Advanced Materials, Vol.19, No.9, 1196-1196, 2007
Microscopic understanding of the anisotropic conductivity of PEDOT : PSS thin films
The amsotropic conductivity of thin films of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) is correlated to the film morphology as obtained from scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy images. The material was found to consist of layers of flattened PEDOT-rich particles that are separated by quasi-continuous PSS lamella (see figure).