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Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 227402 (2007) [4 pages]

Charge Mobility of Discotic Mesophases: A Multiscale Quantum and Classical Study

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James Kirkpatrick1, Valentina Marcon2, Jenny Nelson1, Kurt Kremer2, and Denis Andrienko2
1Department of Physics, Imperial College London, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BW, United Kingdom
2Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany

Received 10 January 2007; published 31 May 2007

A correlation is established between the molecular structure and charge mobility of discotic mesophases of hexabenzocoronene derivatives by combining electronic structure calculations, molecular dynamics, and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. It is demonstrated that this multiscale approach can provide an accurate ab initio description of charge transport in organic materials.

© 2007 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.227402
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.227402
PACS:
85.60.Bt, 61.30.−v, 72.80.Le, 73.50.−h