Long spin lifetimes of charge carriers in rubrene crystals due to fast transient-localization motion

Remington L. Carey, Xinglong Ren (), Ian E. Jacobs, Jan Elsner, Sam Schott, Elliot Goldberg, Zichen Wang, Jochen Blumberger and Henning Sirringhaus ()
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Remington L. Carey: University of Cambridge
Xinglong Ren: University of Cambridge
Ian E. Jacobs: University of Cambridge
Jan Elsner: University College London
Sam Schott: University of Cambridge
Elliot Goldberg: University of Cambridge
Zichen Wang: University of Cambridge
Jochen Blumberger: University College London
Henning Sirringhaus: University of Cambridge

Nature Communications, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Field-induced electron spin resonance provides valuable insights into the interplay between spin and charge dynamics in organic semiconductors. We apply this technique to ion-gel-gated capacitors and conventional field-effect transistors to study the temperature-dependent carrier dynamics of high-mobility rubrene single-crystals. Unlike previous measurements on other molecular and polymer semiconductors, we observe remarkably long spin relaxation times—on the order of microseconds—persisting from room temperature down to 15 K. Such long relaxation times are caused by the rapid transient-localization motion of charge carriers, which induces efficient motional narrowing. Additionally, by leveraging the high injection efficiency of ion-gel-gated devices, we observe spin lifetimes shortening at high carrier concentrations. This is attributed to emerging spin-spin dipolar interactions and can be modelled using an approach adapted from fluid-phase nuclear magnetic resonance. Our work demonstrates that field-induced electron spin resonance provides a powerful probe of the transient-localization physics of high-mobility molecular crystals.

Date: 2025
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