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Novel Method for Polymer Thin Film Preparation: Spray Deposition of Highly Diluted Polymer Solutions

Katsuhiko Fujita, Takamasa Ishikawa and Tetsuo Tsutsui

Department of Applied Science for Electronics and Materials, Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University,
Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan

(Received September 25, 2001; accepted for publication November 22, 2001)

A spray deposition method is proposed as a novel way to prepare organic thin films. In this method, a highly diluted solution of a functional organic material, such as a π-conjugated polymer, is nebulized into air and concentrated under a controlled evaporation condition. The resulting aerosol is transported by a carrier gas and deposited onto a solid substrate. We successfully prepared a thin film of a poly-p-phenylenevinylene derivative from a highly diluted solution at the concentration of 10-4 wt% and fabricated an electroluminescent device exhibiting surface emission.

URL: http://jjap.jsap.jp/link?JJAP/41/L70/
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.41.L70
KEYWORDS:spray deposition, organic semiconductor, polymer thin film, organic light-emitting diode, π-conjugated polymer


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