Electrically conductive polymer compositions

1. An electrically conductive polymer composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of:

at least one electrically conductive copolymer; and

at least one fluorinated acid polymer which comprises siloxane sulfonic acid pendant groups.

2. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 wherein each copolymer comprises more than one independently substituted or unsubstituted monomer selected from the group consisting of thiophenes, pyrroles, anilines, fused polycyclic heteroaromatics, and polycyclic heteroramatics.

3. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 2 wherein the thiophenes have structure represented by formulas selected from the group consisting of Formula I and Formula Ia:

wherein:

R 1 is independently selected so as to be the same or different at each occurrence and is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, alkythio, aryloxy, alkylthioalkyl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl, alkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylthio, arylsulfinyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, acrylic acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxyl, epoxy, silane, siloxane, alcohol, benzyl, carboxylate, ether, ether carboxylate, amidosulfonate, ether sulfonate, ester sulfonate, and urethane; or both R 1 groups together may form an alkylene or alkenylene chain completing a 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7-membered aromatic or alicyclic ring, which ring may optionally include one or more divalent nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms; and

wherein:

R 7 is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, heteroalkyl, alkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alcohol, amidosulfonate, benzyl, carboxylate, ether, ether carboxylate, ether sulfonate, ester sulfonate, and urethane, with the proviso that at least one R 7 is not hydrogen, and

m is 2 or 3.

4. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 2 wherein the pyrroles have structure represented by Formula II:

wherein:

R 1 is independently selected so as to be the same or different at each occurrence and is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, alkythio, aryloxy, alkylthioalkyl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl, alkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylthio, arylsulfinyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, acrylic acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxyl, epoxy, silane, siloxane, alcohol, benzyl, carboxylate, ether, amidosulfonate, ether carboxylate, ether sulfonate, ester sulfonate, and urethane; or both R 1 groups together may form an alkylene or alkenylene chain completing a 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7-membered aromatic or alicyclic ring, which ring may optionally include one or more divalent nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms; and

R 2 is independently selected so as to be the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, alkanoyl, alkylthioalkyl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, amino, epoxy, silane, siloxane, alcohol, benzyl, carboxylate, ether, ether carboxylate, ether sulfonate, ester sulfonate, and urethane.

5. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 2 wherein the anilines have structure represented by formulas selected from Formula III, Formula IVa, and Formula IVb:

wherein:

a is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4;

b is an integer from 1 to 5, with the proviso that a+b=5; and

R 1 is independently selected so as to be the same or different at each occurrence and is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, alkythio, aryloxy, alkylthioalkyl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl, alkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylthio, arylsulfinyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, acrylic acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, halogen, nitro, cyano, hydroxyl, epoxy, silane, siloxane, alcohol, benzyl, carboxylate, ether, ether carboxylate, amidosulfonate, ether sulfonate, ester sulfonate, and urethane; or both R 1 groups together may form an alkylene or alkenylene chain completing a 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7-membered aromatic or alicyclic ring, which ring may optionally include one or more divalent nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms;

where a, b and R 1 are as defined above.

6. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 5 wherein the aniline monomer represented by Formula IVa or IVb is unsubstituted.

7. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 2 wherein the fused polycyclic heteroaromatics have structure represented by formulas selected from Formula V, and Formulas Va-Vg:

wherein:

Q is S or NR 6 ;

R 6 is hydrogen or alkyl;

R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , and R 11 are independently selected so as to be the same or different at each occurrence and are selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, alkythio, aryloxy, alkyithioalkyl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl, alkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylthio, arylsulfinyl, al koxycarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, acrylic acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, halogen, nitro, nitrile, cyano, hydroxyl, epoxy, silane, siloxane, alcohol, benzyl, carboxylate, ether, ether carboxylate, amidosulfonate, ether sulfonate, ester sulfonate, and urethane; and

at least one of R 8 and R 9 , R 9 and R 10 , and R 10 and R 11 together form an alkenylene chain completing a 5 or 6-membered aromatic ring, which ring may optionally include one or more divalent nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms; and

wherein:

Q is S or NH; and

T is the same or different at each occurrence and is selected from S, NR 6 , O, SiR 6 2 , Se, and PR 6 ;

R 6 is hydrogen or alkyl.

8. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 7 wherein the monomer represented by Formulas Vd, Ve, or Vf is a thienothiophene.

9. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 2 wherein the polycyclic heteroaromatics have structure represented by Formula VI:

wherein:

Q is S or NR 6 ;

T is S, NR 6 , O, SiR 6 2 , Se, and PR 6 ;

E is alkenylene, arylene, and heteroarylene;

R 6 is hydrogen or alkyl;

R 12 is the same or different at each occurrence and is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkanoyl, alkythio, aryloxy, alkylthioalkyl, alkylaryl, arylalkyl, amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino, aryl, alkylsulfinyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylthio, arylsulfinyl, alkoxycarbonyl, arylsulfonyl, acrylic acid, phosphoric acid, phosphonic acid, halogen, nitro, nitrile, cyano, hydroxyl, epoxy, silane, siloxane, alcohol, benzyl, carboxylate, ether, ether carboxylate, amidosulfonate, ether sulfonate, ester sulfonate, and urethane; or two groups together may form an alkylene or alkenylene chain completing a 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7-membered aromatic or alicyclic ring, which ring may optionally include one or more divalent nitrogen, sulfur or oxygen atoms.

10. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 2 wherein the pyrrole monomer is unsubstituted.

11. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 wherein each fluorinated acid polymer comprises one or more independently substituted or unsubstituted monomers selected from the group consisting of styrene sulfonic acids or sulfonated ether sulfones, trifluorostyrene sulfonates, sulfonimides, perfluoroalkyl sulfonate ethers, fused polycyclic fluorinated acids, and perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acid ethers.

12. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 11 wherein the styrene sulfonic acids or sulfonated ether sulfones have structure represented by Formula VII:

where:

b is an integer from 1 to 5,

R 13 is OH or NHR 14 , and

R 14 is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, sulfonylalkyl, or sulfonylfluoroalkyl.

13. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 12 wherein the monomer represented by Formula VII is selected from SFS and SFSI.

14. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 11 wherein the trifluorostyrene sulfonates have structure represented by Formula VIII:

where:

W is (CF 2 ) q , O(CF 2 ) q , S(CF 2 ) q , (CF 2 ) q O(CF 2 ) r , and SO 2 (CF 2 ) q ,

b is independently an integer from 1 to 5,

R 13 is OH or NHR 14 , and

R 14 is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, sulfonylalkyl, or sulfonylfluoroalkyl.

15. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 11 wherein the sulfonimides have structure represented by Formula IX:

where:

R f is fluorinated alkylene, fluorinated heteroalkylene, fluorinated arylene, or fluorinated heteroarylene;

R g is fluorinated alkylene, fluorinated heteroalkylene, fluorinated arylene, fluorinated heteroarylene, arylene, or heteroarylene; and

n is at least 4.

16. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 11 wherein the perfluoroalkyl sulfonate ethers have structure represented by Formula XI:

where:

R 16 is a fluorinated alkyl or a fluorinated aryl group;

a, b, c, d, and e are each independently 0 or an integer from 1 to 4; and

n is at least 4.

17. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 11 wherein the fused polycyclic fluorinated acids have structure represented by formulas selected from the group consisting of Formula XII and Formulas XIIa-XIIe:

wherein d is 0, 1, or 2;

R 17 to R 20 are independently H, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Y, C(R f ′)(R f ′)OR 21 , R 4 Y or OR 4 Y;

Y is COE 2 , SO 2 E 2 , or sulfonimide;

R 21 is hydrogen or an acid-labile protecting group;

R f ′ is the same or different at each occurrence and is a fluoroalkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or taken together are (CF 2 ) e where e is 2 to 10;

R 4 is an alkylene group;

E 2 is OH, halogen, or OR 7 ; and

R 5 is an alkyl group;

with the proviso that at least one of R 17 to R 20 is Y, R 4 Y or OR 4 Y;

R 4 , R 5 , and R 17 to R 20 may optionally be substituted by halogen or ether oxygen; and

wherein R 21 is a group capable of forming or rearranging to a tertiary cation, more typically an alkyl group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and most typically t-gbutyl.

18. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 wherein the copolymer comprises two or more conductive precursor monomers.

19. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 wherein the copolymer comprises at least one conductive copolymer and at least one non-conductive copolymer.

20. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 wherein fluorinated acid polymer comprises a polymeric backbone having pendant groups of the general formula:

—O a Si(OH) b-a R 22 3-b R 23 R f SO 3 H

wherein:

a is from 1 to b;

b is from 1 to 3;

R 22 is a non-hydrolyzable group independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, and arylalkyl;

R 23 is a bidentate alkylene radical, which may be substituted by one or more ether oxygen atoms, with the proviso that R 23 has at least two carbon atoms linearly disposed between Si and R f ; and

R f is a perfluoralkylene radical, which may be substituted by one or more ether oxygen atoms.

21. An electrically conductive film made from the composition of claim 20 .

22. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 wherein the fluorinated acid polymer is a colloid-forming polymeric acid.

23. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 22 wherein the colloid-forming polymeric acid is an FSA polymer.

24. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 wherein the fluorinated acid polymer component forms a film that is organic solvent wettable.

25. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 wherein the fluorinated acid polymer component forms a film that is organic solvent non-wettable.

26. An electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 comprising a buffer.

27. An organic electronic device comprising an electrically conductive polymer composition of claim 1 .

28. An electrically conductive film made from the composition of claim 1 .