Advanced Materials, Vol.20, No.17, 3319-3319, 2008
Controlling electrical properties of conjugated polymers via a solution-based p-type doping
Tetrafluoro-tetracyano-quinodimethane (F(4)TCNQ) is used to p-dope conjugated polymers with a wide range of the HOMO levels via co-blending in a common organic solvent. Doping results in several orders of magnitude increase in the bulk conductivity and hole-current with reduced turn-on voltage. The effectiveness of doping increases as the HOMO level of the polymer becomes smaller.