Non-Linear Charge Transport in Polythiophene Under High AC Field

Published

January 1, 2005

Author(s)

Jan Obrzut, Tatiana Psurek, C. K. Chiang, Dean DeLongchamp

Abstract

Complex impedance and conductivity were measured for regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) at alternating current (AC) voltages using a waveform technique. The waveforms were Fourier transformed from time domain to frequency domain and analyzed at fundamental and higher order harmonic frequencies. It was found that the impedance of the semiconducting P3HT decreases with increasing electric field strength. The non-linear charge transport is dominated by a third harmonic response that originates from extended polarizability of p-type electronic states. The third order non-linear conductivity can be used to quantify the effect of an electric field on the conduction mechanism and to correlate the intrinsic charge carriers mobility with molecular structure.

Proceedings Title

Materials Research Society 2005 Fall Meeting

Volume

889

Conference Dates

November 27-December 1, 2005

Conference Location

Boston, MA, US

Conference Title

Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

AC waveforms, conductivity, harmonics, impedance, nonlinear charge transport, organic electronic, polytiophene

Citation

Obrzut, J. , Psurek, T. , Chiang, C. and DeLongchamp, D. (2005), Non-Linear Charge Transport in Polythiophene Under High AC Field, Materials Research Society 2005 Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852579 (Accessed April 26, 2024)