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Temperature Dependence of Carrier Mobility in SubPc and C60 Organic Semiconductors for Photovoltaic Applications

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Carrier mobility is an important parameter in determining device performance in optoelectronics. Here, we study the charge carrier mobility of C60 and SubPc neat layers for different temperatures calculated in darkness. The results show that temperature affects the disorder energy (σ) of organic semiconductors; when the temperature is < 289 K, this parameter is around 0.03 eV and it is double when the temperature is > 289 K. In these conditions, the mobility of electrons and holes are around 0.14 and 10−7 Cm2/Vs, respectively. Our results are in good agreement with experimental data reported by Pandey et al., Adv Funct Mater 22:617–624. 2012)

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Mendil, N., Daoudi, M., Berkai, Z., Belghachi, A. (2016). Temperature Dependence of Carrier Mobility in SubPc and C60 Organic Semiconductors for Photovoltaic Applications. In: Sayigh, A. (eds) Renewable Energy in the Service of Mankind Vol II. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18215-5_41

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