Nature of charge carriers in disordered molecular solids: are polarons compatible with observations?

Polaronic theories for charge transport in disordered organic solids, particularly molecularly doped polymers, have been plagued by issues of internal consistency related to the magnitude of physical parameters. We present a natural resolution of the problem by showing that, in the presence of corre...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2001-09, Vol.87 (12), p.126601-126601, Article 126601
Main Authors: Parris, P E, Kenkre, V M, Dunlap, D H
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Language:English
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Summary:Polaronic theories for charge transport in disordered organic solids, particularly molecularly doped polymers, have been plagued by issues of internal consistency related to the magnitude of physical parameters. We present a natural resolution of the problem by showing that, in the presence of correlated disorder, polaronic carriers with binding energies Delta approximately 50-500 meV and transfer integrals J approximately 1-20 meV are completely consistent with the magnitudes of field and temperature dependent mobilities observed.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.126601