Surface Potential Mapping of SAM‐Functionalized Organic Semiconductors by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

Kelvin probe force microscopy measurements on rubrene single crystals partially coated with fluorinated and non-fluorinated SAM derivatives are employed to determine the SAM-induced surface potentials caused by an interfacial charge-transfer doping process resulting in an interface dipole. The surface potential and topographic information in turn allow calculation of the effective intramolecular electric fields and carrier densities due to doping in the SAM-modified rubrene crystals. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.