New conductive polymer ink to enable next-generation printed electronics Scientists have developed a new conductive polymer ink that could help to enable next-generation printed electronics.
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink that could pave the way for printed electronics with high energy efficiency such as organic biosensors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, transistors, and batteries.
The electrical properties of these conducting polymers can be tuned using a method known as doping , where dopant molecules are added to the polymer to change its properties. Depending on the dopant, the doped polymer can conduct electricity by the motion of either negatively charged electrons (an n-type conductor), or positively charged holes (a p-type conductor).
Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden, have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advancement paves the way for innovative printed electronics with high energy efficiency. The results have been published in Nature Communications.
The ink can be deposited by simply spraying the solution onto a surface, making organic electronic devices easier and cheaper to manufacture. Source: Thor Balkhed
Electrically conducting polymers have made possible the development of flexible and lightweight electronic components such as organic biosensors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, transistors, and batteries.
The electrical properties of the conducting polymers can be tuned using a method known as “doping.” In this method, various dopant molecules are added to the polymer to change its properties. Depending on the dopant, the doped polymer can conduct electricity by the motion of either negatively charged electrons (an “n-type” conductor), or positively charged
22nd April 2021 8:35 am 22nd April 2021 8:35 am
A stable high-conductivity polymer ink has the potential to lead to innovative printed electronics with high energy efficiency, researchers claim.
The ink can be deposited by simply spraying the solution onto a surface, making organic electronic devices easier and cheaper to manufacture (Image: Thor Balkhed)
Electrically conducting polymers have led to flexible and lightweight electronic components including organic biosensors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, transistors, and batteries.
The electrical properties of the conducting polymers can be tuned via ‘doping’, a process in which dopant molecules are added to the polymer to change its properties.
The doped polymer can conduct electricity via electrons (an n-type conductor), or positively charged holes (a p-type conductor). The most commonly used conducting polymer is the p-type conductor PEDOT:PSS, which has high electrical conductivity, excellent ambient s
Novel Polymer Ink Exhibits High Stability in Air and at High Temperatures
Written by AZoMApr 22 2021
At Linköping University, Sweden, scientists have designed a stable, highly conductive polymer ink. The breakthrough opens the door for novel printed electronics with high energy efficiency.
The ink can be deposited by simply spraying the solution onto a surface, making organic electronic devices easier and cheaper to manufacture. Image Credit: Thor Balkhed.
The study findings have been published in the
Nature Communications journal.
Electrically conducting polymers have enabled the growth of lightweight and flexible electronic components like batteries, transistors, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, and organic biosensors.
Thor Balkhed
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a stable high-conductivity polymer ink. The advance paves the way for innovative printed electronics with high energy efficiency. The results have been published in
Electrically conducting polymers have made possible the development of flexible and lightweight electronic components such as organic biosensors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, transistors, and batteries.
The electrical properties of the conducting polymers can be tuned using a method known as doping. In this method, various dopant molecules are added to the polymer to change its properties. Depending on the dopant, the doped polymer can conduct electricity by the motion of either negatively charged electrons (an n-type conductor), or positively charged holes (a p-type conductor). Today, the most commonly used conducting polymer is the p-type conductor PEDOT:PSS [ poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):polystyrene sulfonate]. PEDOT:PSS has