Chemical doping enhances electronic transport in networks of hexabenzocoronenes assembled in non-aqueous electrolyte

Abstract

The charge-transporting ability of supramolecular polymer networks assembled from hexabenzocoronenes (HBCs) in non-aqueous electrolyte is reported here for the first time. Enhanced electronic conductivity is observed when the HBC subunits are chemically oxidized to radical cations, which is rationalized using density functional theory.