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Accurate on-chip measurement of the Seebeck coefficient of high mobility small molecule organic semiconductors


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Warwick, CN 
Sirringhaus, H 

Abstract

jats:pWe present measurements of the Seebeck coefficient in two high mobility organic small molecules, 2,7-dioctyl[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene (C8-BTBT) and 2,9-didecyl-dinaphtho[2,3-b:2′,3′-f]thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (C10-DNTT). The measurements are performed in a field effect transistor structure with high field effect mobilities of approximately 3 cm2/V s. This allows us to observe both the charge concentration and temperature dependence of the Seebeck coefficient. We find a strong logarithmic dependence upon charge concentration and a temperature dependence within the measurement uncertainty. Despite performing the measurements on highly polycrystalline evaporated films, we see an agreement in the Seebeck coefficient with modelled values from Shi et al. [Chem. Mater. 26, 2669 (2014)] at high charge concentrations. We attribute deviations from the model at lower charge concentrations to charge trapping.</jats:p>

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Keywords

organic semiconductors, Seebeck, thermoelectrics, FET, C8-BTBT, C10- DNTT

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APL Materials

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Journal ISSN

2166-532X
2166-532X

Volume Title

3

Publisher

AIP Publishing
Sponsorship
We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).