Abstract
Conjugated polymers have attracted considerable attention in the last few decades due to their potential for optoelectronic applications. A key step that needs optimisation is charge carrier separation following photoexcitation. To understand better the dynamics of the exciton prior to charge separation, we have performed simulations of the formation and dynamics of localised excitations in single conjugated polymer strands. We use a nonadiabatic molecular dynamics method which allows for the coupled evolution of the nuclear degrees of freedom and of multiconfigurational electronic wavefunctions. We show the relaxation of electron-hole pairs to form excitons and oppositely charged polaron pairs and discuss the modifications to the relaxation process predicted by the inclusion of the Coulomb interaction between the carriers. The issue of charge photogeneration in conjugated polymers in dilute solution is also addressed.
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Created | 14 years, 2 months ago (June 24, 2011, 11:02 a.m.) |
Deposited | 2 years ago (Aug. 5, 2023, 5:32 a.m.) |
Indexed | 3 weeks, 6 days ago (July 30, 2025, 6:57 a.m.) |
Issued | 14 years, 2 months ago (June 22, 2011) |
Published | 14 years, 2 months ago (June 22, 2011) |
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@article{Miranda_2011, title={A multiconfigurational time-dependent Hartree-Fock method for excited electronic states. II. Coulomb interaction effects in single conjugated polymer chains}, volume={134}, ISSN={1089-7690}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3600404}, DOI={10.1063/1.3600404}, number={24}, journal={The Journal of Chemical Physics}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Miranda, R. P. and Fisher, A. J. and Stella, L. and Horsfield, A. P.}, year={2011}, month=jun }