Skip to Content
Merck
CN

536512

Poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene]

Synonym(s):

MEH-PPV

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size

About This Item

Linear Formula:
(C18H28O2)n
CAS Number:
138184-36-8
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
NACRES:
NA.23
MDL number:
MFCD03093943

Key Documents

View All Documentation
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

description

Band gap: 2.3 eV

fluorescence

λex 493 nm; λem 554 nm in toluene

orbital energy

HOMO -5.3 eV 
LUMO -3 eV 

OLED device performance

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/Al

  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 220 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 0.3 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 3.8 V

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/PBO/Al
  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 970 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 1.9 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 2.9 V

ITO/PEDOT:PSS/MEH-PPV/PBZT/Al
  • Color: orange-red
  • Max. Luminance: 1400 Cd/m2
  • Max. EQE: 2.5 %
  • Turn-On Voltage: 2.8 V

OPV device performance

ITO/MEH-PPV/BBL/Al

  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 1.98 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.93 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.47
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 1.1 %

ITO/MEH-PPV:PC61BM(1:4)/Ca
  • Short-circuit current density (Jsc): 2 mA/cm2
  • Open-circuit voltage (Voc): 0.8 V
  • Fill Factor (FF): 0.25
  • Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE): 1.5 %

Mw/Mn

<4

storage temp.

2-8°C

Looking for similar products? Visit Product Comparison Guide

Application

Conducting polymer in solar cells and carbon nanotube OLEDs. Useful in producing bright and efficient white polymeric light emitting diodes.
Filter before application.
MEH-PPV can be used as a conducting polymer in the fabrication of the electronic devices such as:
  • field effect transistors(FET)
  • photovoltaic cells
  • light emitting diodes(LED)
  • sensors for biomedical applications
  • photodiodes

General description

Light-emitting conjugated polymer.
MEH-PPV is a semiconductor based conjugated polymer which has good electroluminescence and excellent optoelectronic properties. It has a high quantum yield of fluorescence and it is soluble with most of the organic solvents.

Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
MKBW5641V
MKBP7617V
MKBJ4671V
MKBD2596
97996KJ

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Search for a COA

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

General observation of n-type field-effect behaviour in organic semiconductors
Chua L, et al.
Nature, 434(7030), 194-194 (2005)
A large interconnecting network within hybrid MEH-PPV/TiO2 nanorod photovoltaic devices
Zeng T, et al.
Nanotechnology, 17(21), 5387-5387 (2006)
Complex nanoparticle of light-emitting MEH-PPV with Au: enhanced luminescence
Kim MS, et al.
ACS Nano, 3(6), 1329-1334 (2009)
a new target ligand ser-glu for PePT1-overexpressing cancer imaging
Dai T, et al.
International journal of nanomedicine, 11(6378), 203-203 (2016)
Tongcheng Dai et al.
International journal of nanomedicine, 11, 203-212 (2016-01-27)
Nanoparticles functionalized with active target ligands have been widely used for tumor-specific diagnosis and therapy. The target ligands include antibodies, peptides, proteins, small molecules, and nucleic acid aptamers. Here, we utilize dipeptide Ser-Glu (DIP) as a new ligand to functionalize
View All Related Papers

Articles

High-Performance Semiconductor Polymers Based on Diketopyrrolopyrrole and Thienothiophene

The development of high-performance conjugated organic molecules and polymers has received widespread attention in industrial and academic research.

PCBM-Based n-Type Semiconductors

PCBM-based n-type semiconductors - Find p- and n-type organic semiconductors available with PCBM library & properties.

Progress for High Performance Tandem Organic Solar Cells

Professor Chen (Nankai University, China) and his team explain the strategies behind their recent record-breaking organic solar cells, reaching a power conversion efficiency of 17.3%.

基于PCBM的n型半导体

基于PCBM的n型半导体 - 根据PCBM库和性质查找可用的p型和n型有机半导体。

Related Content

Wavelength (nm) 536512

Spectra

Advanced Applications of Engineered Nanomaterials

This thematic issue focuses on the emerging applications of nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are defined as substances with at least one dimension smaller than 100 nm.

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service