The optical signatures of molecular-doping induced polarons in poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl): individual polymer chains<i>versus</i>aggregates
Ahmed E. Mansour, Dominique Lungwitz, Thorsten Schultz, Malavika Arvind, Ana M. Valencia, Caterina Cocchi, Andreas Opitz, Dieter Neher, Norbert Koch
Abstract
For molecularly doped poly(3-hexyl-thiophene) solvated individual chains can be unambiguously differentiated from aggregated ones by diagnostic polaron absorption.
Topics & Concepts
PolaronMaterials scienceDopingThiophenePolymerAbsorption (acoustics)Chemical physicsOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryChemistryPhysicsComposite materialElectronQuantum mechanicsOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsPerovskite Materials and Applications