NICOP - An Integrated Theoretical Approach to Describe the Electronic and Optical
Abstract
The goal of this project is to gain a thorough theoretical understanding of the factors that govern charge-carrier generation and charge-carrier recombination in the active layers of organic solar cells. We propose to: (i) To obtain an accurate description of charge-transfer (CT) excitations. (ii) To investigate the interplay between the spin-orbit and hyperfine interactions on the CT intersystem crossing processes. (iii) To investigate the exciton-dissociation processes and geminate-recombination pathways. (iv) To start understanding the role of vibrational coherences. (v) To start understanding non-geminate recombination processes. Organic photovoltaic devices offer the possibility of light-weight, flexible, and shock-resistant mobile power generation during Navy and Marine Corps operations. The work proposed here will be complementary to, and leverage the work carried out at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the framework of the ONR-MURI Center for Advanced Organic Photovoltaics (ONR Program Officer: Dr. Paul Armistead). The results of the research efforts will be disseminated mainly through publications in international refereed journals and presentations at international and US national conferences.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2016
- Source ID
- N629091512003
Entities
People
- Jean-Luc Brédas
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy