Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2’-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV) is a PPV derivative that is particularly favourable for device fabrication due to its great solubility in most of the common organic solvents owing to its asymmetric side chains. To date, MEH-PPV is possibly one of the most celebrated and studied polymer semiconductors, recognising its applications in OPV, OFETs, polymer light-emitting diodes (PLED) and perovskite solar cells.
The first example of a polymer solar cell with a convincing understanding of the physics and chemistry involved was the bilayer heterojunction cell utilising the soluble polymer MEH-PPV and the Buckminsterfullerene C60 where a power conversion efficiency of 0.04% was obtained using monochromatic light.[1, 2]
CAS number | 138184-36-8 |
Chemical formula | (C18H28O2)n |
Absorption | λmax 493 nm (toluene) |
HOMO/LUMO | HOMO = 5.3 eV, LUMO = 3.0 eV |
Full name | Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] |
Solubility | Toluene or chlorobenzene |
Classification / Family | PPV derivatives, Hole-injection layer materials, Hole transport layer materials; Polymer light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), Organic photovoltaics (OPVs), Organic electronics |
Purity | >99% |
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) | 371 °C (5% weight loss) |
Appearance | Red fibers/powder |
Device structure | ITO/Al/PFNBrBTDZ05*/MEH-PPV/Au [3] |
Colour | |
Max. EQE | 2.71% |
Max. Current Efficiency | 1.6 cd/A |
Device structure | ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PPF-3,7SO10* (100 wt%):P-PPV (0.8 wt%): MEH–PPV (0.5 wt%)/Ba/Al [4] |
Colour | White |
Max. EQE | 6.9% |
Max. Current Efficiency | 14.0 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 7.6 lm W−1 |
Device structure | ITO/CFx/MEH-PPV/Ca/Al, ca [5] |
Colour | Orange-Red |
Max. Luminance | 24,000 cd/m2 |
Max. Current Efficiency | 5.1 cd/A |
Device structure | ITO /PEDOT:PSS/PFO:0.25 wt% MEH-PPV/Cs2CO3/Al [6] |
Colour | White |
Max. EQE | 6% |
Max. Current Efficiency | 11.2 cd/A |
Max. Power Efficiency | 16 lm W−1 |
Device structure | ITO/PEDOT/PVK:polyTPD (1:1 wt%) 50 nm/PFO:MEH-PPV*(95.5:0.5 wt%) 70 nm/Ca/Al [7] |
Colour | White |
Max. Luminance | ~ 5,000 cd/m2 |
Max. Current Efficiency | 3.15 cd/A |
Device structure | ITO/PEDOT (30 nm)/ poly-TPD(40 nm)/ DNA-CTMA*(20 nm)/ PFO:MEH-PPV (70 nm)/Cs2CO3(1 – 2 nm)/Al [8] |
Colour | White |
Max. Luminance | 10,500 cd/m2 |
Max. Current Efficiency | 10 cd/A |
Device structure | ITO/MEH-PPV/TPBI doped by 10 wt % Cs2CO3/Cs2CO3/Ca/Al [9] |
Colour | Orange-Red |
Max. EQE | 2.2% |
Max. Luminance | 62,000 cd/m2 |
Max. Current Efficiency | 5.7 cd/A |
*For chemical structure informations please refer to the cited references.
MEH-PPV MSDS sheet
Batch | Quantity | Price |
M542 | 250 mg | £173.00 |
M542 | 500 mg | £364.00 |
M542 | 1 g | £563.00 |
Batch | Mw | Mn | PDI | Stock info |
M541 | 372,942 | 72,485 | 5.15 | Discontinued |
M542 | 210,000 | 53,850 | 3.90 | Out of stock |
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