Interplay between Intra- and Intermolecular Charge Transfer in the Optical Excitations of J-Aggregates.


Journal

The journal of physical chemistry. C, Nanomaterials and interfaces
ISSN: 1932-7447
Titre abrégé: J Phys Chem C Nanomater Interfaces
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101299949

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
21 Mar 2019
Historique:
received: 05 12 2018
revised: 13 02 2019
entrez: 6 4 2019
pubmed: 6 4 2019
medline: 6 4 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

In a first-principles study based on density functional theory and many-body perturbation theory, we address the interplay between intra- and intermolecular interactions in a J-aggregate formed by push-pull organic dyes by investigating its electronic and optical properties. We find that the most intense excitation dominating the spectral onset of the aggregate, i.e., the J-band, exhibits a combination of intramolecular charge transfer, coming from the push-pull character of the constituting dyes, and intermolecular charge transfer, due to the dense molecular packing. We also show the presence of a pure intermolecular charge-transfer excitation within the J-band, which is expected to play a relevant role in the emission properties of the J-aggregate. Our results shed light on the microscopic character of optical excitations of J-aggregates and offer new perspectives to further understand the nature of collective excitations in organic semiconductors.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30949274
doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11709
pmc: PMC6443228
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

6831-6838

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare no competing financial interest.

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Auteurs

Michele Guerrini (M)

Dipartimento FIM, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, 41125 Modena, Italy.
CNR Nano Istituto Nanoscienze, Centro S3, 41125 Modena, Italy.
Department of Physics and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany.

Caterina Cocchi (C)

Department of Physics and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489 Berlin, Germany.

Arrigo Calzolari (A)

CNR Nano Istituto Nanoscienze, Centro S3, 41125 Modena, Italy.

Daniele Varsano (D)

CNR Nano Istituto Nanoscienze, Centro S3, 41125 Modena, Italy.

Stefano Corni (S)

CNR Nano Istituto Nanoscienze, Centro S3, 41125 Modena, Italy.
Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.

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