Roy Choudhury, K and Marek Samoc, M and Patra, Amitava and Prasad, P N (2004) Charge carrier transport in poly(n-vinylcarbazole):CdS quantum dot hybrid nanocomposite. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 108 (5). pp. 1556-1562. ISSN 1520-6106

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Abstract

Hybrid organic:inorganic materials have emerged as a novel class of electronic and optoelectronic media for a number of potential technological applications. However, very little fundamental understanding of charge carrier transport in such hybrid materials exists. A knowledge of the influence of nanoparticle doping on charge carrier mobility in nano composites becomes important in order to optimize properties for photorefractive and photovoltaic operations. We report here a study of the mobility of holes in a model nanoparticle-sensitized hybrid organic:inorganic system consisting of poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) doped with quantum dots of cadmium sulfide. The mobility of holes (dominant carriers in the PVK host materials) was measured using the conventional time-of-flight technique with injection of holes from a selenium layer. Though photocurrent transients exhibit features typical of dispersive transport in an amorphous semiconductor, certain deviations from the original Scher-Montroll theory are observed. Strong dependence of the carrier mobility on field and temperature indicate Poole-Frenkel-like activated hopping transport. A thickness dependence stronger than that suggested by the Scher-Montroll theory is found. Significant enhancement of the effective carrier mobility is noticed with the increase of nanoparticle concentration, still well below the percolation limit. A simple theoretical model based on time- and mean-free-path dependent mobility is proposed to account for this surprising result, which provides a good fit to the experimental data obtained.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Refractories
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Bidhan Chaudhuri
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2012 06:31
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2012 07:48
URI:	http://cgcri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/573

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