Impact of Structural Alterations from Chemical Doping on the Electrical Transport Properties of Conjugated Polymers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials’ Preparation
2.2. Testing and Characterization
2.2.1. Spectroscopy Methods
2.2.2. Electrical Characterization
2.2.3. Structural Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Charge Transport Analysis
3.2. Spectroscopy Analysis
3.3. GIWAXS Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Yue, B.; Zhang, X.; Lu, K.; Ma, H.; Chen, C.; Lin, Y. Impact of Structural Alterations from Chemical Doping on the Electrical Transport Properties of Conjugated Polymers. Polymers 2024, 16, 2467. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172467
Yue B, Zhang X, Lu K, Ma H, Chen C, Lin Y. Impact of Structural Alterations from Chemical Doping on the Electrical Transport Properties of Conjugated Polymers. Polymers. 2024; 16(17):2467. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172467
Chicago/Turabian StyleYue, Baiqiao, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Kaiqing Lu, Haibao Ma, Chen Chen, and Yue Lin. 2024. "Impact of Structural Alterations from Chemical Doping on the Electrical Transport Properties of Conjugated Polymers" Polymers 16, no. 17: 2467. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16172467