. [on SciFinder(R)]