Enhanced adhesion of PEDOT:PSS to substrates using polydopamine as a primer

Joseph Carter; Catherine Kelly; Michael Jenkins

doi:10.1038/s41428-023-00846-w

Enhanced adhesion of PEDOT:PSS to substrates using polydopamine as a primer

Joseph Carter
, Catherine Kelly
, Michael Jenkins^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Metallurgy and Materials

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Abstract

Utilization of the conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS in flexible optoelectronic devices is hindered by poor adhesion to flexible, polymer-based substrates. In this communication, the ability of poly(dopamine) (PDA) to act as a primer and improve adhesion is probed. The presence of hydrophilic PDA on the surface of the substrate increased the wettability of polypropylene (PP); however, it was reduced for poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). Despite this, PDA was established as an effective primer to improve the quality and adhesion of pristine PEDOT:PSS and PEDOT:PSS/Tween 80 films on glass, PP and PET substrates. In addition, PDA did not negatively impact the sheet resistance of the PEDOT:PSS/Tween 80 films,
indicating its suitability as a primer in flexible optoelectronic devices.

Original language	English
Journal	Polymer Journal
Early online date	24 Oct 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-023-00846-w
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 24 Oct 2023

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This work was supported by the EPSRC and UKRI (Grant number: EP/N509590/1).

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