UNGER, Frederik, Daniel LEPPLE, Maximilian ASBACH, Luca CRACIUNESCU, Clemens ZEISER, Andreas F KANDOLF, Zbyněk FIŠER, Jakub HAGARA, Jan HAGENLOCHER, Stefan HILLER, Sara HAUG, Marian DEUTSCH, Peter GRÜNINGER, Jiří NOVÁK, Holger F. BETTINGER, Katharina BROCH, Bernd ENGELS and Frank SCHREIBER. Optical Absorption Properties in Pentacene/Tetracene Solid Solutions. Journal of Physical Chemistry. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, 2024, vol. 128, No 4, p. 747-760. ISSN 1089-5639. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06737.
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Original name Optical Absorption Properties in Pentacene/Tetracene Solid Solutions
Authors UNGER, Frederik (276 Germany), Daniel LEPPLE (276 Germany), Maximilian ASBACH (276 Germany), Luca CRACIUNESCU (642 Romania), Clemens ZEISER (276 Germany), Andreas F KANDOLF (276 Germany), Zbyněk FIŠER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jakub HAGARA (703 Slovakia), Jan HAGENLOCHER (276 Germany), Stefan HILLER (276 Germany), Sara HAUG (276 Germany), Marian DEUTSCH (276 Germany), Peter GRÜNINGER (276 Germany), Jiří NOVÁK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Holger F. BETTINGER (276 Germany), Katharina BROCH (276 Germany), Bernd ENGELS (276 Germany) and Frank SCHREIBER (276 Germany).
Edition Journal of Physical Chemistry, Washington, D.C. American Chemical Society, 2024, 1089-5639.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 10302 Condensed matter physics
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 2.900 in 2022
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06737
UT WoS 001156036900001
Keywords in English Absorption; Absorption spectroscopy; Cluster chemistry; Molecules; Phase transitions
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Changed by Changed by: Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D., učo 23056. Changed: 3/4/2024 16:37.
Abstract
Modifying the optical and electronic properties of crystalline organic thin films is of great interest for improving the performance of modern organic semiconductor devices. Therein, the statistical mixing of molecules to form a solid solution provides an opportunity to fine-tune optical and electronic properties. Unfortunately, the diversity of intermolecular interactions renders mixed organic crystals highly complex, and a holistic picture is still lacking. Here, we report a study of the optical absorption properties in solid solutions of pentacene and tetracene, two prototypical organic semiconductors. In the mixtures, the optical properties can be continuously modified by statistical mixing at the molecular level. Comparison with time-dependent density functional theory calculations on occupationally disordered clusters unravels the electronic origin of the low energy optical transitions. The disorder partially relaxes the selection rules, leading to additional optical transitions that manifest as optical broadening. Furthermore, the contribution of diabatic charge-transfer states is modified in the mixtures, reducing the observed splitting in the 0-0 vibronic transition. Additional comparisons with other blended systems generalize our results and indicate that changes in the polarizability of the molecular environment in organic thin-film blends induce shifts in the absorption spectrum.
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