Study of Carrier Transport, Trapping and Optical Nonlinearities in Polymer Promising for Optoelectronic Applications

The main goals of the thesis are advanced characterization by complementary optical and electrical methods of organic semiconductors and the complexes of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) designed with purposefully controllable properties for opto-, photo- and electrical applications in modern device engineering. It was demonstrated that the polymer photovoltaic device having an active layer with donor/transmitter/acceptor structure bearing polar molecules exhibits the improvement of the external quantum efficiency associated with the growth of the mobility and reduced potential barrier for charge injection or extraction from the electrodes. The impact of the trapping states and their energetical and spatial distribution on the charge transport properties of organic semiconductors was revealed by several different complementary methods. It was demonstrated that carrier trapping is effectively involved in the charge transport phenomena, depending on the exciting light spectral range and applied electrical field. The influence of the hybrid DNA, dyes and silica material complexes on the optical properties of bio-organic materials was proven. Later the new cationic surfactant with a high efficiency third order nonlinear optical properties was demonstrated, which extended the range of available solvents for DNA complex

Etudes de transport de charges, piégeage et non linéarités optiques dans des polymères prometteurs pour des applications en optoélectronique

In organic material engineering and device development carrier transport properties are of primary importance. The main goals of the thesis are advanced characterization by complementary optical and electrical methods of organic semiconductors and the complexes of DNA designed with purposefully controllable properties for opto-, photo- and electrical applications. It was demonstrated that the polymeric materials having an active layer with donor/transmitter/acceptor structure bearing polar molecules exhibits the improvement of the external quantum efficiency associated with the growth of the mobility. The impact of the trapping states and their energetical and spatial distribution on the charge transport properties of organic semiconductors was revealed by several different complementary methods. It was demonstrated that carrier trapping is effectively involved in the charge transport phenomena, depending on the exciting light spectral range and applied electrical field. The influence of the hybrid DNA, dyes and silica material complexes on the optical properties of bio-organic materials was proven. Later the new cationic surfactant with a high efficiency third order nonlinear optical properties was demonstrated, which extended the range of available solvents for DNA complex for optoelectronic applications.Les propriétés de transport dans le développement des dispositifs optoélectroniques et dans l'ingénierie des matériaux organiques sont d'une importance capitale. Les objectifs de cette thèse sont la caractérisation avancée des propriétés optiques et électriques dans les matériaux semi-conducteurs organiques mais également dans les complexes à base d'ADN dont l'architecture consiste à avoir un contrôle des propriétés moléculaires pour des applications optoélectroniques. Il a été démontré que les matériaux polymériques présentant une couche active avec une structure de type donneur/relais électronique/accepteur contenant des molécules polaires permettent d'obtenir une amélioration de l'efficacité quantique et une augmentation de la mobilité. En effet, l'impact des états de piégeage et de leur distribution énergétique et spatiale sur les propriétés de transport des charges dans les matériaux organiques ont été mis en évidence par diverses techniques expérimentales. En outre nous avons démontré que le piégeage des porteurs électroniques est effectivement impliqué dans le phénomène de transport de charge, en fonction de la longueur d'onde de la lumière d'excitation et du champ électrique appliqué. L'influence de l'architecture et de la fonctionnalisation des matériaux à base de complexes hybrides ADN-dye et ADN-silice sur les propriétés ONL et électriques des matériaux bio-organiques a été démontrée. De plus, de nouveaux matériaux hybrides ADN-surfactants cationiques avec une efficacité élevée des propriétés ONL du 3ième ordre ont été réalisés, ce qui a permis une augmentation du champ d'application des complexes ADN-surfactants dans divers solvants

Krūvio pernašos ir pagavos bei optinių netiesiškumų tyrimas polimerinėse medžiagose, perspektyviose optoelektronikos taikymams

The main goals of the thesis are advanced characterization by complementary optical and electrical methods of organic semiconductors and the complexes of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) designed with purposefully controllable properties for opto-, photo- and electrical applications in modern device engineering. It was demonstrated that the polymer photovoltaic device having an active layer with donor/transmitter/acceptor structure bearing polar molecules exhibits the improvement of the external quantum efficiency associated with the growth of the mobility and reduced potential barrier for charge injection or extraction from the electrodes. The impact of the trapping states and their energetical and spatial distribution on the charge transport properties of organic semiconductors was revealed by several different complementary methods. It was demonstrated that carrier trapping is effectively involved in the charge transport phenomena, depending on the exciting light spectral range and applied electrical field. The influence of the hybrid DNA, dyes and silica material complexes on the optical properties of bio-organic materials was proven. Later the new cationic surfactant with a high efficiency third order nonlinear optical properties was demonstrated, which extended the range of available solvents for DNA complex

Study of carrier transport, trapping and optical nonlinearities in promising polymers for optoelectronic applications

Les propriétés de transport dans le développement des dispositifs optoélectroniques et dans l'ingénierie des matériaux organiques sont d'une importance capitale. Les objectifs de cette thèse sont la caractérisation avancée des propriétés optiques et électriques dans les matériaux semi-conducteurs organiques mais également dans les complexes à base d'ADN dont l'architecture consiste à avoir un contrôle des propriétés moléculaires pour des applications optoélectroniques. Il a été démontré que les matériaux polymériques présentant une couche active avec une structure de type donneur/relais électronique/accepteur contenant des molécules polaires permettent d'obtenir une amélioration de l'efficacité quantique et une augmentation de la mobilité. En effet, l'impact des états de piégeage et de leur distribution énergétique et spatiale sur les propriétés de transport des charges dans les matériaux organiques ont été mis en évidence par diverses techniques expérimentales. En outre nous avons démontré que le piégeage des porteurs électroniques est effectivement impliqué dans le phénomène de transport de charge, en fonction de la longueur d'onde de la lumière d'excitation et du champ électrique appliqué. L'influence de l'architecture et de la fonctionnalisation des matériaux à base de complexes hybrides ADN-dye et ADN-silice sur les propriétés ONL et électriques des matériaux bio-organiques a été démontrée. De plus, de nouveaux matériaux hybrides ADN-surfactants cationiques avec une efficacité élevée des propriétés ONL du 3ième ordre ont été réalisés, ce qui a permis une augmentation du champ d'application des complexes ADN-surfactants dans divers solvants.In organic material engineering and device development carrier transport properties are of primary importance. The main goals of the thesis are advanced characterization by complementary optical and electrical methods of organic semiconductors and the complexes of DNA designed with purposefully controllable properties for opto-, photo- and electrical applications. It was demonstrated that the polymeric materials having an active layer with donor/transmitter/acceptor structure bearing polar molecules exhibits the improvement of the external quantum efficiency associated with the growth of the mobility. The impact of the trapping states and their energetical and spatial distribution on the charge transport properties of organic semiconductors was revealed by several different complementary methods. It was demonstrated that carrier trapping is effectively involved in the charge transport phenomena, depending on the exciting light spectral range and applied electrical field. The influence of the hybrid DNA, dyes and silica material complexes on the optical properties of bio-organic materials was proven. Later the new cationic surfactant with a high efficiency third order nonlinear optical properties was demonstrated, which extended the range of available solvents for DNA complex for optoelectronic applications.ANGERS-BU Lettres et Sciences (490072106) / SudocSudocFranceF

Effect of molecular chain orientation on carrier transport and optical properties of polymer blends

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Optical and carrier transport properties of polymer blends as influenced by polar molecular chain orientation

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Evidence of the improvement of photovoltaic efficiency by polar molecule orientation in a new semiconducting polymer

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Evidence of the improvement of photovoltaic efficiency by polar molecule orientation in a new semiconducting polymer

International audienceStorage of an internal field in a polymeric semiconductor device should be of great interest for applications like photovoltaic solar cells to facilitate exciton dissociation and improve charge transport in the structure. Orientation of polar molecules, contained inside a polymer binder, induces a rectifying effect, behaving as a distributed homojunction within a single polymeric film. To investigate this concept, a new poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) derivative bearing push–pull like molecules was purposefully designed and synthesized. Effect of polar molecules’ orientation on carrier injection and transport properties was studied. In the test systems, we demonstrate an increase of the external quantum efficiency upon orientation

Experimental and theoretical studies of the second- and third-order NLO properties of a semi-organic compound: 6-Aminoquinolinium iodide monohydrate

A new semi-organic compound, 6-aminoquinolinium iodide monohydrate (I), has been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, UV–vis absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy and nonlinear optical (NLO) measurements. The second- and third-order NLO responses were investigated with the second- and third-harmonic Maker fringes techniques, carried out on thin films at a fundamental wavelength of 1064 nm. From the molecular structure, the molecular hyperpolarizability tensors were determined with density functional theory and second-order Møller–Plesset perturbation method. The second- and third-order susceptibility tensors of the reported crystal were evaluated using the oriented gas model with the Lorenz–Lorentz and the Wortmann–Bishop local-field corrections. The calculations using the Wortmann–Bishop local-field were able to reproduce the correct order of magnitude of the experimental third-order susceptibilities. The value of χ(3) obtained by summing the effective third-order polarizability calculated for the asymmetric unit surrounded by ESP-derived charges have also the same order of magnitude of the experimental