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Theory for spin diffusion in disordered organic semiconductors.

Authors :
Bobbert PA
Wagemans W
van Oost FW
Koopmans B
Wohlgenannt M
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2009 Apr 17; Vol. 102 (15), pp. 156604. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Apr 17.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

We present a theory for spin diffusion in disordered organic semiconductors, based on incoherent hopping of a charge carrier and coherent precession of its spin in an effective magnetic field, composed of the random hyperfine field of hydrogen nuclei and an applied magnetic field. From Monte Carlo simulations and an analysis of the waiting-time distribution of the carrier we predict a surprisingly weak temperature dependence, but a considerable magnetic-field dependence of the spin-diffusion length. We show that both predictions are in agreement with experiments on organic spin valves.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0031-9007
Volume :
102
Issue :
15
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19518664
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.156604