PEDOT: PSS polymeric conducting anode for admittance spectroscopy

S. W. Tsang, S. C. Tse, K. L. Tong, S. K. So

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Abstract

The carrier mobilities of two hole transporting organic materials were evaluated by admittance spectroscopy (AS). The materials were 4,4′,4″-tris{N,-(3-methylphenyl)-N-phenylamino}triphenylamine (m-MTDATA) and N,N-diphenyl-N,N′-bis(1,1′-biphenyl)-4,4′-diamine (NPB). They were sandwiched in a configuration of anode/organic material/cathode. The anode was either indium-tin-oxide (ITO) or poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) doped with polystrenesulphonic acid (PEDOT:PSS). It is shown that PEDOT:PSS can, respectively, form Ohmic and quasi-Ohmic contact with m-MTDATA and NPB. Using PEDOT:PSS as the anode, the average hole mobilities of m-MTDATA and NPB were extracted by AS through susceptance analysis. The results are in excellent agreement with those obtained by an independent time-of-flight (TOF) technique. With PEDOT:PSS, the application of AS for characterizing carrier mobilities can be extended to hole transporting organic materials with highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy levels down to 5.4 eV. © 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)474-479
JournalOrganic Electronics: physics, materials, applications
Volume7
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Admittance spectroscopy
  • Carrier mobility
  • Carrier transport
  • Injection
  • Ohmic contact
  • PEDOT
  • Susceptance

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