Electrically Controllable Spin States of Holes and Electrons in Organic Semiconductor Materials
- Shohei IguchiShohei IguchiDivision of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, JapanMore by Shohei Iguchi,
- Yuki SakuraiYuki SakuraiDivision of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, JapanMore by Yuki Sakurai,
- Naohiro FujitaNaohiro FujitaDivision of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, JapanMore by Naohiro Fujita,
- Fumiya OsawaFumiya OsawaDivision of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, JapanMore by Fumiya Osawa, and
- Kazuhiro Marumoto*Kazuhiro Marumoto*E-mail [email protected]Division of Materials Science, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, JapanTsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8570, JapanMore by Kazuhiro Marumoto
Abstract

Elucidating hole and electron states in organic semiconductor materials is one of the important issues for both their fundamental science and device applications. However, the detailed charge states, in particular, their spin states, have not yet been fully elucidated from a microscopic viewpoint. Here we show electrically controllable spin states of holes and electrons in typical organic semiconductor materials, a polymer regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (RR-P3HT) and a small molecule pentacene, using electron spin resonance (ESR) spectroscopy. By use of their ambipolar organic semiconductor devices, these states were revealed as a function of accumulated charge density. The spin states of the electrically accumulated electrons in RR-P3HT and pentacene are clarified for the first time. Moreover, the formation of spinless states of electrons in RR-P3HT and holes in pentacene are demonstrated under high charge density, showing a contrast to the spin states under low charge density. This result would be important for further understating hole and electron states in organic semiconductor materials and for improving the performance of organic semiconductor devices from a microscopic viewpoint.
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