Combined Optical, Gravimetric, and Electrical Operando Investigation of Structural Variations in Polymeric Mixed Conductors

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 33; no. 16
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yu, Paulsen, Bryan D., Schafer, Emily A., Zeng, Qiming, Yu, Fei, Yang, Li, Xue, Yan, Rivnay, Jonathan, Zhao, Ni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.04.2023
• Subjects: Bioelectricity; Charge transport; charge transports; Conductors; Drug delivery systems; Electrical measurement; Ion injection; ion injections; Materials science; polymeric mixed conductors; Polystyrene resins; Quartz crystals; Structural integrity; structure variations; Transport properties; Water injection; water swelling

Bioelectronics based on organic mixed conductors offers tremendous application potential in biological interfacing, drug delivery systems, and neuromorphic devices. The ion injection and water swelling upon electrochemical switching can significantly change the molecular packing of polymeric mixed c...