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2015
Journal Article
Title

Charge transfer in and conductivity of molecularly doped thiophene-based copolymers

Abstract
The electrical conductivity of organic semiconductors can be enhanced by orders of magnitude via doping with strong molecular electron acceptors or donors. Ground-state integer charge transfer and charge-transfer complex formation between organic semiconductors and molecular dopants have been suggested as the microscopic mechanisms causing these profound changes in electrical materials properties. Here, we study charge-transfer interactions between the common molecular p-dopant 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and a systematic series of thiophene-based copolymers by a combination of spectroscopic techniques and electrical measurements. Subtle variations in chemical structure are seen to significantly impact the nature of the charge-transfer species and the efficiency of the doping process, underlining the need for a more detailed understanding of the microscopic doping mechanism in organic semiconductors to reliably guide targeted chemical design.
Author(s)
Ghani, F.
Opitz, A.
Pingel, P.
Heimel, G.
Salzmann, I.
Frisch, J.
Neher, D.
Tsami, A.
Scherf, U.
Koch, N.
Journal
Journal of polymer science. B, polymer physics  
DOI
10.1002/polb.23631
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Polymerforschung IAP  
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