Halogenated-edge polymeric semiconductor for efficient spin transport
Organic semiconductors (OSCs) are featured by weak spin-orbit coupling due to their light chemical element composition, which enables them to maintain spin orientation for a long spin lifetime and show significant potential in room-temperature spin transport. Carrier mobility and spin lifetime are the two main factors of the spin transport performance of OSCs, however, their ambiguous mechanisms with molecular structure make the development of spintronic materials really stagnant. Herein, the effects of halogen substitution in bay-annulated indigo-based polymers on carrier mobility and spin relaxation have been systematically investigated. The enhanced carrier mobility with an undiminished spin lifetime contributes to a 3.7-fold increase in spin diffusion length and a record-high magnetoresistance of 8.7% at room temperature. By analyzing the spin-orbit coupling and hyperfine interaction, it was found that the distance of the substitution site from the conjugated center and the nitrogen atoms in the molecules play crucial roles in spin relaxation. Based on the above results, we proposed a molecular design strategy of halogen substitution far from conjugate center to enhance spin transport efficiency, presenting a promising avenue for advancing the field of organic spintronics.
Authors
- Jikun Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3355-6518)
- Yunlong Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1602-769X)
- Ming‐Liang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5308-4672)
- Xueli Yang
- Ankang Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4826-7225)
- Lidan Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7771-9932)
- Xiangnan Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-9699)
- Wenkang Shi
- Shunhua Hu
- Ran Duan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2521-7719)
- Rui Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-8352)
- Ke Meng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6150-9228)
- Yunqi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5521-2316)
- Jinyang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8003-503X)
- Jie Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1816-7453)
- Haijun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3332-8750)
- Qin Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6874-3180)
Institutions
- Beijing University of Technology (CN)
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (CN)
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nature Communications
- Published
- 2024-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52770-z
- Citations
- 9
- Primary Topic
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.04
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing Nova Program
- Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences