Photolithographic Patterning of Highly Conductive PEDOT:PSS and Its Application in Organic Light-Emitting Diodes

Photolithographically patterned highly conductive (similar to 1400 S/cm) poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythio-phene): poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) films are demonstrated as electrodes for organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). With the assistance of hydrofluoroether (HFE) solvents and fluorinated photoresists, high-resolution passive-matrix OLEDs with PEDOT:PSS electrodes are fabricated, in which the OLEDs show comparable performance to those devices prepared on the indium tin oxide (ITO) electrodes. This photolithographic patterning process for PEDTO:PSS has great potential for applications which require flexible electrodes. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.