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In Situ Spectroscopic and Electrical Investigations of Ladder-type Conjugated Polymers Doped with Alkali Metals
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- Chen, Yongzhen (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Laboratoriet för organisk elektronik,Tekniska fakulteten
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- Wu, Hanyan (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Laboratoriet för organisk elektronik,Tekniska fakulteten
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- Yang, Chiyuan (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Laboratoriet för organisk elektronik,Tekniska fakulteten
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- Kolhe, Nagesh B. (author)
- Univ Washington, WA 98195 USA; Univ Washington, WA 98195 USA
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- Jenekhe, Samson A. (author)
- Univ Washington, WA 98195 USA; Univ Washington, WA 98195 USA
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- Liu, Xianjie (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Laboratoriet för organisk elektronik,Tekniska fakulteten
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- Braun, Slawomir (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Laboratoriet för organisk elektronik,Tekniska fakulteten
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- Fabiano, Simone (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Laboratoriet för organisk elektronik,Tekniska fakulteten
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- Fahlman, Mats (author)
- Linköpings universitet,Laboratoriet för organisk elektronik,Tekniska fakulteten
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- 2022-08-15
- 2022
- English.
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In: Macromolecules. - : American Chemical Society (ACS). - 0024-9297 .- 1520-5835. ; 55:16, s. 7294-7302
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- Ladder-type conjugated polymers exhibit a remarkable performance in (opto)electronic devices. Their double-stranded planar structure promotes an extended pi-conjugation compared to inter-ring-twisted analogues, providing an excellent basis for exploring the effects of charge localization on polaron formation. Here, we investigated alkali-metal n -doping of the ladder-type conjugated polymer (polybenzimidazobenzophe-nanthroline) (BBL) through detailed in situ spectroscopic and electrical characterizations. Photoelectron spectroscopy and ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared (UV-vis-NIR) spectroscopy indicate polaron formation upon potassium (K) doping, which agrees well with theoretical predictions. The semiladder BBB displays a similar evolution in the valence band with the appearance of two new features below the Fermi level upon K-doping. Compared to BBL, distinct differences appear in the UV-vis-NIR spectra due to more localized polaronic states in BBB. The high conductivity (2 S cm(-1)) and low activation energy (44 meV) measured for K-doped BBL suggest disorder-free polaron transport. An even higher conductivity (37 S cm(-1)) is obtained by changing the dopant from K to lithium (Li). We attribute the enhanced conductivity to a decreased perturbation of the polymer nanostructure induced by the smaller Li ions. These results highlight the importance of polymer chain planarity and dopant size for the polaronic state in conjugated polymers.
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- NATURVETENSKAP -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)
- NATURAL SCIENCES -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)
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