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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153303403321

Autore

Schlesinger Raphael

Titolo

Energy-Level Control at Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Semiconductor Interfaces / / by Raphael Schlesinger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-46624-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 211 p. 88 illus., 52 illus. in color.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

537.622

Soggetti

Surfaces (Physics)

Interfaces (Physical sciences)

Thin films

Optical materials

Electronic materials

Spectroscopy

Microscopy

Semiconductors

Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films

Optical and Electronic Materials

Spectroscopy and Microscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral Thesis accepted by the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Fundamentals -- Theory of Experimental Methods -- Methodology and Experimental Setups -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion. .

Sommario/riassunto

This work investigates the energy-level alignment of hybrid inorganic/organic systems (HIOS) comprising ZnO as the major inorganic semiconductor. In addition to offering essential insights, the thesis demonstrates HIOS energy-level alignment tuning within an unprecedented energy range. (Sub)monolayers of organic molecular donors and acceptors are introduced as an interlayer to modify HIOS interface-energy levels. By studying numerous HIOS with varying



properties, the author derives generally valid systematic insights into the fundamental processes at work. In addition to molecular pinning levels, he identifies adsorption-induced band bending and gap-state density of states as playing a crucial role in the interlayer-modified energy-level alignment, thus laying the foundation for rationally controlling HIOS interface electronic properties. The thesis also presents quantitative descriptions of many aspects of the processes, opening the door for innovative HIOS interfaces and for future applications of ZnO in electronic devices. .