Charge Transport in Amorphous Organic Semiconductors: Effects of Disorder, Carrier Density, Traps, and Scatters

In real devices, organic semiconductors are largely amorphous. Because accurate molecular packing in them cannot be obtained, the relationship between the molecular structure and the material properties can be difficult to understand. Nevertheless, knowing the charge transport processes is essential to material and device engineering. In amorphous organic semiconductors, charge transport is often apprehended as a hopping process that can be described using the Marcus or MillerAbrahams equations. The intrinsic disorder and frequently present traps have a great influence on the charge mobility. Carrier density, which would affect the effective density of states and create spacecharge perturbations, is also one important factor in the charge transport process. Herein, recent advances in the charge transport mechanism in amorphous organic semiconductors are summarized. The influences of disorder, carrier density, traps, and scatters are discussed in detail.

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