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Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance (ODMR)
and its Application to
-Conjugated Materials and
Organic Light-Emitting Devices (OLEDs)
Joseph Shinar
March 30, 2009
ODMR in One Sentence:
Monitor wave-induced changes in an optical quantity at the field for
resonance.
Since “optical quantity” can mean different quantities, ODMR is an
umbrella term, meaning we can measure, e.g.,
* Photoluminescence (PL)-detected magnetic resonance (PLDMR)
* Electroluminescence (EL)-detected magnetic resonance (ELDMR)
* Absorption-detected magnetic resonance (ADMR)
* Photoinduced absorption (PA)-detected magnetic resonance (PADMR)
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Similarly, Electrically Detected Magnetic
Resonance (EDMR) in One Sentence:
Monitor wave-induced changes in an electrical quantity at the field
for resonance.
And similarly,, EDMR is an umbrella term, e.g.,
* Current or Conductivity-detected magnetic resonance (CDMR)
* Photoconductivity-detected magnetic resonance (PCDMR)
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Now consider basic electronic processes in an organic semiconductor, i.e., a -conjugated material.
GROUND STATE
P2
P1
absorption knr kr (PL 0-0 )
ISC(a) 11Bu
m3Ag
13Bu
TRIPLET SINGLET POLARON(EXCITON) (EXCITON) MANIFOLDMANIFOLD MANIFOLDEXCITONS EXCITONS
p+ p-T
Charge Transfer
Phosphorescence0-0
(a)Intersystem Crossing
11Ag
m1Ag
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A Typical PLDMR Spectrometer:
MICROWAVE MODULATION
LOCK INDATA AQUISITION
DETECTOR (Si)
CRYOSTAT (He) 10 K - 300 K
MICROWAVE CAVITY
MAGNET CONTROL
Ar+ LASER (351 nm - 515 nm)
PL
MICROWAVE MODULATIONMICROWAVE MODULATION
LOCK INDATA AQUISITION
DETECTOR (Si)
CRYOSTAT (He) 10 K - 300 K
MICROWAVE CAVITY
MAGNET CONTROL
Ar+ LASER (351 nm - 515 nm)
PL
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The positive (PL-enhancing) spin 1/2 polaron pair PLDMR at g = 2
The positive PLDMR in poly(3-hexyl thiophene) (P3HT) and poly(3-dodecyl thiophene) (P3DT) films and solutions.
L. S. Swanson et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 1140 (1990).
S
R
n
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The full-field (m = 1) triplet powder-pattern
PLDMR.
S
R
n
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And the half-field (m = 2) triplet powder-pattern PLDMR…
S
R
n
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Similar Polaron pair PLDMR at g = 2 of m-LPPP and PHP
PL/PL of • Photo-oxidized m-LPPP
IPL/IPL = 1.4 x 10-3
• m-LPPP
IPL/IPL = 3.3 x 10-4
• PHP
IPL/IPL = 8 x 10-5 E. J. W. List et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 2083 (2000).
R
R'
C6H13
C6H13R
R'
n
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PADMR of m-LPPP films [scan probe energy at constant
magnetic field; monitor microwave induced changes in the
photoinduced absorption (PA)].
R
R'
C6H13
C6H13R
R'
n
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1st Expt: mw-dependence of Regular PLDMR of MEH-PPV
P
L/P
L
0.01 0.1 1 100.0
2.0x10-4
4.0x10-4
6.0x10-4
8.0x10-4
1.0x10-3
3.28 3.30 3.32 3.34 3.36 3.38
0.0
2.0x10-4
4.0x10-4
6.0x10-4
8.0x10-4
1.0x10-3
PL
/PL
Magnetic Field(k gauss)
fM (kHz)
Single modulation
PLDMR PL/PL vs
the microwave
modulation frequency
fM.
The dashed line is a
single lifetime fit w/
= 38 s;
the solid line is a two-
lifetime fit w/
1= 24 s, 2= 244 s.
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Note:
negative carrier electron (e-) negative polaron (p-) radical anion
positive carrier hole (h+) positive polaron (p-) radical cation
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Monomolecular nonradiative quenching processes
Quenching of excited states [singlet excitons (SEs) and triplet excitons (TEs)]
by the cathode & anode.
Electric field-induced quenching (via dissociation) of SEs (and TEs?).
Quenching by impurities.
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Bimolecular nonradiative quenching processes
Quenching of SEs by TEs and by polarons
Quenching of TEs by polarons.
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Other results that bear on quenching mechanisms
1. Double modulation (DM) PLDMR (DM-PLDMR)
2. Joint thermally-stimulated luminescence (TSL) + PLDMR
3. PLDMR of the small molecules
tris(8-hydroxy quinoline) Al (Alq3) &
4,4'-bis(2,2'-diphenylvinyl)-1,1'-biphenyl (DPVBi)
N
OAl N
ON
O
Alq3
DPVBi
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Double Modulation PLDMR (DM-PLDMR)
[M. K. Lee et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 137403 (2005)
M. Segal et al., Phys. Rev. B 71, 245201 (2005)]
Modulate the laser power exciting the sample at laser.
Monitor, via output of Lockin amplifier #2,
the PL that is faster than Laser [PL(LaserPR)]
Detect the PLDMR of PL(Laser) via Lockin #1,
referenced by the microwaves, which are modulated at w.
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Any contribution to the PL from delayed PL with lifetime > 1/fL is
filtered out of the output by Lockin #2.
That output is connected to Lockin #1, synchronized to fM = 200 Hz.
As fL increases to 100 kHz, the spin 1/2 PLDMR due to delayed PL of
polaron pairs with 10 s should decrease to zero. In contrast, the
PLDMR due to quenching should remain essentially unchanged.
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Note:
DM-PLDMR vs L = 2fL ,
which is a measurement in the frequency domain,
is equivalent to
time-resolved PLDMR vs t,
which is a measurement in the time domain.
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2nd Expt: DM-PLDMR of MEH-PPV vs Laser
Dashed line: Behavior predicted by the delayed PL model.
Behavior predicted by the quenching model is flat, as observed.
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2. New combined thermally-stimulated luminescence (TSL)
& PLDMR study of a PPV derivative
Note that TSL is due to photogenerated polarons which are trapped at
low temperature, detrapped by warming up, find each other, &
recombine. Some of those which recombine to SEs yield the TSL.
In other words, the TSL is delayed PL due to nongeminate polaron
recombination –
the very mechanism invoked by Wohlgenannt & Vardeny
as the origin of the positive spin ½ PLDMR & negative spin ½ PADMR.
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Consider
poly[ 2-(N-carbazolyl)-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-
phenylenevinylene]
(CzEh-PPV)
O
N n
300 400 500 600 700 800
0.0
0.5
1.0Cz
CzEh-PPV PL & Absorption
Absorption PL
ex = 458 nm
Abs
orba
nce
& P
L (a
rb. u
nit)
Wavelength (nm)
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TSL & PLDMR of CzEh-PPV
0 50 100 150 200 2500
1
2
3
TSL
(arb
. uni
ts)
Temperature (K)
Eexe = 3.96 eV Eexe = 3.42 eV Eexe = 3.06 eV Eexe = 2.84 eV
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2.5 3.0 3.5 4.00.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
Ab
sorb
ance
& T
SL
(ar
b. u
nit
s)
Energy (eV)
Absorbance
Integral TSL
Note: Rise in TSL is not due to increased absorption
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3280 3320 3360 34000E-3
1E-3
2E-3
Spin = 1/2
PL/
PL
3280 3320 3360 3400
0E-4
1E-4
2E-4
3E-4
Spin 1/2
PL/
PLexc = 458 nm 351 + 363 nm
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3300 3330 3360 33900
1
2
3
4
6.5 kHz
10 kHz
2 kHz500 Hz
217 Hz
87 Hz
104 (
PL
/PL
)
H (Gauss)
UV-excited spin-1/2 PDLMR at different microwave modulation frequencies. Note the growth of the quenching resonance @ lower microwave chopping frequencies.
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3280 3300 3320 3340 3360 3380 3400
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
105 (
PL
/PL
)
Magnetic Field (G)
20K 100K 150K 250K
1 10 1000.1
1
10
105 (
PL
/PL
)
Laser Power (mW)
20K
Behavior similar to positive spin 1/2 PLDMR in polymers – cannot be due to delayed PL mechanism.
G. Li et al., Phys. Rev. B 69, 165311 (2004).
3. PLDMR of Alq3 & DPVBi N
OAl N
ON
O
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3280 3300 3320 3340 3360 3380 3400
0
2
4
6
8
10 Spin 1/2 film Spin 1/2 powder
Powder
Film
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5 (P
L/P
L)
H (Gauss)
N
OAl N
ON
O
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10 100 1000 100000.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
= 2.7 ms
104 (
PL
/PL)
Modulation Frequency (Hz)
Spin 1/2 film
= 2.7 ms
N
OAl N
ON
O
10 100 1000 100000.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
= 6.1 ms
Spin 1/2 Powder = 6.1 ms
104 (
PL/
PL
)
Modulation Frequency (Hz)
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2800 3200 3600 4000-2.0
-1.0
0.0
1.0
2.0 FFpwd Alq3
105 (
PL/
PL)
H (Gauss)
N
OAl N
ON
O
1600 1620 1640 1660 1680 1700
0E-5
1E-5
2E-5
3E-5
4E-5
5E-5
6E-5
7E-5
HFpwd 20K
PL
/PL
H (Gauss)
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10 100 1000 10000
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
= 11 ms
Powder FF FRODMR
= 11 ms
104|
PL
/PL
|
Modulation Frequency (Hz)
N
OAl N
ON
O
10 100 1000 10000
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1.6
= 5.2 ms
Powder HF FRODMR
= 5.2 ms
104 (
PL/
PL
)
Modulation Frequency (Hz)
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2800 3200 3600 4000-2.0
-1.0
0.0
1.0
2.0 FFpwd (film)
105 (
PL/
PL)
H (Gauss)
N
OAl N
ON
O
1600 1620 1640 1660 1680 17000.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
7.0 ms = 2 film
ms = 2 powder
Powder
Film
105 (
PL
/PL
)
H (Gauss)
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ELDMR EDMR
ITO/ TPD/Alq3/buffer/Al
AlOx buffer
CsF buffer
G. Li et al., Phys. Rev. B 69, 165311 (2004); Phys. Rev. B 71, 235211 (2005).
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Summary
ODMR is a powerful tool to study the dynamics of polarons, bipolarons,
trions, TEs, and SEs in -conjugated materials & OLEDs.