Towards a parameter-free characterization of charge transfer via hopping: the case of tris(8-hydroxyquinolato) aluminum

By using calculations based on density functional theory, we investigate the physical factors determining the elemental charge transfer in Alq3, taken as a prototype of molecular systems in condensed phase. The effect of the environment on the hopping of the charge carrier is evaluated self-consiste...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2007-02, Vol.98 (7), p.076803-076803, Article 076803
Main Authors: Billeter, Salomon R, Curioni, Alessandro, Andreoni, Wanda
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Language:English
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Summary:By using calculations based on density functional theory, we investigate the physical factors determining the elemental charge transfer in Alq3, taken as a prototype of molecular systems in condensed phase. The effect of the environment on the hopping of the charge carrier is evaluated self-consistently in a model in which an Alq3 dimer is embedded in an ensemble of permanent and polarizable dipoles, including orientational disorder and the presence of impurities. The results indicate that the origin of the activation barrier is mainly extrinsic and that the local orientation of the dipole moments plays a major role. The influence of nonadiabaticity is also studied and found to be more important for a hole than for an electron.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.076803