Enhancement of the carrier mobility of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) doped with poly(4-styrenesulfonate) by incorporating reduced graphene oxide

The investigation of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) doped with poly(4-styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) having the reduced graphene oxide (RGO), denoted RGO-doped PEDOT:PSS shows that conductivity of RGO-doped PEDOT:PSS samples is 27 times higher than that of PEDOT:PSS at 300K. The improved electrical conductivity is considered to mainly come from the mobility enhancement. The carrier mobility in RGO-doped PEDOT:PSS samples exhibits unexpectedly strong temperature dependence, implying the domination of tunneling (hopping) at low (high) temperatures. An exhibition of high mobility of RGO-doped PEDOT:PSS samples is attributed to the increased spacing between molecules. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4740073]