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Application of hopping theory for the prediction of charge mobility in amorphous organic materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2012

Karl Sohlberg ,
Choongkeun Lee  and
Robert Waterland
Karl Sohlberg
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-2875
Choongkeun Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-2875
Robert Waterland
Affiliation:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., C.R. & D., Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0320
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Abstract

The application of hopping theory for the prediction of charge (hole) mobility in amorphous organic molecular materials is studied in detail. Application is made to amorphous cells of N,N’-diphenyl-N,N’-bis-(3-methylphenylene)-1,1’-diphenyl-4,4’-diamine (TPD), N4,N4’-di(biphenyl-3-yl)-N4,N4’-diphenylbiphenyl-4,4’-diamine (mBPD), 1,1-bis-(4,4’-diethylaminophenyl)-4,4-diphenyl-1,3,butadinene (DEPB), N1,N4-di(naphthalen-1-yl)-N1,N4-diphenylbenzene-1,4-diamine (NNP), and N,N’-bis[9,9-dimethyl-2-fluorenyl]-N,N’-diphenyl-9,9-dimethylfluorene-2,7-diamine (pFFA). Detailed analysis of the computation of each of the parameters in the equations for hopping rate is presented, including studies of their convergence with respect to various numerical approximations. Based on these convergence studies, the most robust practical methodology is applied to investigate the dependence of mobility on such parameters as the monomer reorganization energy, the monomer-monomer coupling and the material density. The results give insight into what factors should be controlled to develop materials with higher (or lower) charge (hole) mobility, and what will be required to improve the accuracy of predictions of mobility in amorphous organic materials.

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thin filmorganicelectrical properties
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1402: Symposium U – Charge Generation/Transport in Organic Semiconductor Materials , 2012 , mrsf11-1402-u13-31
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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