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Estimation of Fermi Level Changes Caused by Changes in Ambient Conditions around Organic Semiconductors by Seebeck Effect Measurement

Kouji Suemori, Ryuuto Yamamoto, and Toshihide Kamata

(Received March 16, 2011; accepted April 17, 2011; published online June 6, 2011)

By using the Seebeck effect measurement, we investigated changes in the Fermi level of pentacene caused by changes in ambient conditions. Since, measurement of Seebeck voltage is not accompanied with current flow, this measurement is not affected by contact resistance of devices. Thus, we can measure Fermi level change caused by ambient change without influence of contact resistance.

URL: http://jjap.jsap.jp/link?JJAP/50/060202/
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.50.060202
PACS: 73.20.At, 73.61.Ph

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