DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5479.599. An Organic Solid State Injection Laser

10.1126/science.289.5479.599

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Abstract

We report on electrically driven amplified spontaneous emission and lasing in tetracene single crystals using field-effect electrodes for efficient electron and hole injection. For laser action, feedback is provided by reflections at the cleaved edges of the crystal resulting in a Fabry-Perot resonator. Increasing the injected current density above a certain threshold value results in the decreasing of the spectral width of the emission from 120 millielectron volts to less than 1 millielectron volt because of gain narrowing and eventually laser action. High electron and hole mobilities as well as balanced charge carrier injection lead to improved exciton generation in these gate-controlled devices. Moreover, the effect of charge-induced absorption is substantially reduced in high-quality single crystals compared with amorphous organic materials.

Bibliography

SchoÌn, J. H., Kloc, Ch., Dodabalapur, A., & Batlogg, B. (2000). An Organic Solid State Injection Laser. Science, 289(5479), 599â601.

Authors 4

J. H. Schön (first)
Ch. Kloc (additional)
A. Dodabalapur (additional)
B. Batlogg (additional)

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We thank F. Capasso E. A. Chandross S. V. Frolov and R. E. Slusher for helpful discussions; O. Schenker for technical assistance; and E. Bucher for use of equipment. Furthermore one of the authors (J.H.S.) gratefully acknowledges financial support by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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