Contact-reaction-triggered selective doping

Subjects Electron transferElectronic devices A gold-surface-mediated doping strategy offers a solution to achieve spatially resolved chemical doping in organic semiconductors, enabling facile control for high-performance organic devices. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Schematic illustration of gold-activated persulfate p-doping of organic semiconductors. ReferencesScaccabarozzi, A. D. et al. Chem. Rev. 122, 4420–4492 (2022).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Zhao, W. R., Ding, J., Zou, Y., Di, C.-A. & Zhu, D. Chem. Soc. Rev. 49, 7210–7228 (2020).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Yamashita, Y. et al. Nature 572, 634–638 (2019).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Lussem, B. et al. Chem. Rev. 116, 13714–13751 (2016).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Wang, X.-Y. et al. Nature 642, 599–604 (2025).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Xiang, L. Y. et al. Nat. Nanotechnol. 19, 1122–1129 (2024).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Guo, H. et al. Nature 599, 67–73 (2021).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Liu, T. et al. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02547-0 (2026).Article PubMed Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaDongyang Wang & Chong-an DiAuthorsDongyang WangView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarChong-an DiView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Chong-an Di.Ethics declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleWang, D., Di, Ca. Contact-reaction-triggered selective doping. Nat. Mater. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02582-xDownload citationPublished: 16 April 2026Version of record: 16 April 2026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02582-xShare this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Gold-activated persulfate p-doping of organic semiconductors Tiefeng LiuMatilde SilveriSimone Fabiano Nature Materials Article Open Access 17 Mar 2026