Oxygen-related band gap state in single crystal rubrene.
A molecular exciton signature is established and investigated under different ambient conditions in rubrene single crystals. An oxygen-related band gap state is found to form in the ambient atmosphere. This state acts as an acceptor center and assists in the fast dissociation of excitons, resulting in a higher dark and photoconductivity of oxidized rubrene. The band gap state produces a well-defined photoluminescence band at an energy 0.25 eV below the energy of the 0-0 molecular exciton transition. Two-photon excitation spectroscopy shows that the states are concentrated near the surface of naturally oxidized rubrene.
Mitrofanov
Oleg
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Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, Murray Hill, NJ 07974, USA.
Lang
David V
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Kloc
Christian
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Wikberg
J Magnus
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Siegrist
Theo
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Woo-Young
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Sergent
M A
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Ramirez
Arthur P
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