• DOI:10.1007/s11090-013-9449-5
• Corpus ID: 96899135

Electroluminescence and Photoluminescence of Conjugated Polymer Films Prepared by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Naphthalene

@article{Rajabi2012ElectroluminescenceAP,
  title={Electroluminescence and Photoluminescence of Conjugated Polymer Films Prepared by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Naphthalene},
  author={Mina Rajabi and Amirreza Ghassami and M. Abbasi Firouzjah and S. I. Hosseini and Babak Shokri},
  journal={Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing},
  year={2012},
  volume={33},
  pages={817-826}
}

• M. Rajabi, A. Ghassami, +2 authors B. Shokri
• Published 22 November 2012
• Chemistry, Materials Science, Physics
• Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing

Polymer light-emitting devices were fabricated utilizing plasma polymerized thin films as emissive layers. These conjugated polymer films were prepared by RF plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition using naphthalene as monomer. The effect of different applied powers on the chemical structure and optical properties of the conjugated polymers was investigated. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopies confirmed that a conjugated polymer film with a 3-D cross-linked network was developed. By increasing the power, products tended to form as highly cross-linked polymer films. The fabricated devices showed broadband Electroluminescence (EL) emission peaks with center at 535–550 nm. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra of plasma polymers showed different excimeric emissions, resulted from crosslinked architecture. As the plasma power increased, the optical properties showed two different domains; up to 200 W, EL, PL and UV–Vis spectra red-shifted and broadened significantly. At higher powers, a reverse behavior was observed. Also, the relation between the film structure and plasma species was investigated using optical emission spectroscopy.