Hole Mobility of a Liquid Organic Semiconductor

The first detailed study of charge transport through a liquid organic semiconductor (LOS) is reported with the goal of elucidating the effects of molecular motion on charge transport through molecular liquids. Using a liquid, silyl ether-substituted triarylamine, hole transport mobilities were obtained over a wide range of temperatures above the glass transition temperature of the material. Analysis of this data reveals that molecular motion(s) have a negligible effect on macroscopic charge transport through a molecular liquid. The results strongly resemble transport behavior found in conventional, disordered solids and suggest that silyl ether-substituted LOSs may be good candidates for integration into electronic devices, by those who are familiar with the application of traditional triarylamines, where their unique physical state can or could be exploited.