Controlling energy level positions in hole conducting molecular films by additives

• Hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HAXPES) has been used to study the bulk electronic structure of thin molecular films of the organic compounds 2,2',7,7'-tetrakis (N,N'-di-p-methoxyphenyl-amine)-9,9'-spiro-bifluorene (spiro-OMeTAD), 4-(diethylamino)-benzaldehyde-1,1-diphenyl-hydrazone (DEH) and poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT). Molecular layers of these compounds are hole conducting, a property that for example has been used in different solar cell configurations. The function of such a device benefits from the inclusion of additives such as Li-TFSI, or dopants such as Co-complexes, into the molecular layer. Here we report on effects of adding Li-TFSI to DEH and P3HT as observed by photoelectron spectroscopy and we compare with results on the spiro-OMeTAD hole conductor. It can be concluded that the Li-salt causes a shift of the Fermi level in DEH and P3HT towards the HOMO resulting in a p-doping of the molecular material. Similar shifts of the Fermi level could also be observed when adding different Co(+III) complexes to the Spiro-OMeTAD hole conductor, indicating means for more controlled doping.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Atom- och molekylfysik och optik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Fysikalisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Physical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Oorganisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Inorganic Chemistry (hsv//eng)

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

HAXPES

Mesoscopic solar cells

Spiro-OMeTAD

P3HT

HAXPES

Mesoscopic solar cells

P3HT

Spiro-OMeTAD

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