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Optoelectronic and Electronic Properties of Tetracyanoindane for Chemical Doping of Organic Semiconductors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2019

Jenna Crawford ,
Harold O. Lee III  and
Sam-Shajing Sun
Jenna Crawford
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA23504, USA Department of Biology, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA23504, USA
Harold O. Lee III*
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA23504, USA
Sam-Shajing Sun
Affiliation:
Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA23504, USA PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA23504, USA Department of Chemistry, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA23504, USA
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*(Email: holee3@me.com)
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Abstract

Chemical doping of organic semiconductors is a common technique used to increase the performance numerous organic electronic and optoelectronic devices. Tetrafluoro-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4-TCNQ) is one of the most widely known p-dopants having the properties necessary to act as a strong electron acceptor. Despite its strong electron accepting abilities, F4-TCNQ is extremely expensive, making it less than ideal for large-area applications. Here, we introduce a small molecule called Tetracyanoindane (TCI) as a potential p-dopant. Widely known for its role in the field of non-linear optics, its high polarizability arises from the addition of four cyano-groups, which are electron withdrawing groups. The four cyano-groups are also seen in the F4-TCNQ molecule and contributes to the withdrawing strength alongside the four fluorine atoms present. We hypothesize that TCI could have similar accepting strength to F4-TCNQ and could potentially replace it as a cheaper alternative. In this study, Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), UV-Visible-Near Infrared Spectroscopy (UV/Vis/NIR), Photoluminescence (PL), Current-Voltage (IV) measurements analysis was conducted to compare the accepting strength of TCI and F4-TCNQ. Then, the two molecules were added to Poly-3-hexy-thiophene (P3HT) to observe how readily they dope the organic semiconductor.

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dopantoptoelectronicpolymerelectronic material
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MRS Advances , Volume 4 , Issue 31-32: Electronics and Photonics , 2019 , pp. 1811 - 1819
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2019 

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