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Organic semiconductors

An equal-opportunity conductor

Until now, organic semiconductors, such as pentacene, have only allowed the flow of one type of charge. A new study confirms that — like their inorganic counterparts — both positive and negative charges can flow in the same material.

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Figure 1: Mixed conduction: can charge transport flow both ways in an organic semiconductor?

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Sirringhaus, H. An equal-opportunity conductor. Nature Mater 2, 641–642 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat988

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