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Nonadiabatic Dynamics Simulations Reveal Distinct Effects of the Thickness of PTB7 on Interfacial Electron and Hole Transfer Dynamics in PTB7@MoS

Nonadiabatic Dynamics Simulations Reveal Distinct Effects of the Thickness of PTB7 on Interfacial Electron and Hole Transfer Dynamics in PTB7@MoS

Xiang-Yang Liu, Wen-Kai Chen, Wei-Hai Fang, Ganglong Cui

J Phys Chem Lett. 2019 Jun 6;10(11):2949-2956.

PMID: 31083919

Abstract:

Mixed-dimensional hybrid heterostructures have attracted a lot of experimental attention because they can provide an ideal charge-separated interface for optoelectronic and photonic applications. In this Letter, we have employed first-principles DFT calculations and nonadiabatic dynamics simulations to explore photoinduced interfacial electron and hole transfer processes in two PTB7- nL@MoS2 models ( n = 1 and 5). The interfacial electron transfer is found to be ultrafast and completes within ca. 10 fs in both PTB7-1L@MoS2 and PTB7-5L@MoS2 models, which demonstrates that the electron transfer is not sensitive to the thickness of the PTB7 polymer. Differently, the interfacial hole transfer is sensitive to the thickness of the PTB7 polymer. The transfer time is estimated to be ca. 70 ps in PTB7-1L@MoS2, while it is significantly accelerated to ca. 1 ps in PTB7-5L@MoS2. Finally, we have found that the electron transfer is mainly controlled by adiabatic electron evolution, whereas in the hole transfer, nonadiabatic hoppings play a dominant role. These findings are useful for the design of excellent charge-separated interfaces of mixed-dimensional TMD-based heterojunctions for a variety of optoelectronic applications.

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LS77360	PTB7			Price

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