Overcoming the water oxidative limit for ultra-high-workfunction hole-doped polymers

Qi-Mian Koh; Cindy Guanyu Tang; Mervin Chun-Yi Ang; Kim-Kian Choo; Qiu-Jing Seah; Rui-Qi Png; Lay-Lay Chua; Peter K. H. Ho

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23347-x

Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Overcoming the water oxidative limit for ultra-high-workfunction hole-doped polymers

Qi-Mian Koh,
Cindy Guanyu Tang,
Mervin Chun-Yi Ang,
Kim-Kian Choo,
Qiu-Jing Seah,
Rui-Qi Png,
Lay-Lay Chua,
Peter K. H. Ho

Affiliations

Qi-Mian Koh: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Cindy Guanyu Tang: Department of Physics, National University of Singapore
Mervin Chun-Yi Ang: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Kim-Kian Choo: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Qiu-Jing Seah: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Rui-Qi Png: Department of Physics, National University of Singapore
Lay-Lay Chua: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Peter K. H. Ho: Department of Physics, National University of Singapore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23347-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Realizing ultra-high work functions (UHWFs) in hole-doped polymer semiconductors remains a challenge due to water-oxidation reactions. Here, the authors determine the role of water-anion complexes in limiting the work function and develop a design strategy for realizing UHWF polymers.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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