Ultrafast charge transfer coupled with lattice phonons in two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
Journal Article
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· Nature Communications
- Korea Advanced Inst. Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Chemistry; Korea Advanced Inst. Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). KI for BioCentry; Inst. for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions; DOE/OSTI
- Inst. for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions
- Korea Advanced Inst. Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Chemistry
- Korea Research Inst. of Chemistry Technology (KRICT), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Artificial Photosynthesis Research Group
- Korea Inst of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)
- Korea Advanced Inst. Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Chemistry; Korea Advanced Inst. Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). KI for BioCentry; Inst. for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions
- Kangwon National Univ., Gangwon-do (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Chemical Engineering
- Korea Advanced Inst. Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Chemistry; Inst. for Basic Science (IBS), Daejeon (Korea, Republic of). Center for Nanomaterials and Chemical Reactions
- Inha Univ., Incheon (Korea, Republic of). Dept. of Chemistry
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as a promising light-harvesting module for artificial photosynthesis and photovoltaics. For efficient generation of free charge carriers, the donor–acceptor (D-A) conjugation has been adopted for two-dimensional (2D) COFs recently. In the 2D D-A COFs, photoexcitation would generate a polaron pair, which is a precursor to free charge carriers and has lower binding energy than an exciton. Although the character of the primary excitation species is a key factor in determining optoelectronic properties of a material, excited-state dynamics leading to the creation of a polaron pair have not been investigated yet. Here, we investigate the dynamics of photogenerated charge carriers in 2D D-A COFs by combining femtosecond optical spectroscopy and non-adiabatic molecular dynamics simulation. From this investigation, we elucidate that the polaron pair is formed through ultrafast intra-layer hole transfer coupled with coherent vibrations of the 2D lattice, suggesting a mechanism of phonon-assisted charge transfer
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- OSTI ID:
- 1624153
- Journal Information:
- Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 10; ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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