The Physical Meaning of Time-Delayed Collection Field Transients from Disordered Devices

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Main Authors: Hußner, Markus, Deibel, Carsten, MacKenzie, Roderick Charles Ian
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author Hußner, Markus
Deibel, Carsten
MacKenzie, Roderick Charles Ian
author_facet Hußner, Markus
Deibel, Carsten
MacKenzie, Roderick Charles Ian
contents Charge carrier mobility and recombination determine the performance of many opto-electronic devices such as solar cells, sensors and light-emitting diodes. Understanding how these parameters change as a function of material choice, charge carrier density and device geometry is essential for developing the next generation of devices. The Time-Delayed-Collection-Field technique (TDCF) is becoming a widely used method to measure both recombination and carrier transport with values derived from this method being widely reported for many material systems. However, most novel materials are highly disordered with a high density of trap states and standard TDCF-theory neglects the influence of these states. In this work we examine how reliable TDCF can be as a measurement technique when the device contains significant energetic disorder. We identify regimes where the results can be relied upon and where the results should be taken with more caution. Finally, we provide simple and easy to use experimental tests to help the experimentalist decide if the physical processes are dominated by trap states.
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spellingShingle The Physical Meaning of Time-Delayed Collection Field Transients from Disordered Devices
Hußner, Markus
Deibel, Carsten
MacKenzie, Roderick Charles Ian
Applied Physics
Charge carrier mobility and recombination determine the performance of many opto-electronic devices such as solar cells, sensors and light-emitting diodes. Understanding how these parameters change as a function of material choice, charge carrier density and device geometry is essential for developing the next generation of devices. The Time-Delayed-Collection-Field technique (TDCF) is becoming a widely used method to measure both recombination and carrier transport with values derived from this method being widely reported for many material systems. However, most novel materials are highly disordered with a high density of trap states and standard TDCF-theory neglects the influence of these states. In this work we examine how reliable TDCF can be as a measurement technique when the device contains significant energetic disorder. We identify regimes where the results can be relied upon and where the results should be taken with more caution. Finally, we provide simple and easy to use experimental tests to help the experimentalist decide if the physical processes are dominated by trap states.
title The Physical Meaning of Time-Delayed Collection Field Transients from Disordered Devices
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.09001