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The hole truth

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By tracking the electrochromic doping front, a hole-limited electrochemical doping mechanism is discovered in organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors.

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Fig. 1: Forward and reverse regimes for electrochemical doping and their origination.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Ruiheng Wu

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Dilara Meli & Jonathan Rivnay

  3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jonathan Rivnay

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Wu, R., Meli, D. & Rivnay, J. The hole truth. Nat. Mater. 22, 1055–1056 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01643-9

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