Clevios™ PH1000 material breaks conductivity record

H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH, Leverkusen, has announced the milestone of 1000 S/cm conductivity or 100 Ohm/sq level of resistivity has been reached using their optimized PEDOT:PSS conductive polymer called Clevios™.

 

It is recognized that the transparent conductor PEDOT:PSS polymer is a key component for the emerging technology of printed electronics. This technology will lead to novel devices such as printed displays, printed photovoltaic cells and printed electronic circuits in the near future. In short, PEDOT:PSS provides not only conductivity but also flexibility combined with a high level of transparency.

 

Increasing conductivity is the key to opening up the envelope for printed devices to become a reality.

 

Dr Aloys Eiling, Managing Director of HC Starck Clevios commented "With emerging new technologies that require conductivity combined with transparency and flexibility, Clevios™ PH1000 provides yet more technical opportunities than ever in OLED lighting and solar cell applications as well as touch screen and related printed electronics uses."

 

As the alternative to the state of the art transparent conductive coatings, mostly based on indium tin oxide (ITO), Clevios™ PH1000, an aqueous dispersion of PEDOT:PSS, provides an easy-to-use solution to move away from expensive sputtering methods to wet printing processes. Providing crack resistant smooth thin films is a key advantage in many applications.

 

Samples of the new highly conductive Clevios™ PH1000 are available now.