Intrinsically distinct hole and electron transport in conjugated polymers controlled by intra and intermolecular interactions

Data di pubblicazione: 19 Nov 2019

RivistaFonte dati: ARCHIVIO

It is still a matter of controversy whether the relative difference in hole and electron transport in solution-processed organic semiconductors is either due to intrinsic properties linked to chemical and solid-state structure or to extrinsic factors, as device architecture. We here isolate the intrinsic factors affecting either electron or hole transport within the same film microstructure of a model copolymer semiconductor. Relatively, holes predominantly bleach inter-chain interactions with H-type electronic coupling character, while electrons’ relaxation more strongly involves intra-chain interactions with J-type character. Holes and electrons mobility correlates with the presence of a charge transfer state, while their ratio is a function of the relative content of intra-and inter-molecular interactions. Such fundamental observation, revealing the specific role of the ground-state intra-and inter-molecular coupling in selectively assisting …

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Nature Publishing Group
Fonte
Nature communications
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3d2559a39fe1b8a51ae35de62fced10b
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Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-11