Separating positive and negative magnetoresistance in organic semiconductor devices

We study the transition between positive and negative organic magnetoresistance (OMAR) in tris-(8 hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (Alq3), in order to identify the elementary mechanisms governing this phenomenon. We show how the sign of OMAR changes as function of the applied voltage and temperature. The...

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Main Authors: Bloom, Francisco L. (Author) , Wagemans, Wiebe (Author) , Kemerink, Martijn (Author) , Koopmans, Bert (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 17 December 2007
In: Physical review letters
Year: 2007, Volume: 99, Issue: 25
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.257201
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.257201
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Author Notes:F.L. Bloom, W. Wagemans, M. Kemerink, and B. Koopmans
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Summary:We study the transition between positive and negative organic magnetoresistance (OMAR) in tris-(8 hydroxyquinoline) aluminium (Alq3), in order to identify the elementary mechanisms governing this phenomenon. We show how the sign of OMAR changes as function of the applied voltage and temperature. The transition from negative to positive magnetoresistance (MR) is found to be accompanied by an increase in slope of log (I) versus log (V). ac admittance measurements show this transition coincides with the onset of minority charge (hole) injection in the device. All these observations are consistent with two simultaneous contributions with opposite sign of MR, which may be assigned to holes and electrons having different magnetic field responses.
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ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.257201