Analysis of deep levels in a phenylenevinylene polymer by transient capacitance methods

Transient capacitance methods were applied to the depletion region of an abrupt asymmetric n(+) -p junction of silicon and unintentionally doped poly[2-methoxy, 5 ethyl (2' hexyloxy) paraphenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV). Studies in the temperature range 100-300 K show the presence of a majority-car...

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Main Author: Gomes, Henrique L. (author)
Other Authors: Stallinga, Peter (author), Rost, H. (author), Holmes, A. B. (author), Harrison, M. G. (author), Friend, R. H. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/6634
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/6634
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Summary:Transient capacitance methods were applied to the depletion region of an abrupt asymmetric n(+) -p junction of silicon and unintentionally doped poly[2-methoxy, 5 ethyl (2' hexyloxy) paraphenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV). Studies in the temperature range 100-300 K show the presence of a majority-carrier trap at 1.0 eV and two minority traps at 0.7 and 1.3 eV, respectively. There is an indication for more levels for which the activation energy could not be determined. Furthermore, admittance data reveal a bulk activation energy for conduction of 0.12 eV, suggesting the presence of an additional shallow acceptor state. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)02308-6].