Drift–diffusion simulation of S-shaped current–voltage relations for organic semiconductor devices

Abstract

We present an electrothermal drift–diffusion model for organic semiconductor devices with Gauss–Fermi statistics and positive temperature feedback for the charge carrier mobilities. We apply temperature-dependent Ohmic contact boundary conditions for the electrostatic potential and discretize the system by a finite volume based generalized Scharfetter–Gummel scheme. Using path-following techniques, we demonstrate that the model exhibits S-shaped current–voltage curves with regions of negative differential resistance, which were only recently observed experimentally. © 2020, The Author(s).

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Keywords
Finite volumes, Generalized Scharfetter–Gummel scheme, Non-isothermal drift–diffusion, Organic semiconductors, Path-following
Citation
Doan, D. H., Fischer, A., Fuhrmann, J., Glitzky, A., & Liero, M. (2020). Drift–diffusion simulation of S-shaped current–voltage relations for organic semiconductor devices. 19(3). https://doi.org//10.1007/s10825-020-01505-6
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