Surface, interface and electronic properties of F8:F8BT polymeric thin films used for organic light‐emitting diode applications

• Published in: Polymer international Vol. 67; no. 6; pp. 691 - 699
• Main Authors: Borges, Bruno GAL, Veiga, Amanda G, Gioti, Maria, Laskarakis, Argiris, Tzounis, Lazaros, Logothetidis, Stergios, Rocco, Maria Luiza M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.06.2018; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Absorption spectroscopy; conjugated polymers; Data processing; Electron energy; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; electronic properties; Energy gap; Inhomogeneity; Interfacial properties; OLEDs; Optoelectronics; Photoelectron spectroscopy; photoemission; Photoluminescence; Photons; Polymer films; Polymers; Reels; Spectroellipsometry; Spectrum analysis; Stoichiometry; Sulfur; Surface chemistry; Thin films

Ultrathin polymeric films consisting of poly(9,9‐di‐n‐octylfluorenyl‐2,7‐diyl) (F8) blended with poly(9,9‐dioctylfluorene‐alt‐benzothiadiazole) (F8BT) grown onto PEDOT:PSS/ITO/PET were investigated by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), depth‐profiling XPS, reflection electron energy loss spectr...