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Intrinsic Charge Trapping Observed as Surface Potential Variations in diF-TES-ADT Films.

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Abstract
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Spatial variations in surface potential are measured with Kelvin probe force microscopy for thin films of 2,8-difluoro-5,11-bis(triethylsilylethynyl)anthradithiophenes (diF-TES-ADT) grown on SiO2 and silane-treated SiO2 substrates by organic molecular beam deposition. The variations are observed both between and within grains of the polycrystalline organic film and are quantitatively different than electrostatic variations on the substrate surfaces. The skewness of surface potential distributions is larger on SiO2 than on HMDS-treated substrates. This observation is attributed to the impact of substrate functionalization on minimizing intrinsic crystallographic defects in the organic film that can trap charge.

Year of Publication
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2016
Journal
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ACS applied materials & interfaces
Volume
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8
Issue
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33
Number of Pages
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21490-6
Date Published
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2016
ISSN Number
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1944-8244
URL
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https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b03886
DOI
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10.1021/acsami.6b03886
Short Title
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
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