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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Absorption spectra of n-acenes (n from 2 to 6, for naphthalene, anthracene, tetracene, pentacene, and hexacene, respectively) have been calculated using a newly developed code based on time-dependent density-functional theory. Our calculations show that absorption spectra and charge carrier mobility of acenes not only depend on the molecular identity but also on the molecular packing. By designing the interaction between metal substrates and the first layer of acene molecules, they can be packed in a face-to-face fashion instead of the conventional herringbone (face-to-edge) arrangement. Acenes in the cofacial packing would increase the pi-orbital overlap and thus enhance the charge mobility by maximizing electronic coupling between adjacent molecules. Absorption spectra of cofacially packed acenes have a better overlap with the solar spectrum, which allows harvesting more of the solar energy from red photons.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1089-7690
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
21
pubmed:volume
130
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
194701
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Molecular design of photoactive acenes for organic photovoltaics.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA. huangl5@rpi.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article