{"title":"Polarized molecular wires for efficient photo-generation of free electric charge carriers","authors":"Mikołaj Martyka, Joanna Jankowska","doi":"10.1039/d5cp00025d","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this study, five all-organic polarized molecular wires (PMWs) for photovoltaic applications are introduced and investigated by means of theoretical-chemistry methods. Structurally based on polarized pyrrole and isoindole moieties, the proposed systems demonstrate efficient and ultrafast charge separation upon light absorption. The relevant PMW properties are evaluated using semi-empirical and ab initio quantum-chemical calculations, as well as nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations. For each system, individual mechanism of charge-carriers separation is identified and characterized, with all proposed wires exhibiting remarkable charge-carrier separation efficiencies and rates. Furthermore, the designed PMW structures enable their straightforward incorporation into more extended molecular frameworks.","PeriodicalId":99,"journal":{"name":"Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d5cp00025d","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
In this study, five all-organic polarized molecular wires (PMWs) for photovoltaic applications are introduced and investigated by means of theoretical-chemistry methods. Structurally based on polarized pyrrole and isoindole moieties, the proposed systems demonstrate efficient and ultrafast charge separation upon light absorption. The relevant PMW properties are evaluated using semi-empirical and ab initio quantum-chemical calculations, as well as nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations. For each system, individual mechanism of charge-carriers separation is identified and characterized, with all proposed wires exhibiting remarkable charge-carrier separation efficiencies and rates. Furthermore, the designed PMW structures enable their straightforward incorporation into more extended molecular frameworks.
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