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Application Of Thin Films Of Conjugated Polymers In Novel Led's And Liquid Crystal “Light Valves”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

A. G. Macdiarmid ,
H. L. Wang ,
F. Huang ,
J. K. Avlyanov ,
P. C. Wang ,
T. M. Swager ,
Z. Huang ,
A. J. Epstein ,
Y. Wang  and
D. D. Gebler
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A. G. Macdiarmid
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104–6323
H. L. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104–6323
F. Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104–6323
J. K. Avlyanov
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104–6323
P. C. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104–6323
T. M. Swager
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104–6323
Z. Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104–6323
A. J. Epstein
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210–1106
Y. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210–1106
D. D. Gebler
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210–1106
R. Shashidhar
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
J. M. Calvert
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
R. J. Crawford
Affiliation:
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
T. G. Vargo
Affiliation:
Geocenters, Inc., Washington, D.C. 20375
G. M. Whitesides
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Y. Xia
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
B. R. Hsieh
Affiliation:
Xerox Corporation, Webster, NY 14580
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Abstract

Light emitting electroluminescent devices have been studied in which the conjugated light emitting polymer is separated on both sides from the device electrodes by a film of nonconducting polyaniline. The devices operate under an AC applied potential.Aluminum, copper or gold serve as the metal electrodes. Flexible, completely organic polymer dispersed liquid crystal light valves have been fabricated from transparent plastic substrates on which a conducting film of polypyrrole has been deposited. A new concept, “microcontact printing”, is being investigated for patterning the polypyrrole.

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