OFETs control current flow through an organic semiconducting channel using a gate voltage. Charge carrier mobility (
Charge carrier mobility in organics is typically much lower than in silicon, often ranging from 10⁻⁵ to 10 cm²/Vs. Excitons and Photophysics
The energy offset between the LUMO of the donor and the LUMO of the acceptor breaks the exciton binding energy, transferring the electron to the acceptor.
Because the electronic states are localized, charge transport occurs via a . Carriers (electrons or holes) tunnel quantum-mechanically from one localized site to another. This process is thermally activated; lattice vibrations (phonons) assist the carrier in overcoming the energy barrier between localized states. As a result, carrier mobility ($\mu$) in OSCs generally increases with temperature, obeying relationships like $\mu \propto \exp[-(T_0/T)^\gamma]$, whereas mobility in crystalline silicon decreases with temperature due to phonon scattering.