Title
Effect of trans- and cis-isomeric defects on the localization of the charged excitations in -conjugated organic polymers
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Polym. Sci. Pt. B-Polym. Phys.
Keywords
conducting polymers; conjugated polymers; quantum chemistry; theory; UV-vis spectroscopy; SOLAR-CELLS; POLY(P-PHENYLENE VINYLENE); ENERGY-TRANSFER; CN-PPV; STATES; SEMICONDUCTORS; TRANSISTORS; EXCITONS; CHANNEL; DEVICES; Polymer Science
Abstract
We use the long-range-corrected hybrid density functional theory models to study the effect of various conformational distortions of weak-trans and strong-cis nature on the spatial localization of charged states in poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) and its derivative poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene] (MEH-PPV). The extent of self-trapping of positive (P+) and negative (P) polarons is observed to be highly sensitive to molecular conformation that, in turn, controls the distribution of atomic charges within the polymers. It is shown that, to reach good agreement with recent experimental data on lattice distortion for P+ and P excitations, the polarization of the medium plays a critical role. The introduction of weak-trans defects along the MEH-PPV chain breaks the observed symmetry for P+ and P excitations. The P states exhibit more spatial localization owing to lattice relaxation than their vacuum counterparts in contrast to P+. These observations suggest higher mobilities of holes than that of electrons in MEH-PPV, in agreement with the experimental observations. The predicted binding, reorganization, and solvation energies for PPV and MEH-PPV are analyzed for this difference in the response behavior of holes and electrons for trans and cis distortions. This study allows for a better understanding of charge-transport and photophysical properties in -conjugated organic materials by analyzing their underlying structureproperty correlations. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2013, 51, 935942
Journal Title
Journal of Polymer Science Part B-Polymer Physics
Volume
51
Issue/Number
12
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
935
Last Page
942
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0887-6266
Recommended Citation
"Effect of trans- and cis-isomeric defects on the localization of the charged excitations in -conjugated organic polymers" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 4463.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/4463
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