Abstract
This paper presents measurements of time-of-flight charge carrier mobility and thermal optical polarized microscopy on a new class of columnar liquid crystals (LC) self-organized into hexagonal columnar mesophase (Φ h) self-assembled from functionalized dendrons. We discuss the temperature and electric field-independent high hole mobility of 1 - 3.5 × 10-3 cm2/Vs. The anomalous temperature behavior of the mobility is consistent with polaron transport mechanisms. Studies of time-of-flight transients, which reveal evidence for dynamic defects with lifetimes in the range of 10-6 s, are presented as aspects of charge generation and recombination kinetics. We demonstrate the enhancement of electron transport in acene-based dendron LCs by doping with TNF-based dendron molecules.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 242-252 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 4991 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | PROCEEDINGS OF SPIE SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering: Organic Photonic Materials and Devices V - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: Jan 27 2003 → Jan 30 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering