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Organic Heterostructures with Indium-Free Transparent Conductor Electrode for Optoelectronic Applications

Gabriela Petre,

Gabriela Petre

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Anca Stanculescu,

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Anca Stanculescu

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Mihaela Girtan,

Mihaela Girtan

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Laboratoire LPHIA, LUNAM, Université d’Angers, 2 Bd. Lavoisier, Angers, 49045 France

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Marcela Socol,

Marcela Socol

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Carmen Breazu,

Carmen Breazu

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Loredana Vacareanu,

Loredana Vacareanu

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Laboratory 7. Electroactive Polymers and Plasmochemistry, P. Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41 A Gr. Ghica Voda Alley, Iasi, 700487 Romania

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Nicoleta Preda,

Nicoleta Preda

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Oana Rasoga,

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Oana Rasoga

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Florin Stanculescu,

Florin Stanculescu

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Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Aleksandr S. Doroshkevich,

Aleksandr S. Doroshkevich

Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics (FLNP), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 6 Joliot-Curie Street, Dubna, 141980 Russia

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Gabriela Petre,

Gabriela Petre

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 405 Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-11, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Anca Stanculescu,

Corresponding Author

Anca Stanculescu

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Mihaela Girtan,

Mihaela Girtan

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Laboratoire LPHIA, LUNAM, Université d’Angers, 2 Bd. Lavoisier, Angers, 49045 France

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Marcela Socol,

Marcela Socol

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Carmen Breazu,

Carmen Breazu

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Loredana Vacareanu,

Loredana Vacareanu

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Laboratory 7. Electroactive Polymers and Plasmochemistry, P. Poni Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, 41 A Gr. Ghica Voda Alley, Iasi, 700487 Romania

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Nicoleta Preda,

Nicoleta Preda

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Oana Rasoga,

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Oana Rasoga

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National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, P.O. Box MG-7, Magurele, 077125 Romania

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Florin Stanculescu,

Florin Stanculescu

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Aleksandr S. Doroshkevich,

Aleksandr S. Doroshkevich

Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics (FLNP), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 6 Joliot-Curie Street, Dubna, 141980 Russia

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First published: 22 November 2021

https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202100521

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Abstract

Herein, the properties of the organic heterostructures with triple-layer ZnO/Ag/ZnO as a replacement for ITO and mixed layer containing arylenevinylene oligomer (based on triphenylamine or carbazole) donor and nonfullerene (perylene diimide) acceptor mixed in the ratio 1:2 and the effect of a buffer layer of PEDOT-PSS intercalated between triple layer and mixed organic layer are discussed. The UV−vis transmission and photoluminescence (PL) properties are investigated in correlation with the surface topography and reveal a good match between the absorption and emission domain, which can favor the generation of the charge carriers. The heterostructure with the mixed layer based on triphenylamine oligomer shows the widest absorption domain, and the PL spectra of the heterostructures realized with either triphenylamine or carbazole oligomer show peaks corresponding to the radiative decay of the donor and acceptor. The I−V characteristics in the dark indicate a slightly nonlinear behavior and the current is affected by the charge carriers recombination on the defects present in the thick mixed layer deposited by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation. The effect of the PEDOT-PSS buffer layer on the electrical properties of the organic heterostructure with ZnO/Ag/ZnO electrode is also investigated.

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