LEADER 04524nam 2200469 450 001 9910506403403321 005 20220718093127.0 010 $a3-030-85454-X 035 $a(CKB)5340000000068468 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6792455 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6792455 035 $a(OCoLC)1280458985 035 $a(PPN)258297980 035 $a(EXLCZ)995340000000068468 100 $a20220718d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOn exciton-vibration and exciton-photon interactions in organic semiconductors /$fAntonios M. Alvertis 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (213 pages) 225 1 $aSpringer Theses 311 $a3-030-85453-1 327 $aIntro -- Supervisor's Foreword -- References -- Abstract -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- References -- Part I Background -- 2 Organic Semiconductors and Their Properties -- 2.1 The Chemistry of Carbon and -conjugation -- 2.2 The Exciton State -- 2.2.1 Formation of Bound Electron-Hole Pairs -- 2.2.2 Exciton Spin -- 2.2.3 The Role of Spin for Exciton-Photon Interactions -- 2.2.4 Singlet Exciton Fission -- 2.3 Vibrational Motion in Organic Semiconductors -- 2.4 Differences and Similarities to Inorganic Semiconductors -- References -- 3 The Time-Dependent Quantum Mechanical Problem -- 3.1 Density Matrix Formalism -- 3.2 The System and Its Environment -- 3.3 Approximate Quantum Master Equations -- 3.4 Discussion of the Approximations -- References -- 4 Modelling of the Electronic and Vibrational Structure -- 4.1 The Many-Body Hamiltonian and the Born-Oppenheimer Approximation -- 4.2 Ground State Properties: Density Functional Theory (DFT) -- 4.2.1 Fundamentals -- 4.2.2 Approximations Within DFT -- 4.2.3 Applications -- 4.3 Excited State Properties: Model Hamiltonians and the PPP Method -- 4.4 Excited State Properties: Many-Body Perturbation Theory -- 4.4.1 Green's Functions and the Dyson Equation -- 4.4.2 Quasiparticles: The GW Approximation -- 4.4.3 Excitons: The Bethe-Salpeter Equation -- References -- Part II Results -- 5 First Principles Modelling of Exciton-Photon Interactions -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Theoretical Background -- 5.3 Application to Disorder-Free PDA -- 5.4 Static Disorder: The Effect of Finite Chain Length -- 5.5 Dynamic Disorder: The Effect of Vibrations -- 5.6 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Impact of Exciton Delocalisation on Exciton-Vibration Interactions -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Methodology -- 6.3 Exciton-Phonon Coupling -- 6.4 Exciton Temperature Dependence. 327 $a6.5 The Effect of Nuclear Quantum Fluctuations on Exciton Energies -- 6.6 Exciton Pressure Dependence -- 6.7 Conclusions -- References -- 7 Interplay of Vibrational Relaxation and Charge Transfer -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Methodology -- 7.2.1 Tensor Networks -- 7.2.2 Studied System -- 7.3 Results -- 7.3.1 Band-Edge Excitation -- 7.3.2 Incoherent Excitation -- 7.3.3 Coherent Excitation -- 7.4 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Molecular Movie of Ultrafast Singlet Exciton Fission -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Methodology -- 8.3 Results -- 8.3.1 Vibrationally Coherent Singlet Fission -- 8.3.2 Identification of Transferred Coherence -- 8.3.3 Simulation of Full Quantum Dynamics -- 8.3.4 Benchmarking Against Vibronic Spectroscopy -- 8.3.5 Character of Coupling and Tuning Modes -- 8.3.6 Coordinated Interplay of Coupling and Tuning Modes -- 8.4 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Controlling the Coherent Versus Incoherent Character of Singlet Fission -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Molecular Structure and Coupling -- 9.3 Exciton States and State Mixing -- 9.4 Multiple Emissive Species -- 9.5 CT-Mediated Singlet Fission -- 9.6 Singlet Fission Yield Variation -- 9.7 Modelling of Vibrational and Solvent Effects -- 9.8 Coherent and Incoherent Singlet Fission -- 9.9 Conclusions -- References -- 10 Conclusions and Outlook -- References. 410 0$aSpringer theses. 606 $aOrganic semiconductors 606 $aExciton theory 615 0$aOrganic semiconductors. 615 0$aExciton theory. 676 $a621.38152 700 $aAlvertis$b Antonios M.$01072302 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910506403403321 996 $aOn Exciton-Vibration and Exciton-Photon Interactions in Organic Semiconductors$92568601 997 $aUNINA