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Title: Electron transport in a sequentially doped naphthalene diimide polymer
The effects of sequential n-doping on a high-electron-mobility naphthalene-diimide-based copolymer poly[( N , N ′-bis(2-decyltetradecyl)-naphthalene-1,8:4,5-bis(dicarboximide)-2,6-diyl)-(selenophene-2,5-diyl)-(benzo[ c ][1,2,5]thiadiazole-4,7-diyl)-(selenophene-2,5-diyl)], PNBS, are reported. Grazing-incidence XRD measurements show that PNBS doped with 2,2′-bis(4-(dimethylamino)phenyl)-1,1′,3,3′-tetramethyl-2,2′,3,3′-tetrahydro-1 H ,1′ H -2,2′-bibenzo[ d ]imidazole, (N-DMBI) 2 , has increased order relative to both the pristine polymer and a film doped with ruthenium pentamethylcyclopentadienyl mesitylene dimer. Films of PNBS optimally doped with (N-DMBI) 2 show electrical conductivities approaching 2 mS cm −1 in air. Temperature-dependent electrical measurements suggest that the polaronic charge carriers are highly localized, which is consistent with the moderate conductivity values obtained.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1807797 1729737
PAR ID:
10227505
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Materials Advances
Volume:
1
Issue:
6
ISSN:
2633-5409
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1829 to 1834
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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