Dynamic spin polarization in organic semiconductors with intermolecular exchange interaction

Abstract

It is shown that in organic semiconductors where organic magnetoresistance (OMAR) is observed, the exchange interaction between electrons and holes localized at different molecules leads to dynamic spin polarization in the direction of the applied magnetic field. The polarization appears even at room temperature due to the non-equilibrium conditions. The strong spin polarization requires exchange energy to be comparable with Zeeman energy in the external field and be larger or comparable with the energy of hyperfine interaction of electron and nuclear spins. The exchange interaction also modifies the lineshape of OMAR.