@phdthesis{Vaeth2016, author = {V{\"a}th, Stefan Kilian}, title = {On the Role of Spin States in Organic Semiconductor Devices}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-141894}, school = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg}, year = {2016}, abstract = {The present work addressed the influence of spins on fundamental processes in organic semiconductors. In most cases, the role of spins in the conversion of sun light into electricity was of particular interest. However, also the reversed process, an electric current creating luminescence, was investigated by means of spin sensitive measurements. In this work, many material systems were probed with a variety of innovative detection techniques based on electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. More precisely, the observable could be customized which resulted in the experimental techniques photoluminescence detected magnetic resonance (PLDMR), electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR), and electroluminescence detected magnetic resonance (ELDMR). Besides the commonly used continuous wave EPR spectroscopy, this selection of measurement methods yielded an access to almost all intermediate steps occurring in organic semiconductors during the conversion of light into electricity and vice versa. Special attention was paid to the fact that all results were applicable to realistic working conditions of the investigated devices, i.e. room temperature application and realistic illumination conditions.}, subject = {Organischer Halbleiter}, language = {en} }