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Anomalous Temperature Dependence of Solvent-Enhanced Dye Diffusion In Polymer Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

T. Graves-Abe ,
F. Pschenitzka  and
J.C. Sturm
T. Graves-Abe
Affiliation:
Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials (POEM), Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
F. Pschenitzka
Affiliation:
Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials (POEM), Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
J.C. Sturm
Affiliation:
Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials (POEM), Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544
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Abstract

One promising method to pattern full color polymer Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) displays is to print dye from a pre-patterned organic film onto a spin-cast polymer and then diffuse the dye into the film at room temperature in a solvent vapor environment. This method utilizes the well-known tendency for a polymer film to absorb solvent vapor, which depresses the glass transition temperature of the polymer and dramatically increases diffusion the dye. In this work, we have studied the temperature dependence of this process. The dye coumarin 6 (C6) was transferred onto films consisting of 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)- 1,3,4-oxadiazole (PBD) mixed with the polymer poly(9-vinylcarbazole) (PVK). Samples were then placed on a heated stage in a chamber and exposed to acetone vapor to diffuse the C6 into the polymer film. The profile of the diffused dye was determined by depthdependent photoluminescence measurements and Secondary Ion Mass Spectroscopy. We observed that the amount of diffused dye decreased at higher temperatures, in contrast to conventional thermally-driven diffusion. The results are understood by noting that the decrease in the polymer glass-transition temperature and the corresponding rapid increase in dye diffusivity depend on the quantity of solvent absorbed by the polymer, which decreases as the temperature of the polymer is raised.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 725: Symposium P – Organic and Polymeric Materials and Devices-Optical, Electrical, and Optoelectronic Properties , 2002 , P3.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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