Abstract
Exciton diffusion in organic materials provides the operational basis for functioning of such devices as organic solar cells and light-emitting diodes. Here we track the exciton diffusion process in organic semiconductors in real time with a novel technique based on femtosecond photoinduced absorption spectroscopy. Using vacuum-deposited layers as a model system, we demonstrate an extremely high diffusion coefficient of that originates from a surprisingly low energetic disorder of . The experimental results are well described by the analytical model and supported by extensive Monte Carlo simulations. The proposed noninvasive time-of-flight technique is deemed as a powerful tool for further development of organic optoelectronic components, such as simple layered solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and electrically pumped lasers.
- Received 19 September 2015
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.057402
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