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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Enhanced Electrical Performance and Stretchability by Plasticizer-Facilitated PEDOT:PSS Self-Alignment.

Carla Volkert, Mateusz Brzezinski, Pablo Gomez Argudo, Renan Colucci, Sapun H Parekh, Pol Besenius, Jasper J Michels, Ulrike Kraft

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Carla VolkertOrganic Bioelectronics Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2715-5066
Mateusz BrzezinskiDepartment of Molecular Electronics, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9593-197X
Pablo Gomez ArgudoDepartment of Molecular Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-727X
Renan ColucciOrganic Bioelectronics Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0669-9823
Sapun H ParekhDepartment of Molecular Spectroscopy, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8522-1854
Pol BeseniusDepartment of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7478-4459
Jasper J MichelsDepartment of Molecular Electronics, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1591-4449
Ulrike KraftOrganic Bioelectronics Research Group, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, 55128, Mainz, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2104-9706

Funding

Alexander von Humboldt FoundationDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 402723784Max Planck Graduate Center mit der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität MainzWelch Foundation F-2008-20220331
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stretchable, soft electronics have high potential for wearable healthcare applications and biointerfacing. One approach to render inherently brittle conductive polymers such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) stretchable are organic plasticizers. However, little is known on how they affect the morphology and in result the electrical properties of conductive thin-films. This study fundamentally explores this relationship using a bilayer model of transfer-printed PEDOT:PSS on stretchable, biocompatible poly(vinyl alcohol) substrates infused with glycerol (15-55 wt.%). The diffusion of the plasticizer leads to a reorganization of PEDOT and PSS, which is investigated using a multicomponent diffusion model. This approach correctly predicts the (plasticizer-dependent) increase in conductivity that followed plasticizer diffusion and is attributed to the reorganization toward more interconnected PEDOT domains. In result, the system shows an improved electrical response to strain as well as crack-free elongation. Simultaneously, the electrical resistance decreases to one-fifth of its initial value, which is attributed to chain-alignment upon strain.

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chain‐alignmentFlory‐HugginsPEDOT:PSSplasticizerstretchable electronics

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PMID40344611
PMCPMC12279167

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