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Local charge trapping in conjugated polymers resolved by scanning Kelvin probe microscopy

Local charge trapping in conjugated polymers resolved by scanning Kelvin probe microscopy
Local charge trapping in conjugated polymers resolved by scanning Kelvin probe microscopy
The microstructure of conjugated polymers is heterogeneous on the length scale of individual polymer chains, but little is known about how this affects their electronic properties. Here we use scanning Kelvin probe microscopy with resolution-enhancing carbon nanotube tips to study charge transport on a 100 nm scale in a chain-extended, semicrystalline conjugated polymer. We show that the disordered grain boundaries between crystalline domains constitute preferential charge trapping sites and lead to variations on a 100 nm scale of the carrier concentration under accumulation conditions.
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McCulloch, Iain
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Hallam, Toby, Lee, MiJung, Zhao, Ni, Nandhakumar, Iris, Kemerink, Martijn, Heeney, Martin, McCulloch, Iain and Sirringhaus, Henning (2009) Local charge trapping in conjugated polymers resolved by scanning Kelvin probe microscopy. Physical Review Letters, 103 (25), 256803. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.256803).

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The microstructure of conjugated polymers is heterogeneous on the length scale of individual polymer chains, but little is known about how this affects their electronic properties. Here we use scanning Kelvin probe microscopy with resolution-enhancing carbon nanotube tips to study charge transport on a 100 nm scale in a chain-extended, semicrystalline conjugated polymer. We show that the disordered grain boundaries between crystalline domains constitute preferential charge trapping sites and lead to variations on a 100 nm scale of the carrier concentration under accumulation conditions.

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Published date: 2009
Organisations: Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Chemistry, Electrochemistry

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Local EPrints ID: 149335
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/149335
ISSN: 0031-9007
PURE UUID: 5c29cd32-ce5b-404c-af3d-e367ae468142
ORCID for Iris Nandhakumar: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9668-9126

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Date deposited: 23 Jun 2010 12:24
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:41

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Author: Toby Hallam
Author: MiJung Lee
Author: Ni Zhao
Author: Martijn Kemerink
Author: Martin Heeney
Author: Iain McCulloch
Author: Henning Sirringhaus

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