Abstract
This dataset is backup information for the publication whose abstract is reproduced here. Four p-type polymers were synthesized by modifying poly(bisdodecylquaterthiophene) (PQT12) to increase oxidizability by p-dopants. A sulfur atom is inserted between the thiophene rings and dodecyl chains, and/or 3,4-ethylenedioxy groups are appended to thiophene rings of PQT12. Doped with NOBF4, PQTS12 (with sulfur in side chains) shows conductivity of 350 S cm-1, the highest reported nonionic conductivity among films made from dopant-polymer solutions. Doped with tetrafluorotetracyanoquinodimethane (F4TCNQ), PDTDE12 (with 3,4-ethylenedioxy groups on thiophene rings) shows conductivity of 140 S cm-1. The converse combinations of polymer and dopant, and formulations using a polymer with both the sulfur and ethylenedioxy modifications showed lower conductivities. The conductivities are stable in air without extrinsic ion contributions associated with PEDOT:PSS and that cannot support sustained current or thermoelectric voltage. Efficient charge transfer, tighter π-π stacking and strong intermolecular coupling are responsible for the conductivity. Values of nontransient Seebeck coefficient and conductivity agree with empirical modeling for materials with these levels of pure hole conductivity; the power factor compares favorably with prior p-type polymers made by the alternative process of immersion of polymer films into dopant solutions. Models and conductivities point to significant mobility increases induced by dopants, on the order of 1-5 cm2 V-1 s-1, supported by field-effect transistor studies of slightly doped samples. The thermal conductivities were in the range of 0.2 ~ 0.5 W m-1 K-1, typical for conductive polymers. The results point to further enhancements that could be obtained by increasing doped polymer mobilities.
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