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Title: Prediction of Excitation Energies for Conjugated Oligomers and Polymers from Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory

Journal Article · · Materials
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma3053430 · OSTI ID:1628421
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Theoretical Div.; DOE/OSTI
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Theoretical Div.; Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Theoretical Div.

With technological advances, light-emitting conjugated oligomers and polymers have become competitive candidates in the commercial market of light-emitting diodes for display and other technologies, due to the ultralow cost, light weight, and flexibility. Prediction of excitation energies of these systems plays a crucial role in the understanding of their optical properties and device design. In this review article, we discuss the calculation of excitation energies with time-dependent density functional theory, which is one of the most successful methods in the investigation of the dynamical response of molecular systems to external perturbation, owing to its high computational efficiency.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1628421
Journal Information:
Materials, Journal Name: Materials Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 3; ISSN MATEG9; ISSN 1996-1944
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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