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Published Online: 22 December 2008
Accepted: December 2008

Bipolar charge transport in poly(3-hexyl thiophene)/methanofullerene blends: A ratio dependent study

Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 252104 (2008); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3055608
A. Baumann1, a), J. Lorrmann1, C. Deibel1, b), and V. Dyakonov1,2
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ABSTRACT
We investigated the charge carrier mobility in pristine poly(3-hexyl thiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT):[6,6]-phenyl-C61 butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) blend devices by applying the time resolved photoconductivity experiment in dependence on the donor:acceptor ratio. We observe a bipolar transport in all studied samples ranging from pure polymer to polymer:fullerene with 90% PCBM content. For the ratios P3HT:PCBM 1:4 and 1:1 we observe two transit times in the electron current transients as well as hole double transients for P3HT:PCBM 1:2. We find high hole and electron mobilities in the order of 10−3–10−2cm2∕Vs for a concentration of 90% PCBM in the blend.
A.B. thanks the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, DBU) for funding. V.D.’s work at the ZAE Bayern is financed by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology.

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