Quantitative Hole Mobility Simulation and Validation in Substituted Acenes.
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| Abstract | :  Knowledge of the full phonon spectrum is essential to accurately calculate the dynamic disorder (σ) and hole mobility (μ) in organic semiconductors (OSCs). However, most vibrational spectroscopy techniques under-measure the phonons, thus limiting the phonon validation. Here, we measure and model the full phonon spectrum using multiple spectroscopic techniques and predict μ using σ from only the Γ-point and the full Brillouin zone (FBZ). We find that only inelastic neutron scattering (INS) provides validation of all phonon modes, and that σ in a set of small molecule semiconductors can be miscalculated by up to 28% when comparing Γ-point against FBZ calculations. A subsequent mode analysis shows that many modes contribute to σ and that no single mode dominates. Our results demonstrate the importance of a thoroughly validated phonon calculation, and a need to develop design rules considering the full spectrum of phonon modes. | 
| Year of Publication | :  2022 | 
| Journal | :  The journal of physical chemistry letters | 
| Volume | :  13 | 
| Issue | :  24 | 
| Number of Pages | :  5530-5537 | 
| Date Published | :  2022 | 
| URL | :  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00898 | 
| DOI | :  10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c00898 | 
| Short Title | :  J Phys Chem Lett | 
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