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Negative Isotope Effect on Field‐Effect Hole Transport in Fully Substituted 13C‐Rubrene.

Authors :
Ren, Xinglong
Bruzek, Matthew J.
Hanifi, David A.
Schulzetenberg, Aaron
Wu, Yanfei
Kim, Chang‐Hyun
Zhang, Zhuoran
Johns, James E.
Salleo, Alberto
Fratini, Simone
Troisi, Alessandro
Douglas, Christopher J.
Frisbie, C. Daniel
Source :
Advanced Electronic Materials; Apr2017, Vol. 3 Issue 4, p1-1, 7p
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Isotopic substitution is a useful method to study the influence of nuclear motion on the kinetics of charge transport in semiconductors. However, in organic semiconductors, no observable isotope effect on field‐effect mobility has been reported. To understand the charge transport mechanism in rubrene, the benchmark organic semiconductor, crystals of fully isotopically substituted rubrene, <superscript>13</superscript>C‐rubrene (<superscript>13</superscript>C<subscript>42</subscript>H<subscript>28</subscript>), are synthesized and characterized. Vapor‐grown <superscript>13</superscript>C‐rubrene single crystals have the same crystal structure and quality as native rubrene crystals (i.e., rubrene with a natural abundance of carbon isotopes). The characteristic transport signatures of rubrene, including room temperature hole mobility over 10 cm<superscript>2</superscript> V<superscript>−1</superscript> s<superscript>−1</superscript>, intrinsic band‐like transport, and clear Hall behavior in the accumulation layer of air‐gap transistors, are also observed for <superscript>13</superscript>C‐rubrene crystals. The field‐effect mobility distributions based on 74 rubrene and <superscript>13</superscript>C‐rubrene devices, respectively, reveal that <superscript>13</superscript>C isotopic substitution produces a 13% reduction in the hole mobility of rubrene. The origin of the negative isotope effect is linked to the redshift of vibrational frequencies after <superscript>13</superscript>C‐substitution, as demonstrated by computer simulations based on the transient localization (dynamic disorder) scenario. Overall, the data and analysis provide an important benchmark for ongoing efforts to understand transport in ordered organic semiconductors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2199160X
Volume :
3
Issue :
4
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Advanced Electronic Materials
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
129892502
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/aelm.201700018