Electron-Hole Pairs Generated in the Crystalline Phase of Polymer Diodes Studied by Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance Techniques
Electron-Hole Pairs Generated in the Crystalline Phase of Polymer Diodes Studied by Electrically Detected Magnetic Resonance Techniques
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用电检测磁共振技术研究聚合物二极管晶相中产生的电子空穴对
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b07796
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发表时间:
2019
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3.7
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and Katsuichi Kanemoto
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作者:
Kousuke Iwamoto;Yuto Hayakawa;Shuto Hatanaka;Takayuki Suzuki;and Katsuichi Kanemoto
The properties of electron–hole (e–h) pairs generated in a working poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) diode are investigated by electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) techniques. The EDMR intensity is shown to increase with increasing density of injected electrons for a given hole density, demonstrating that the EDMR signal arises from an e–h pair. The EDMR spectrum consists of two Gaussian curves, one of which gives ag-value very similar to that of hole carriers, suggesting that the EDMR spectrum is given by the sum of electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra from hole and electron carriers forming e–h pairs. Bias-dependent correlation between carriers and e–h pairs under diode operation is examined directly from independent measurements of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy for carriers and EDMR for e–h pairs. When the bias is increased to above a threshold, the EDMR signal is strongly reduced despite a gradual increase in the NIR signals, providing evidence that the e–h pairs are dissociated by an electric field in the bias region. Because of this property of the pair, the correlation between the carriers and e–h pairs inside the diode changes depending on the bias magnitude: the carriers and e–h pairs coexist or only the carriers exist. The e–h pair is presumed to be formed across different lamellae because of the crystalline phase of the P3HT film. Although the intensity of the EDMR signal from the interlamellar e–h pair is small, the intensity increases substantially when the sample is exposed to air, suggesting the formation of a magnetoreactive species that incorporates oxygen.