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Title: Compact electrically detected magnetic resonance setup

Abstract

Electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) is a commonly used technique for the study of spin-dependent transport processes in semiconductor materials and electro-optical devices. Here, we present the design and implementation of a compact setup to measure EDMR, which is based on a commercially available benchtop electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer. The electrical detection part uses mostly off-the-shelf electrical components and is thus highly customizable. We present a characterization and calibration procedure for the instrument that allowed us to quantitatively reproduce results obtained on a silicon-based reference sample with a “large-scale” state-of-the-art instrument. This shows that EDMR can be used in novel contexts relevant for semiconductor device fabrication like clean room environments and even glove boxes. As an application example, we present data on a class of environment-sensitive objects new to EDMR, semiconducting organic microcrystals, and discuss similarities and differences to data obtained for thin-film devices of the same molecule.

Authors:
;  [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Institute of Physical Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55099 Mainz (Germany)
  2. Berlin Joint EPR Lab, Fachbereich Physik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin (Germany)
  3. Magnettech GmbH, Louis-Blériot-Str. 5, 12487 Berlin (Germany)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22488546
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Advances
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: (c) 2015 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 2158-3226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; CRYSTALS; DETECTION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; EPR SPECTROMETERS; GLOVEBOXES; MOLECULES; SILICON; SPIN; THIN FILMS

Citation Formats

Eckardt, Michael, Harneit, Wolfgang, Behrends, Jan, and Münter, Detlef. Compact electrically detected magnetic resonance setup. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4919247.
Eckardt, Michael, Harneit, Wolfgang, Behrends, Jan, & Münter, Detlef. Compact electrically detected magnetic resonance setup. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4919247
Eckardt, Michael, Harneit, Wolfgang, Behrends, Jan, and Münter, Detlef. 2015. "Compact electrically detected magnetic resonance setup". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4919247.
@article{osti_22488546,
title = {Compact electrically detected magnetic resonance setup},
author = {Eckardt, Michael and Harneit, Wolfgang and Behrends, Jan and Münter, Detlef},
abstractNote = {Electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) is a commonly used technique for the study of spin-dependent transport processes in semiconductor materials and electro-optical devices. Here, we present the design and implementation of a compact setup to measure EDMR, which is based on a commercially available benchtop electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrometer. The electrical detection part uses mostly off-the-shelf electrical components and is thus highly customizable. We present a characterization and calibration procedure for the instrument that allowed us to quantitatively reproduce results obtained on a silicon-based reference sample with a “large-scale” state-of-the-art instrument. This shows that EDMR can be used in novel contexts relevant for semiconductor device fabrication like clean room environments and even glove boxes. As an application example, we present data on a class of environment-sensitive objects new to EDMR, semiconducting organic microcrystals, and discuss similarities and differences to data obtained for thin-film devices of the same molecule.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4919247},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22488546}, journal = {AIP Advances},
issn = {2158-3226},
number = 4,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}