Direct measurement of ion mobility in a conducting polymer.

Stavrinidou, Eleni; Leleux, Pierre; Rajaona, Harizo; Khodagholy, Dion; Rivnay, Jonathan; Lindau, Manfred; Sanaur, Sébastien; Malliaras, George G · Adv Mater · 2013

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Using planar junctions between the conducting polymer PEDOT:PSS and various electrolytes, it is possible to inject common ions and directly observe their transit through the film. The 1D geometry of the experiment allows a straightforward estimate of the ion drift mobilities.

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