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Teaching Organic Electronics - Part II: Quick & Easy Synthesis of the (Semi-)Conductive Polymer PEDOT: PSS in a Snap-Cap Vial

1Institute of Chemistry Education, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany

2COPT Center, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

3Department of Chemistry, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany


World Journal of Chemical Education. 2019, Vol. 7 No. 2, 166-171
DOI: 10.12691/wjce-7-2-16
Copyright © 2019 Science and Education Publishing

Cite this paper:
Amitabh Banerji, Stephan Kirchmeyer, Klaus Meerholz, Fabian Scharinger. Teaching Organic Electronics - Part II: Quick & Easy Synthesis of the (Semi-)Conductive Polymer PEDOT: PSS in a Snap-Cap Vial. World Journal of Chemical Education. 2019; 7(2):166-171. doi: 10.12691/wjce-7-2-16.

Correspondence to: Amitabh  Banerji, Institute of Chemistry Education, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany. Email: a.banerji@uni-koeln.de

Abstract

Organic Electronics is an interdisciplinary and cutting-edge research field leading to innovative applications and products like ultra-thin and high-efficient organic LED displays, light-weight and transparent organic solar cells or printed organic field-effect transistors (to name only few). The core functional materials in such devices are organic (semi-)conductors like conjugated polymers, oligomers or small molecules. As a sequel to our former contribution in the World Journal of Chemical Education (Vol 6, No. 1), we present in this paper a hands-on, quick and easy experiment for the synthesis of the (semi-)conductive polymer PEDOT:PSS. This experiment can be integrated into laboratory trainings and enriches the portfolio for teachers and lab-instructors dealing with organic electronics.

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