We report cyclic voltammetry measurements for the blue electroluminescent conjugated polymer poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene). Both oxidation and reduction potentials are determined and thus estimates of both the ionization potential and electron affinity of the polymer are obtained for the same sample under the same experimental conditions. We estimate and These results disagree with the common assumption that is, to good approximation, given by the difference between and the optical gap. Measurements on indium tin oxide/polyfluorene/calcium light emitting diode structures are consistent with the deductions from the electrochemical data.
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