Charge carrier traps in organic semiconductors: a review on the underlying physics and impact on electronic devices

HF Haneef, AM Zeidell, OD Jurchescu - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The weak intermolecular interactions inherent in organic semiconductors make them
susceptible to defect formation, resulting in localized states in the band-gap that can trap …

Energy level alignment at interfaces in metal halide perovskite solar cells

S Wang, T Sakurai, W Wen, Y Qi - Advanced Materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid progress of organic–inorganic metal halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has
attracted broad interest in photovoltaic community. A typical PSC consists of anode/cathode …

The impact of dipolar layers on the electronic properties of organic/inorganic hybrid interfaces

E Zojer, TC Taucher… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of dipolar layers determines the functionality of most technologically relevant
interfaces. The present contribution reviews how periodic dipole assemblies modify the …

Energy-level alignment at organic heterointerfaces

M Oehzelt, K Akaike, N Koch, G Heimel - Science advances, 2015 - science.org
Today's champion organic (opto-) electronic devices comprise an ever-increasing number of
different organic-semiconductor layers. The functionality of these complex heterostructures …

Impact of molecular quadrupole moments on the energy levels at organic heterojunctions

M Schwarze, KS Schellhammer, K Ortstein… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The functionality of organic semiconductor devices crucially depends on molecular
energies, namely the ionisation energy and the electron affinity. Ionisation energy and …

Reliable work function determination of multicomponent surfaces and interfaces: the role of electrostatic potentials in ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

T Schultz, T Lenz, N Kotadiya, G Heimel… - Advanced Materials …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS) is a key technique to determine the work
function (Φ) of surfaces by measuring the secondary‐electron cut‐off (SECO). However, the …

Mapping energy levels for organic heterojunctions

Y Li, P Li, ZH Lu - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
An organic semiconductor thin film is a solid‐state matter comprising one or more
molecules. For applications in electronics and photonics, several distinct functional organic …

Influence of traps and Lorentz Force on charge transport in organic semiconductors

S Morab, MM Sundaram, A Pivrikas - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Charge transport characteristics in organic semiconductor devices become altered in the
presence of traps due to defects or impurities in the semiconductors. These traps can lead to …

The role of gap states in the energy level alignment at the organic–organic heterojunction interfaces

S Zhong, JQ Zhong, HY Mao, JL Zhang… - Physical Chemistry …, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The interface properties of organic–organic heterojunctions (OOHs), such as interface
energy level alignment (ELA), interfacial charge transfer, interface nanostructuring …

Ionization potential dependent air exposure effect on the MoO3/organic interface energy level alignment

JQ Zhong, HY Mao, R Wang, JD Lin, YB Zhao… - Organic …, 2012 - Elsevier
We reported an ionization potential (IP) dependent air exposure effect on the MoO3/organic
interface energy level alignment by carrying out in situ ultraviolet photoelectron …