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Electronic and Ionic Electric Field Screening and Persistent Built‐In Electric Field in Carbon Nanotube/PCBM Films
Author(s) -
Jašinskas Vidmantas,
Oberndorfer Florian,
Hertel Tobias,
Gulbinas Vidmantas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.201900673
Subject(s) - electric field , carbon nanotube , materials science , photocurrent , polarization (electrochemistry) , voltage , optoelectronics , open circuit voltage , nanotechnology , electrical engineering , chemistry , physics , engineering , quantum mechanics
The application of carbon nanotubes in electronic devices requires detailed knowledge of their electrical properties. Herein, the long‐lasting electric field‐induced polarization of single‐wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) networks is demonstrated. It is found that electric voltage applied to the films of SWCNTs and their blends with [6,6]‐phenyl‐C 61 ‐butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) creates persistent polarization that partly screens the external electric field and creates a built‐in electric field of the opposite direction remaining for several days. The built‐in electric field has caused the appearance of an open‐circuit photovoltage and a short‐circuit photocurrent under the sample illumination at zero applied voltage. The built‐in field showed a clearly bicomponential decay. The short tens of microseconds component is attributed to the electronic polarization, while the long‐lived component, which decreases at low temperatures, is attributed to the temperature‐assisted motion of ions.