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Interfacial dipole and band bending in model pentacene/C 60 heterojunctions

2012; Wiley; Volume: 113; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/qua.24006

1097-461X

Julien Idé, Sébastien Mothy, A. Savoyant, Alain Fritsch, Philippe Aurel, Raphaël Méreau, Laurent Ducasse, Jérôme Cornil, David Beljonne, Frédéric Castet,

Fullerene Chemistry and Applications

Abstract Quantum‐chemical calculations are performed at the semiempirical Valence‐Bond/Hartree–Fock level on model 1D aggregates to assess the electronic structure at pentacene/C 60 heterojunctions. We show that the asymmetry of the electrostatic potential at the interface profoundly impacts the energy landscape explored by the charges, as they move away from the interface. Depending on the orientation of the pentacene molecules with respect to the interface, electrostatic effects may favor either the charge recombination or separation process. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.