External Electric Field Dependent Photoinduced Charge Transfer in Donor-PC71BM System for an Organic Solar Cell

External Electric Field Dependent Photoinduced Charge Transfer in Donor-PC71BM System for an Organic Solar Cell

Year:    2016

Author:    Xiaoling Fu, Qiao Zhou, Yong Ding, Peng Song, Fengcai Ma

Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Vol. 7 (2016), Iss. 2 : pp. 64–76

Abstract

We use time-dependent density functional theory together with a set of extensive multidimensional visualization techniques to characterize the field-dependent electronic structure and rate of photo-induced charge transfer in organic donor-acceptor dyad. External electric field is incorporated into the generalized Mulliken-Hush model and Marcus theory. We use these methods to evaluate the influence of the external electric field on the electronic coupling between donor and acceptor. We also calculate the reorganization energy and the free energy change of the electron transfer. These theoretical methods and calculation techniques proves that the external electric field has main effect on the electron transfer rate. More important, our results provide a new framework to understand charge transfer of organic systems under the external electric field.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/jams.021516.042216a

Journal of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Vol. 7 (2016), Iss. 2 : pp. 64–76

Published online:    2016-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    13

Keywords:    external electric fields light-induced charge transfer electronic coupling organic solar cell.

Author Details

Xiaoling Fu

Qiao Zhou

Yong Ding

Peng Song

Fengcai Ma