Time-resolved kelvin probe force microscopy to study population and depopulation of traps in electron or hole majority organic semiconductors

Moscatello, JP; Castaneda, CV; Zaidi, A; Cao, M; Usluer, O; Briseno, AL; Aidala, KE

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3575799

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Journal Article

Year

2017

HERO ID 3575799
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Year 2017
Title Time-resolved kelvin probe force microscopy to study population and depopulation of traps in electron or hole majority organic semiconductors
Authors Moscatello, JP; Castaneda, CV; Zaidi, A; Cao, M; Usluer, O; Briseno, AL; Aidala, KE
Journal Organic Electronics
Volume 41
Page Numbers 26-32
Abstract We present a time-resolved Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy (KPFM) technique that can record carrier motion on the scale of milliseconds, appropriate for polycrystalline materials like organic semiconductors. The organic semiconductors are studied in a transistor geometry to which we apply a step voltage to the back-gate. We record the change in potential at a specific location and observe the times associated with filling and emptying majority carrier traps, observed in hole majority carrier poly(3-hexylthiophene- 2,5-diyl) (P3HT) and a perylene diimide electron majority carrier, PDI-CN2. We see signs of bias stress with repeated measurements in P3HT. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Doi 10.1016/j.orgel.2016.11.001
Wosid WOS:000390586300004
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Keyword Scanning probe microscopy; Organic semiconductors; Organic photovoltaics; Charge motion; P3HT; PDI-CN2