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Interaction between organic semiconductors and LiF dopant

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1821653· OSTI ID:20634458
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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3E4 (Canada)

X-ray photoemission spectroscopy and optical absorption have been used to study the interaction between LiF dopant and various organic semiconductor hosts including N,N{sup '}-diphenyl-N,N{sup '}-bis (3-methylphenyl)-1, 1{sup '}-biphenyl-4, 4{sup '}-diamine (TPD), N,N{sup '}-bis (1-naphthyl)-N,N{sup '}-diphenyl-1, 1{sup '}-biphenyl-4, 4{sup '}-diamine (NPB), tris (8-hydroxyquinolinato) aluminum (Alq3), C{sub 60}, and copper phthalacyanine (CuPc). It was found that there is a charge transfer between host and dopant in the Alq3-LiF and C{sub 60}-LiF systems, while no such charge transfer was observed for the TPD-LiF, NPB-LiF, and CuPc-LiF systems. The experimental data show that F{sup -} anion acts as an n-type donor-donating electron charge to the electron transport molecules.

OSTI ID:
20634458
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 85; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English