High ambipolar and balanced carrier mobility in regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)

S. A. Choulis, Y. Kim, J. Nelson, D. D.C. Bradley, M. Giles, M. Shkunov, I. McCulloch

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Abstract

The carrier transport of carefully purified regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) films has been studied using time-of-flight photocurrent measurements. We find balanced ambipolar transport with a room-temperature mobility for holes of 3×10-4 cm2 V-1 s-1 and for electrons of 1.5×10-4 cm2 V-1 s-1 at electric fields ≥105 V/cm. The transport is relatively field independent and weakly temperature dependent, pointing to a high degree of chemical regioregularity and purity. These factors make poly(3-hexylthiophene) attractive for use in a range of electronic applications.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3890-3892
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume85
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 25 2004
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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