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ArticleNature communications2022

The effect of residual palladium on the performance of organic electrochemical transistors.

Sophie Griggs, Adam Marks, Dilara Meli, Gonzague Rebetez, Olivier Bardagot, Bryan D Paulsen, Hu Chen, Karrie Weaver, Mohamad I Nugraha, Emily A Schafer and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

Sophie GriggsDepartment of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5916-6609
Adam MarksDepartment of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
Dilara MeliDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-1697
Gonzague RebetezDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP), University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
Olivier BardagotDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP), University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3306-7204
Bryan D PaulsenDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Hu ChenKAUST Solar Center (KSC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
Karrie WeaverDepartment of Earth System Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7094-3501
Mohamad I NugrahaPhysical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9352-1902
Emily A SchaferDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Joshua TroppDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Catherine M AitchisonDepartment of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK.
Thomas D AnthopoulosPhysical Sciences and Engineering Division (PSE), KAUST Solar Center (KSC), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0978-8813
Natalie BanerjiDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP), University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
Jonathan RivnayDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0602-6485
Iain McCullochDepartment of Chemistry, Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3TA, UK. iain.mcculloch@chem.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6340-7217

Funding

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation FG-2019-12046EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 952911King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) OSR-2018-CARF/CCF-3079King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) OSR-2019-CRG8-4095National Science Foundation (NSF) NSF DMR-1751308
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organic electrochemical transistors are a promising technology for bioelectronic devices, with applications in neuromorphic computing and healthcare. The active component enabling an organic electrochemical transistor is the organic mixed ionic-electronic conductor whose optimization is critical for realizing high-performing devices. In this study, the influence of purity and molecular weight is examined for a p-type polythiophene and an n-type naphthalene diimide-based polymer in improving the performance and safety of organic electrochemical transistors. Our preparative GPC purification reduced the Pd content in the polymers and improved their organic electrochemical transistor mobility by ~60% and 80% for the p- and n-type materials, respectively. These findings demonstrate the paramount importance of removing residual Pd, which was concluded to be more critical than optimization of a polymer's molecular weight, to improve organic electrochemical transistor performance and that there is readily available improvement in performance and stability of many of the reported organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors.

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PMCPMC9794802

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