Ambipolar charge transport in "traditional" organic hole transport layers

Adv Mater. 2012 May 2;24(17):2278-83. doi: 10.1002/adma.201103830. Epub 2012 Mar 30.

Abstract

Organic semiconductors are often labeled as electron or hole transport materials due to the primary role they perform in devices. However, despite these labels we have shown using time-of-flight that two of the traditional "hole transport materials" TPD and NPB are actually excellent electron transporters the electron transport properties of which are comparable to those for holes.

MeSH terms

  • Electron Transport
  • Electrons
  • Organic Chemicals / chemistry*
  • Semiconductors*

Substances

  • Organic Chemicals