Measurement of hyperfine fields and the $\Delta $g-effect in $\pi $-conjugated polymer-based OLEDs using multi-frequency electrically detected magnetic resonance

Magneto-opto-electronic properties of organic semiconductors, such as organic magnetoresistance or magneto-electroluminescence, are strongly influenced by the interplay of proton induced hyperfine fields to which charge carrier spins are coupled [Nguyen et al., Nat. Mater. 9, 345-352 (2010), McCamey et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 017601 (2010)]. In addition, the weak but non-negligible and highly inhomogeneously distributed spin-orbit effects caused by the material's structural disorder can affect spin-dependent processes. In order to quantitatively access and discriminate between these mechanisms, we investigate the inhomogeneous broadening of polaron spin-resonances using electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) spectroscopy at various magnetic fields between 3mT and 12T. While random local hyperfine fields cause an external magnetic field-independent line broadening, spin-orbit contributions give rise to a distribution of the charge carrier g-factors. This $\Delta $g effect leads to a resonance line-width contribution that is proportional to the external magnetic field. We observe an EDMR line that is largely field-independent in the low-magnetic field, but shows substantial broadening of line shape at higher fields.