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ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
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WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202303701
Keywords
density functional theory calculations; electron-phonon coupling; electronic structures; organic semiconductors; vibrational spectroscopy
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A study demonstrates the mechanism of electron-phonon coupling and the impact of molecular design on organic semiconductor materials. It reveals the effects of less commonly studied molecular vibrations and provides insights for creating improved materials.
Organic semiconductors with distinct molecular properties and large carrier mobilities are constantly developed in attempt to produce highly-efficient electronic materials. Recently, designer molecules with unique structural modifications have been expressly developed to suppress molecular motions in the solid state that arise from low-energy phonon modes, which uniquely limit carrier mobilities through electron-phonon coupling. However, such low-frequency vibrational dynamics often involve complex molecular dynamics, making comprehension of the underlying electronic origins of electron-phonon coupling difficult. In this study, first a mode-resolved picture of electron-phonon coupling in a series of materials that are specifically designed to suppress detrimental vibrational effects, is generated. From this foundation, a method is developed based on the crystalline orbital Hamiltonian population (COHP) analyses to resolve the origins-down to the single atomic-orbital scale-of surprisingly large electron-phonon coupling constants of particular vibrations, explicitly detailing the manner in which the intermolecular wavefunction overlap is perturbed. Overall, this approach provides a comprehensive explanation into the unexpected effects of less-commonly studied molecular vibrations, revealing new aspects of molecular design that should be considered for creating improved organic semiconducting materials.
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