<s>
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene )	O
-tetramethacrylate	O
or	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
is	O
a	O
p-type	O
conducting	B-Algorithm
polymer	I-Algorithm
based	O
on	O
3	O
,	O
4-ethylenedioxylthiophene	O
or	O
the	O
EDOT	O
monomer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advantages	O
of	O
this	O
polymer	O
relative	O
to	O
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
(	O
or	O
PEDOT:PSS	B-Algorithm
)	O
are	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
dispersible	O
in	O
organic	O
solvents	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
non-corrosive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
was	O
developed	O
under	O
a	O
contract	O
with	O
the	O
National	O
Science	O
Foundation	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
publicly	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trade	O
name	O
for	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
is	O
Oligotron	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
was	O
featured	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
entitled	O
"	O
Next	O
Stretch	O
for	O
Plastic	O
Electronics	O
"	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
Scientific	O
American	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
Patent	O
office	O
issued	O
a	O
patent	O
protecting	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
on	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
differs	O
from	O
the	O
parent	O
polymer	O
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
in	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
capped	O
on	O
both	O
ends	O
of	O
the	O
polymer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
limits	O
the	O
chain-length	O
of	O
the	O
polymer	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
more	O
soluble	O
in	O
organic	O
solvents	O
than	O
PEDOT	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
bulk	O
conductivity	O
of	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
is	O
0.1-.5	O
S/cm	O
,	O
the	O
sheet	O
resistance	O
1-10	O
M	O
Ω/sq	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
methacrylate	O
equivalent	O
weight	O
1360-1600	O
g/mol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
chemical	O
composition	O
of	O
a	O
film	O
of	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
was	O
measured	O
by	O
energy-dispersive	O
x-ray	O
spectroscopy	O
(	O
EDS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
devices	O
and	O
materials	O
have	O
been	O
described	O
in	O
both	O
journals	O
and	O
the	O
patent	O
literature	O
that	O
use	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
as	O
a	O
critical	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patternable	O
OLEDs	B-Device
:	O
In	O
a	O
study	O
by	O
researchers	O
at	O
General	O
Electric	O
,	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
hole	O
injection	O
layer	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
OLED	B-Device
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	O
dot	O
modified	O
OLEDs	B-Device
:	O
In	O
an	O
international	O
patent	O
application	O
,	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
surfaces	O
were	O
modified	O
with	O
quantum	O
dots	O
such	O
as	O
CdSe	O
,	O
CdS	O
,	O
and	O
ZnS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ion	O
selective	O
membranes	O
:	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
ingredient	O
in	O
ion	O
selective	O
membranes	O
and	O
in	O
particular	O
in	O
calcium-selective	O
electrodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
performance	O
of	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
films	O
in	O
solid	O
contact	O
ion	O
selective	O
electrodes	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
commercially	O
available	O
conducting	B-Algorithm
polymers	I-Algorithm
has	O
also	O
been	O
reported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dye	O
sensitized	O
solar	O
cell	O
:	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
effective	O
Dye-sensitized	O
solar	O
cells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
was	O
spun-coat	O
to	O
give	O
a	O
15nm	O
thick	O
layer	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
counter-electrode	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
Dye-sensitized	O
solar	O
cells	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flexible	O
touch	O
screens	O
:	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
electrodes	O
for	O
flexible	O
touch	O
screens	O
as	O
described	O
in	O
a	O
patent	O
application	O
by	O
the	O
Honeywell	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Energy	O
storage	O
and	O
conversion	O
devices	O
:	O
Synkera	O
Technologies	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
filed	O
a	O
patent	O
application	O
detailing	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
energy	O
storage	O
and	O
conversion	O
devices	O
that	O
use	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
in	O
their	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carbon	O
nanotube	O
composites	O
:	O
Researchers	O
from	O
Los	O
Alamos	O
National	O
Laboratory	O
used	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
to	O
prepare	O
composites	O
with	O
carbon	O
nanotubes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Metal	O
wire-based	O
photovoltaic	O
device	O
:	O
Researchers	O
from	O
The	O
Institute	O
of	O
Advanced	O
Energy	O
at	O
Kyoto	O
University	O
used	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
to	O
fabricate	O
organic	O
photovoltaic	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	O
capacitors	O
:	O
Researchers	O
from	O
The	O
Polymer	O
Composite	O
Laboratory	O
at	O
VIT	O
University	O
prepared	O
composites	O
of	O
Graphene	O
oxide	O
with	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
and	O
PMMA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
research	O
group	O
has	O
also	O
developed	O
thermistors	O
made	O
from	O
Graphene	O
Oxide/PEDOT	O
-TMA	O
composites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farag	O
has	O
prepared	O
and	O
characterized	O
nanocomposites	O
of	O
and	O
with	O
PEDOT-TMA	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
