Molecular doping can increase the conductivity of organic semiconductors and plays an increasingly important role in emerging and established plastic electronics applications. 4-(1,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-N,N-dimethylaniline (N-DMBI-H) and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (BCF) are established n- and p-dopants, respectively, but neither functions as a simple one-electron redox agent. Molecular hydrogen has been suggested to be a byproduct in several proposed mechanisms for doping using both N-DMBI-H and BCF. In this paper we show for the first time the direct detection of molecular hydrogen in the uncatalysed doping of a variety of polymeric and molecular semiconductors using these dopants. Our results provide insight into the doping mechanism, providing information complementary to that obtained from more commonly applied methods such as optical, electron spin resonance, and electrical measurements.

Pallini, F., Mattiello, S., Manfredi, N., Mecca, S., Fedorov, A., Sassi, M., et al. (2023). Direct detection of molecular hydrogen upon p- and n-doping of organic semiconductors with complex oxidants or reductants. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A, 11(15), 8192-8201 [10.1039/d3ta00231d].

Direct detection of molecular hydrogen upon p- and n-doping of organic semiconductors with complex oxidants or reductants

Pallini, F
Primo
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Mattiello, S
Secondo
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Manfredi, N;Mecca, S;Sassi, M;Beverina, L
Ultimo
2023

Abstract

Molecular doping can increase the conductivity of organic semiconductors and plays an increasingly important role in emerging and established plastic electronics applications. 4-(1,3-Dimethyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-N,N-dimethylaniline (N-DMBI-H) and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (BCF) are established n- and p-dopants, respectively, but neither functions as a simple one-electron redox agent. Molecular hydrogen has been suggested to be a byproduct in several proposed mechanisms for doping using both N-DMBI-H and BCF. In this paper we show for the first time the direct detection of molecular hydrogen in the uncatalysed doping of a variety of polymeric and molecular semiconductors using these dopants. Our results provide insight into the doping mechanism, providing information complementary to that obtained from more commonly applied methods such as optical, electron spin resonance, and electrical measurements.
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molecular doping, organic semiconductors, n-doping
English
8-mar-2023
2023
11
15
8192
8201
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Pallini, F., Mattiello, S., Manfredi, N., Mecca, S., Fedorov, A., Sassi, M., et al. (2023). Direct detection of molecular hydrogen upon p- and n-doping of organic semiconductors with complex oxidants or reductants. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A, 11(15), 8192-8201 [10.1039/d3ta00231d].
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