First investigated was the benchmark OMIEC, PEDOT:PSS (structure in Figure ), prepared and cast using a commonly reported recipe containing ethylene glycol (EG) and (3glycidyloxypropyl)trimethoxysilane (GOPS). EG functions as a processing additive known to drive PEDOT and PSS phase segregation yielding a morphology conducive to electronic transport, while GOPS is used as a crosslinker, activated by an ambient "hard-bake", to impart stability to the thin film and prevent film delamination or redispersion. The PEDOT:PSS itself consists of a water suspension of PEDOT templated upon an excess of PSS. A fraction of PSS -anions serve as dopants, stabilizing positive charge carriers (holes) on the PEDOT backbone. Excess PSS -anions are charge balanced with protons or cations. As supplied, the commercial PEDOT:PSS employed was in the acid form (PSSH) with protons counterbalancing the remaining excess PSS -.