Mode-selective vibrational modulation of charge transport in organic electronic devices
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Abstract
The soft character of organic materials leads to strong coupling between molecular, nuclear and electronic dynamics. This coupling opens the way to influence charge transport in organic electronic devices by exciting molecular vibrational motions. However, despite encouraging theoretical predictions, experimental realization of such approach has remained elusive. Here we demonstrate experimentally that photoconductivity in a model organic optoelectronic device can be modulated by the selective excitation of molecular vibrations. Using an ultrafast infrared laser source to create a coherent superposition of vibrational motions in a pentacene/C60 photoresistor, we observe that excitation of certain modes in the 1,500–1,700 cm−1 region leads to photocurrent enhancement. Excited vibrations affect predominantly trapped carriers. The effect depends on the nature of the vibration and its mode-specific character can be well described by the vibrational modulation of intermolecular electronic couplings. This presents a new tool for studying electron–phonon coupling and charge dynamics in (bio)molecular materials.
Date Issued
2015-08-06
Date Acceptance
2015-06-23
Citation
Nature Communications, 2015, 6, pp.7880-7880
ISSN
2041-1723
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Start Page
7880
End Page
7880
Journal / Book Title
Nature Communications
Volume
6
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Subjects
cond-mat.mtrl-sci
cond-mat.soft
MD Multidisciplinary
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
7880