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Ultrafast bridge planarization in donor-π-acceptor copolymers drives intramolecular charge transfer

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  • Palas Roy

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • Ajay Jha

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • Vineeth B. Yasarapudi

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • Thulasi Ram

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

  • Boregowda Puttaraju

    (Indian Institute of Science)

  • Satish Patil

    (Indian Institute of Science)

  • Jyotishman Dasgupta

    (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research)

Abstract

Donor-π-acceptor conjugated polymers form the material basis for high power conversion efficiencies in organic solar cells. Large dipole moment change upon photoexcitation via intramolecular charge transfer in donor-π-acceptor backbone is conjectured to facilitate efficient charge-carrier generation. However, the primary structural changes that drive ultrafast charge transfer step have remained elusive thereby limiting a rational structure-function correlation for such copolymers. Here we use structure-sensitive femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy to demonstrate that π-bridge torsion forms the primary reaction coordinate for intramolecular charge transfer in donor-π-acceptor copolymers. Resonance-selective Raman snapshots of exciton relaxation reveal rich vibrational dynamics of the bridge modes associated with backbone planarization within 400 fs, leading to hot intramolecular charge transfer state formation while subsequent cooling dynamics of backbone-centric modes probe the charge transfer relaxation. Our work establishes a phenomenological gating role of bridge torsions in determining the fundamental timescale and energy of photogenerated carriers, and therefore opens up dynamics-based guidelines for fabricating energy-efficient organic photovoltaics.

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  • Palas Roy & Ajay Jha & Vineeth B. Yasarapudi & Thulasi Ram & Boregowda Puttaraju & Satish Patil & Jyotishman Dasgupta, 2017. "Ultrafast bridge planarization in donor-π-acceptor copolymers drives intramolecular charge transfer," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 8(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:8:y:2017:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-017-01928-z
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01928-z
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    1. Palas Roy & Wesley R. Browne & Ben L. Feringa & Stephen R. Meech, 2023. "Ultrafast motion in a third generation photomolecular motor," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-9, December.
    2. Chang Cheng & Jiaguo Yu & Difa Xu & Lei Wang & Guijie Liang & Liuyang Zhang & Mietek Jaroniec, 2024. "In-situ formatting donor-acceptor polymer with giant dipole moment and ultrafast exciton separation," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12, December.

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