Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2011-09-01
J. Appl. Phys. 107, 123702 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
10.1063/1.3436567
We report on infrared (IR) absorption and dc electrical measurements of thin films of poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) that have been modified by a fluoroalkyl trichlorosilane (FTS). Spectra for FTS-treated films were compared to data for electrostatically-doped P3HT in an organic field-effect transistor (OFET). The appearance of a prominent polaron band in mid-IR absorption data for FTS-treated P3HT supports the assertion of hole doping via a charge-transfer process between FTS molecules and P3HT. In highly-doped films with a significantly enhanced polaron band, we find a monotonic Drude-like absorption in the far-IR, signifying delocalized states. Utilizing a simple capacitor model of an OFET, we extracted a carrier density for FTS-treated P3HT from the spectroscopic data. With carrier densities reaching 10$^{14}$ holes/cm$^2$, our results demonstrate that FTS doping provides a unique way to study the metal-insulator transition in polythiophenes.
Basov Dimitri N.
Heeger Alan J.
Khatib Omar
Lee Bumsu
Li Zhiqiang
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