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Electronic Transport Properties of Pentacene Single Crystals upon Exposure to Air
We report the effect of air exposure on the electronic properties of
pentacene single crystals. Air can diffuse reversibly in and out of the
crystals and controls the physical properties. We discern two competing
mechanisms that modulate the electronic transport. The presence of oxygen
increases the hole conduction, as in dark four O2 molecules introduce one
charge carrier. This effect is enhanced by the presence of visible light.
Contrarily, water, present in ambient air, is incorporated in the crystal
lattice and forms trapping sites for injected charges.Comment: 16 pages, 3 figure
Charge-transfer induced surface conductivity for a copper based inorganic-organic hybrid
Inorganic-organic hybrids are receiving increasing attention as they offer the opportunity to combine the robust properties of inorganic materials with the versatility of organic compounds. We have studied the electric properties of an inorganic-organic hybrid with the chemical formula: CuCl4(C6H5CH2CH2NH3)2. This material is a ferromagnetic insulator that can easily be processed from solution. We show that the surface conductivity of the hybrid can be increased by five orders of magnitude by covering the surface with an organic electron donor. This constitutes a novel method to dope perovskite-based materials and study their charge transport properties.
Bone mineralization in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) during maturation from the yellow eel stage to the silver eel stage
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