Theory of interfacial charge-transfer complex photophysics in π-conjugated polymer-fullerene blends

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作者
Aryanpour, K. [1 ]
Psiachos, D. [1 ]
Mazumdar, S. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Arizona, Dept Phys, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
[2] Univ Arizona, Coll Opt Sci, Tucson, AZ 85721 USA
关键词
CONDUCTING POLYMER; SOLAR-CELLS; STATES; ABSORPTION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; MORPHOLOGY; EXCITONS; ENERGY;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.81.085407
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We present a theory of the electronic structure and photophysics of 1:1 blends of derivatives of polyparaphenylenevinylene and fullerenes. Within the same Coulomb-correlated Hamiltonian applied previously to interacting chains of single-component pi-conjugated polymers, we find an exciplex state that occurs below the polymer's optical exciton. Weak absorption from the ground state occurs to the exciplex. We explain transient photoinduced absorptions in the blend, observed for both above-gap and below-gap photoexcitations, within our theory. Photoinduced absorptions for above-gap photoexcitation are from the optical exciton as well as the exciplex while for below-gap photoexcitation induced absorptions are from the exciplex alone. In neither case are free polarons generated in the time scale of the experiment. Importantly, the photophysics of films of single-component pi-conjugated polymers and blends can both be understood by extending Mulliken's theory of ground-state charge transfer to the case of excited-state charge transfer.
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