Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 23, 2026
Concurrent Quantitative Conductivity and Mechanical Properties Measurements of Organic Photovoltaic Materials using AFM
Published on: January 23, 2013
Current mode atomic force microscopy (C-AFM) study for local electrical characterization of conjugated polymer blends
Li-Ting Lee1, Shinzaburo Ito, Hiroaki Benten
1Department of Material Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taiwan. ltlee@fcu.edu.tw
Abstract:
A blend of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) and poly{[N,N'-bis(2-octyldodecyl)-naphthalene-1,4,5,8-bis(dicarboximide)-2,6-diyl]-alt-5,5'-(2,2'-bithiophene)} (P(NDI2OD-T2), which has the potential for polymer solar cells application, was prepared for current mode atomic force microscopy (C-AFM) measurements in this study. Phase-separated domains and the local electrical characteristics of P3HT/P(NDI2OD-T2) blends were investigated by the C-AFM.
