Study of polymer-magnetic electrode interfaces using XPS

被引:7
作者
Morley, N. A. [1 ]
Al Qahtani, H. R. H. [2 ]
Hodges, M. H. [1 ]
Gibbs, M. R. J. [1 ]
Grell, M. [2 ]
Dediu, V. [3 ]
Morgan, D. J. [4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sheffield, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Sheffield S1 3JD, S Yorkshire, England
[2] Univ Sheffield, Dept Phys & Astron, Sheffield S3 7RH, S Yorkshire, England
[3] ISMN CNR, I-40129 Bologna, Italy
[4] Cardiff Univ, Cardiff Catalysis Inst, Sch Chem, Cardiff CF10 3AT, S Glam, Wales
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
Organic spintronics; Interfaces; RR-P3HT; XPS; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE);
D O I
10.1016/j.apsusc.2012.11.048
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Organic spintronics studies spin carrier transportation through organic semiconductors. Understanding how to control this spin current within devices is an important step forward within the research area. The study of the interfaces between the magnetic electrodes and the organic semiconductor (known as the "spinterface") to obtain efficient carrier injection and extraction is important. In this work, the bonding at the spinterface between the magnetic electrode and the polymer regio-regular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (RR-P3HT) has been studied using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that the bonding between the magnetic electrode and the RR-P3HT depended on both the nature of the magnetic electrode and the solvent used to spin-coat the RR-P3HT. The results are collated with the magnetoresistance measurements made on polymeric spin valve devices. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:570 / 577
页数:8
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