The (Non-)Local Density of States of Electronic Excitations in Organic Semiconductors

The (Non-)Local Density of States of Electronic Excitations in Organic Semiconductors

Author: Carl. R Poelking

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-24

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 3319695991

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This book focuses on the microscopic understanding of the function of organic semiconductors. By tracing the link between their morphological structure and electronic properties across multiple scales, it represents an important advance in this direction. Organic semiconductors are materials at the interface between hard and soft matter: they combine structural variability, processibility and mechanical flexibility with the ability to efficiently transport charge and energy. This unique set of properties makes them a promising class of materials for electronic devices, including organic solar cells and light-emitting diodes. Understanding their function at the microscopic scale – the goal of this work – is a prerequisite for the rational design and optimization of the underlying materials. Based on new multiscale simulation protocols, the book studies the complex interplay between molecular architecture, supramolecular organization and electronic structure in order to reveal why some materials perform well – and why others do not. In particular, by examining the long-range effects that interrelate microscopic states and mesoscopic structure in these materials, the book provides qualitative and quantitative insights into e.g. the charge-generation process, which also serve as a basis for new optimization strategies.


Defects in Organic Semiconductors and Devices

Defects in Organic Semiconductors and Devices

Author: Thien-Phap Nguyen

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2023-07-27

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1394229445

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Defects play a key role in the physical properties of semiconductors and devices, and their identification is essential in assessing the reliability of electronic devices. Defects in Organic Semiconductors and Devices introduces the fundamental aspects of defects in organic semiconductors and devices in relation to the structure of materials and architecture of electronic components. It covers the topics of defect formation and evolution, defect measurement techniques and their adaption to organic devices, the effects of defects on the physical properties of materials and their effects on the performance and lifetime of organic devices. Identifying defects and determining their characteristics in the structure of organic devices such as OLEDs, OFETs and OPVs make it possible to better understand degradation processes and develop solutions to improve the reliability of such devices. This book is intended for researchers and students in university programs or engineering schools who are specializing in electronics, energy and materials.


Low Molecular Weight Organic Semiconductors

Low Molecular Weight Organic Semiconductors

Author: Thorsten U. Kampen

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-08-04

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 3527643745

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This up-to-date reference for students and researchers in the field is the first systematic treatment on the property measurements of organic semiconductor materials. Following an introduction, the book goes on to treat the structural analysis of thin films and spectroscopy of electronic states. Subsequent sections deal with optical spectroscopy and charge transport. An invaluable source for understanding, handling and applying this key type of material for physicists, materials scientists, graduate students, and analytical laboratories.


Physics of Organic Semiconductors

Physics of Organic Semiconductors

Author: Wolfgang Brütting

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-10-02

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 3527654968

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The field of organic electronics has seen a steady growth over the last 15 years. At the same time, our scientific understanding of how to achieve optimum device performance has grown, and this book gives an overview of our present-day knowledge of the physics behind organic semiconductor devices. Based on the very successful first edition, the editors have invited top scientists from the US, Japan, and Europe to include the developments from recent years, covering such fundamental issues as: - growth and characterization of thin films of organic semiconductors, - charge transport and photophysical properties of the materials as well as their electronic structure at interfaces, and - analysis and modeling of devices like organic light-emitting diodes or organic lasers. The result is an overview of the field for both readers with basic knowledge and for an application-oriented audience. It thus bridges the gap between textbook knowledge largely based on crystalline molecular solids and those books focusing more on device applications.


Organic Semiconductors for Optoelectronics

Organic Semiconductors for Optoelectronics

Author: Hiroyoshi Naito

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2021-07-30

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1119146127

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Comprehensive coverage of organic electronics, including fundamental theory, basic properties, characterization methods, device physics, and future trends Organic semiconductor materials have vast commercial potential for a wide range of applications, from self-emitting OLED displays and solid-state lighting to plastic electronics and organic solar cells. As research in organic optoelectronic devices continues to expand at an unprecedented rate, organic semiconductors are being applied to flexible displays, biosensors, and other cost-effective green devices in ways not possible with conventional inorganic semiconductors. Organic Semiconductors for Optoelectronics is an up-to-date review of the both the fundamental theory and latest research and development advances in organic semiconductors. Featuring contributions from an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume covers basic properties of organic semiconductors, characterization techniques, device physics, and future trends in organic device development. Detailed chapters provide key information on the device physics of organic field-effect transistors, organic light-emitting diodes, organic solar cells, organic photosensors, and more. This authoritative resource: Provides a clear understanding of the optoelectronic properties of organic semiconductors and their influence to overall device performance Explains the theories behind relevant mechanisms in organic semiconducting materials and in organic devices Discusses current and future trends and challenges in the development of organic optoelectronic devices Reviews electronic properties, device mechanisms, and characterization techniques of organic semiconducting materials Covers theoretical concepts of optical properties of organic semiconductors including fluorescent, phosphorescent, and thermally-assisted delayed fluorescent emitters An important new addition to the Wiley Series in Materials for Electronic & Optoelectronic Applications, Organic Semiconductors for Optoelectronics bridges the gap between advanced books and undergraduate textbooks on semiconductor physics and solid-state physics. It is essential reading for academic researchers, graduate students, and industry professionals involved in organic electronics, materials science, thin film devices, and optoelectronics research and development.


Optoelectronic Properties of Organic Semiconductors

Optoelectronic Properties of Organic Semiconductors

Author: Nasim Zarrabi

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-02-26

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 3030931625

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This book focuses on organic semiconductors with particular attention paid to their use as photovoltaic devices. It addresses a fundamental and hitherto overlooked concept in the field of organic optoelectronics, namely the role that sub-gap states play in the performance of organic semiconducting devices. From a technological point of view, organic semiconductor-based devices are of significant interest due to their lightweight, ease of processability, conformal flexibility, and potentially low cost and low embodied energy production. Motivated by these rather unique selling points, the performance of organic semiconductors has been a subject of multidisciplinary study for more than 60 years with steady progress in applications such as solar cells, transistors, light emitting diodes, and various sensors. The book begins with a review of the main electro-optical phenomena in organic solar cells and presents a new method for measuring exciton diffusion lengths based on a low-quencher-content device structure. Furthermore, the book reveals how mid-gap trap states are a universal feature in organic semiconductor donor–acceptor blends, unexpectedly contributing to charge generation and recombination, and having profound impact on the thermodynamic limit of organic photovoltaic devices. Featuring cutting-edge experimental observations supported with robust and novel theoretical arguments, this book delivers important new insight as to the underlying dynamics of exciton generation and diffusion, charge transfer state dissociation, and indeed the ultimate fate of photogenerated free carriers.


Introduction to Organic Semiconductor Heterojunctions

Introduction to Organic Semiconductor Heterojunctions

Author: Donghang Yan

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-11-15

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0470825944

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It is well known that most important electronic devices use Schottky junctions and heterojunctions. Unfortunately there is not an advanced book introducing heterojunctions systematically. Introduction to Organic Semiconductor Heterojunctions fills the gap. In this book, the authors provide a comprehensive discussion and systematic introduction on the state-of-the-art technologies as well as application of organic semiconductor heterojunctions. First book to systematically introduce organic heterojunctions Arms readers with theoretical, experimental and applied aspects of organic heterojunctions The Chinese edition of the book is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Distinguished Young Scholar Scientific Book Series Introduction to Organic Semiconductor Heterojunctions is an ideal and valued reference for researchers and graduate students focusing on organic thin film devices like organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic photovoltaic (OPV) cells, and organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). Instructors can use the book as a supplementary text for a semiconductor physics or organic electronics course, giving students a better feel for the application of organic thin film devices.


Studying the Density of States of Buried Interfaces in Organic Semiconductor Thin Films Using Electronic Sum Frequency Generation

Studying the Density of States of Buried Interfaces in Organic Semiconductor Thin Films Using Electronic Sum Frequency Generation

Author: Aaron Patrick Moon

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13:

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Abstract: New nanostructured semiconductor materials such as nanocrystals and organic semiconductors constitute an attractive platform for optoelectronics design due to the ease of their processability and highly tunable properties. Incorporating these new nanostructured materials into electrical circuits requires forming junctions between them and other layers in a device, yet the change in dielectric properties about these junctions can strongly perturb the electronic structure of the two layers. Specifically, the morphology of the interface between two materials greatly affect their ability to transfer charge and energy through the system, and the method through which this energy travels across a junction is poorly understood. To study these processes, an interfacial technique is required that measures the Density of States (Dos) at buried interfaces in working devices. In this thesis, we adapt an interface-selective optical technique, electronic sum frequency generation (ESFG), to study the dynamics of energy transfer across interfaces in these materials. We begin by developing “direct” detected ESFG to study the electronic states and morphology at the interface of thin films made from known organic semiconductor materials. Using direct ESFG, we examine the differences in the DoS at an interface in an organic thin film relative to its bulk. Through polarization optics, we study morphological changes in the film caused at the junction of the OSC and substrate. To account for interference from multiple ESFG active interfaces present in a thin film, we use a modeling system to separate contributions to the measured ESFG signal from the air exposed and buried interface of interest. We then adapt the direct detected ESFG to “heterodyne” detected ESFG (HD-ESFG), which significantly increases the detection ability of the ESFG spectrometer. Additionally, HD-ESFG allows us to measure the phase of the materials response, which direct ESFG cannot. This phase information can give a better understanding of the morphology at the interface and additional inputs for thin film interference modeling to better deconvolute the signal from the buried interface