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AUTHOR
José M. Montero
Thickness scaling of space-charge-limited currents in organic layers with field- or density-dependent mobility
An exact solution is provided for the current density-voltage (J –V) characteristics of space-charge limited transport of a single carrier in organic layers with field-dependent mobility of the type μ (E) = μ0 exp (γ √E. The general scaling relationship for field-dependent mobility occurs in terms of the variables JL and V /L. For the density-dependence of the mobility found in organic field-effect transistor measurements, the thickness scaling occurs in terms of different variables, J1/βL and V /L. The proposed scaling is a useful test for distinguishing field- and carrier density-dependent mobility in disordered organic semiconductors. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Perimeter leakage current in polymer light emitting diodes
Observation of leakage current paths through the device perimeter in standard poly(phenylene vinylene)-based light-emitting devices is reported. Perimeter leakage currents govern the diode performance in reverse and low positive bias and exhibit an ohmic character. Current density correlates with the perimeter-to-area ratio thus indicating that leakage currents are mainly confined on polymer regions in the vicinity of metallic contact limits (device perimeter). © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Interpretation of capacitance spectra and transit times of single carrier space-charge limited transport in organic layers with field-dependent mobility
The ac impedance characteristics of a single carrier with space-charge limited current (SCLC) transport in organic layers with field-dependent mobility is analyzed, indicating the similarities as well as the differences to the constant mobility case. The model provides capacitance spectra and transit times from different calculation methods, in relation to the electric field distribution in the SCLC regime. It is found that the low frequency capacitance lies in the range 3Cg/4 < Cif < Cg, with respect to the geometric capacitance Cg. An approximated expression for the variation of the transit time with applied bias is derived, in good agreement with exact calculations. Experimental results …
Millisecond radiative recombination in poly(phenylene vinylene)-based light-emitting diodes from transient electroluminescence
The current and electroluminescence transient responses of standard poly phenylene vinylene -based light-emitting devices have been investigated. The electroluminescence time response is longer milliseconds scale than the current switch-off time by more than one order of magnitude, in the case of small area devices 0.1 cm2 . For large area devices 6 cm2 the electroluminescence decay time decreases from 1.45 ms to 100 s with increasing bias voltage. The fast current decay limits the electroluminescence decay at higher voltages. Several approaches are discussed to interpret the observed slow decrease of electroluminescence after turning off the bias. One relies upon the Langevin-type bimolecu…
Trap-limited mobility in space-charge limited current in organic layers
Space-charge limited current transport in organic devices, relevant to the operation of a range of organic optoelectronic devices, is analyzed in the frequency domain. The classical multiple trapping picture with one transport state and one trap level is used as the basis for the descriptions. By varying the energetic and kinetic properties of the traps, we show that the admittance and the capacitance spectra are considerably modified depending on the interplay between the trap-limited mobility and the trap kinetics. We point out that capacitance steps at low-frequency, usually found in experiments, are observed only for slow traps. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.