Morphological design strategies to tailor out-of-plane charge transport in conjugated polymer systems for device applications

Wenderott, J. K.; Dong, Ban Xuan; Green, Peter F.

doi:10.1039/D1CP02476K

Title: Morphological design strategies to tailor out-of-plane charge transport in conjugated polymer systems for device applications

Journal Article · 15 December 2021 · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. PCCP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CP02476K · OSTI ID:1822479

Wenderott, J. K. ^[1]; Dong, Ban Xuan ^[1];

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Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 15013 Denver W Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401, USA

The transport of charge carriers throughout an active conjugated polymer (CP) host, characterized by a heterogeneous morphology of locally varying degrees of order and disorder, profoundly influences the performance of CP-based electronic devices.

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