Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Strain effects on the work function of an organic semiconductor

  • Yanfei Wu,
  • Annabel R. Chew,
  • Geoffrey A. Rojas,
  • Gjergji Sini,
  • Greg Haugstad,
  • Alex Belianinov,
  • Sergei V. Kalinin,
  • Hong Li,
  • Chad Risko,
  • Jean-Luc Brédas,
  • Alberto Salleo,
  • C. Daniel Frisbie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10270
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The understanding of strain effect on electronic properties of organic semiconductors is crucial for the designs of flexible electronics. Here, Wu et al.characterize the tensile and compressive strain effects on the work function of rubrene single crystals as a benchmark system.