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The relationship between ionic-electronic coupling and transport in organic mixed conductors

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Abstract

Organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors (OMIECs), which can directly convert between ionic and electronic charge through electrochemical (de)doping, enable a wide range of applications in bioelectronics, electrochromic displays, neuromorphic computing, and energy storage and conversion. While both ionic and electronic transport through polymers are individually well characterized, their combined transport have been difficult to describe self-consistently. Here, we use in situ measurements of electrochemical (de)doping of an archetypal OMIEC to inform a drift-diffusion model which accurately captures experimentally measured ion transport across a range of potentials. We find that the chemical potential of holes, which is modulated by changes in doping level, represents a major driving force for mixed charge transport. Using numerical simulations at device-relevant timescales and voltages, we find that the competition between hole drift and diffusion leads to surprisingly diffuse space charge regions despite extremely high charge densities. This effect is unique to mixed conducting systems where mobile ionic charges can compensate the accumulation or depletion of electronic charge, thereby screening electrostatic driving forces.

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40 Engineering, 4016 Materials Engineering, 34 Chemical Sciences

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Science Advances

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2375-2548
2375-2548

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American Association for the Advancement of Science
Sponsorship
European Commission Horizon 2020 (H2020) Marie Sk?odowska-Curie actions (101022365)
European Research Council (758826)
EPSRC (EP/W017091/1)
European Research Council grant 101022365 European Research Council grant 758826

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