Direct All-Atom Nonadiabatic Semiclassical Simulations for Electronic Absorption Spectroscopy of Organic Photovoltaic Non-Fullerene Acceptor in Solution

Abstract

We investigate the linear absorption spectra of the organic photovoltaic nonfullerene acceptor Y6 in chloroform using perturbative and nonperturbative approaches with atomistic details. Direct nonadiabatic semiclassical mapping dynamics reveal population and coherence evolution during and after ultrafast light pulse, revealing dominant absorption to the S₁ state and subsequent oscillatory polarization. The simulated spectra accurately reproduce experimental peak positions and broadening, corresponding to transitions from the ground state to the S₁, S₂, and S₆ excited states. Time-dependent radial distribution functions offer atomistic insights into solvent reorganization in response to charge redistribution. These findings enhance the understanding of nonadiabatic dynamics in Y6 and provide a consistent protocol for simulating electronic spectroscopy in condensed-phase systems.