The role of electron photoemission in the 'photoconductivity' of semiconducting polymers

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作者
Moses, D [1 ]
Soci, C [1 ]
Miranda, P [1 ]
Heeger, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Inst Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93103 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/S0009-2614(01)01317-3
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We present the excitation profile of the transient and steady-state photoconductivity of poly(phenylene vinylene) and its soluble derivatives over a wide spectral range up to hv = 6.2 eV. An apparent increase in the 'photoconductivity' at hv > 3-4 eV arises from external current generated by electron photoemission (PE). After quenching the PE by adding a gas mixture of CO2 + SF6 (90%:10%) into the sample chamber, the bulk photoconductivity is nearly independent of photon energy in all polymers studied. The single threshold for photoconductivity is spectrally close to the onset of pi-pi* absorption, a behavior that is inconsistent with a large exciton binding energy. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:6
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