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Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]

average Mn 40,000-70,000

Synonym(s):

MEH-PPV

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Linear Formula:
(C18H28O2)n
CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23

description

Band gap: 2.3 eV

Quality Level

mol wt

average Mn 40,000-70,000

fluorescence

λex 493 nm; λem 554 nm in toluene

Orbital energy

HOMO -5.3 eV 
LUMO -3 eV 

OLED Device Performance

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/Al

  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 220 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 0.3 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 3.8 V

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/PBO/Al
  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 970 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 1.9 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 2.9 V

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/PBZT/Al
  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 1400 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 2.5 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 2.8 V

OPV Device Performance

ITO/MEH-PPV/BBL/Al

  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 1.98 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.93 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.47
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 1.1 %

ITO/MEH-PPV:PC61BM(1:4)/Ca
  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 2 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.8 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.25
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 1.5 %

Mw/Mn

~6

storage temp.

2-8°C

General description

MEH-PPV is a conducting organic semiconductor which has low molecular weight and hydrophobic characteristics. It is a poly(phenylenevinylene) (PPV) derivative and a conjugating polymer with highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) below the fermi level of gold.
Light-emitting conjugated polymer.

Application

Conducting polymer in solar cells and carbon nanotube OLEDs. Useful in producing bright and efficient white polymeric light emitting diodes.
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MEH-PPV can form a nanocomposite with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by spin coating that can be used for H2S gas sensors. It can also be used as a conducting polymer which results in the formation of a low-cost dopant free hole transporting material (HTM) for the fabrication of perovskite solar cells with a power efficiency of 9.65%. MEH-PPV can be blended with PCPDTBT for use as a sensitizer for dye sensitized photo sensors (DSPS).

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Takahashi, K., et al.
Chemistry Letters (Jpn), 33, 1042-1042 (2004)
Efficiency enhancement of hybrid perovskite solar cells with MEH-PPV hole-transporting layers.
Chen H, et al.
Scientific Reports, 6(1), 34319-34319 (2016)
Selective metal-vapor deposition on solvent evaporated polymer surfaces.
Yamaguchi K and Tsujioka T
Thin Solid Films, 597, 220-225 (2015)
A gold/organic semiconductor diode for ppm-level humidity sensing.
Hossein-Babaei F and Shabani P
Sensors and Actuators B, Chemical, 205, 143-150 (2014)
Binary blend based dye sensitized photo sensor using PCPDTBT and MEH-PPV composite as a light sensitizer.
Qadir KW, et al.
Synthetic Metals, 210(1), 392-397 (2015)

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