Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Directional charge separation in isolated organic semiconductor crystalline nanowires

  • J. A. Labastide,
  • H. B. Thompson,
  • S. R. Marques,
  • N. S. Colella,
  • A. L. Briseno,
  • M. D. Barnes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10629
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Photo-induced charge separation in organic semiconductors usually occurs at interfaces between electron donors and acceptors. Here, the authors show using photoluminescence measurements that charge separation is intrinsic and directional in organic crystalline nanowires made of stacked monomers.