Efficient Computational Screening of Organic Polymer Photovoltaics

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• 作者：Ilana Y. Kanal ; Steven G. Owens ; Jonathon S. Bechtel ; Geoffrey R. Hutchison
• 刊名：The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：May 16, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：4
• 期：10
• 页码：1613-1623
• 全文大小：492K
• 年卷期：v.4,no.10(May 16, 2013)
• ISSN：1948-7185

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There has been increasing interest in rational, computationally driven design methods for materials, including organic photovoltaics (OPVs). Our approach focuses on a screening 鈥減ipeline鈥? using a genetic algorithm for first stage screening and multiple filtering stages for further refinement. An important step forward is to expand our diversity of candidate compounds, including both synthetic and property-based measures of diversity. For example, top monomer pairs from our screening are all donor鈥揹onor (D鈥揇) combinations, in contrast with the typical donor鈥揳cceptor (D鈥揂) motif used in organic photovoltaics. We also find a strong 鈥渟equence effect鈥? in which the average HOMO鈥揕UMO gap of tetramers changes by 0.2 eV as a function of monomer sequence (e.g., ABBA versus BAAB); this has rarely been explored in conjugated polymers. Beyond such optoelectronic optimization, we discuss other properties needed for high-efficiency organic solar cells, and applications of screening methods to other areas, including non-fullerene n-type materials, tandem cells, and improving charge and exciton transport.