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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2011
Venkataramanan Seshadri, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Brian E. Woodworth, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Christopher Greco, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Darin Laird, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mathew K. Mathai, Monroeville, PA (US);
Venkataramanan Seshadri, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Brian E. Woodworth, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Christopher Greco, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Darin Laird, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Mathew K. Mathai, Monroeville, PA (US);
Plextronics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
Conducting polymer systems for hole injection or transport layer applications including a composition comprising: a water soluble or water dispersible regioregular polythiophene comprising (i) at least one organic substituent, and (ii) at least one sulfonate substituent comprising sulfonate sulfur bonding directly to the polythiophene backbone. The polythiophene can be water soluble, water dispersible, or water swellable. They can be self-doped. The organic substituent can be an alkoxy substituent, or an alkyl substituent. OLED, PLED, SMOLED, PV, and ESD applications can be used.