The molecular organization of functional organic materials is one of the research areas where the combination of theoretical modeling and experimental determinations is most fruitful. Here we present a brief summary of the simulation approaches used to investigate the inner structure of organic materials with semiconducting behavior, paying special attention to applications in organic photovoltaics and clarifying the often obscure jargon hindering the access of newcomers to the literature of the field. Special attention is paid to the choice of the computational "engine" (Monte Carlo or Molecular Dynamics) used to generate equilibrium configurations of the molecular system under investigation and, more importantly, to the choice of the chemical details in describing the molecular interactions. Recent literature dealing with the simulation of organic semiconductors is critically reviewed in order of increasing complexity of the system studied, from low molecular weight molecules to semiflexible polymers, including the challenging problem of determining the morphology of heterojunctions between two different materials.

Luca Muccioli, Gabriele D’Avino, Roberto Berardi, Silvia Orlandi, Antonio Pizzirusso, Matteo Ricci, et al. (2014). Supramolecular Organization of Functional Organic Materials in the Bulk and at Organic/Organic Interfaces: A Modeling and Computer Simulation Approach. Berlin : Springer [10.1007/128_2013_470].

Supramolecular Organization of Functional Organic Materials in the Bulk and at Organic/Organic Interfaces: A Modeling and Computer Simulation Approach

MUCCIOLI, LUCA;BERARDI, ROBERTO;ORLANDI, SILVIA;RICCI, MATTEO;ROSCIONI, OTELLO MARIA;ZANNONI, CLAUDIO
2014

Abstract

The molecular organization of functional organic materials is one of the research areas where the combination of theoretical modeling and experimental determinations is most fruitful. Here we present a brief summary of the simulation approaches used to investigate the inner structure of organic materials with semiconducting behavior, paying special attention to applications in organic photovoltaics and clarifying the often obscure jargon hindering the access of newcomers to the literature of the field. Special attention is paid to the choice of the computational "engine" (Monte Carlo or Molecular Dynamics) used to generate equilibrium configurations of the molecular system under investigation and, more importantly, to the choice of the chemical details in describing the molecular interactions. Recent literature dealing with the simulation of organic semiconductors is critically reviewed in order of increasing complexity of the system studied, from low molecular weight molecules to semiflexible polymers, including the challenging problem of determining the morphology of heterojunctions between two different materials.
2014
Multiscale Modelling of Organic and Hybrid Photovoltaics
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Luca Muccioli, Gabriele D’Avino, Roberto Berardi, Silvia Orlandi, Antonio Pizzirusso, Matteo Ricci, et al. (2014). Supramolecular Organization of Functional Organic Materials in the Bulk and at Organic/Organic Interfaces: A Modeling and Computer Simulation Approach. Berlin : Springer [10.1007/128_2013_470].
Luca Muccioli;Gabriele D’Avino;Roberto Berardi;Silvia Orlandi;Antonio Pizzirusso;Matteo Ricci;Otello Maria Roscioni;Claudio Zannoni
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