High-precision Quantum Monte-Carlo study of charge transport in a lattice model of molecular organic semiconductors

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Main Authors: Buividovich, Pavel, Ostmeyer, Johann, Troisi, Alessandro
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author Buividovich, Pavel
Ostmeyer, Johann
Troisi, Alessandro
author_facet Buividovich, Pavel
Ostmeyer, Johann
Troisi, Alessandro
contents We use first-principle Quantum Monte-Carlo (QMC) simulations and numerical exact diagonalization to analyze the low-frequency charge carrier mobility within a simple tight-binding model of molecular organic semiconductors on a two-dimensional triangular lattice. These compounds feature transient localization, an unusual charge transport mechanism driven by dynamical disorder. The challenges of studying the transient localization of charge carriers in the low-frequency/long-time limit from first principles are discussed. We demonstrate that a combination of high-precision QMC data with prior estimates of frequency-dependent charge carrier mobility based on the static disorder approximation for phonon fields allows for improved estimates of mobility in the low-frequency limit. We also point out that a simple relaxation time approximation for charge mobility in organic semiconductors is not consistent with the QMC data. Physical similarities with charge transport in quark-gluon plasma are highlighted.
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spellingShingle High-precision Quantum Monte-Carlo study of charge transport in a lattice model of molecular organic semiconductors
Buividovich, Pavel
Ostmeyer, Johann
Troisi, Alessandro
Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
High Energy Physics - Lattice
We use first-principle Quantum Monte-Carlo (QMC) simulations and numerical exact diagonalization to analyze the low-frequency charge carrier mobility within a simple tight-binding model of molecular organic semiconductors on a two-dimensional triangular lattice. These compounds feature transient localization, an unusual charge transport mechanism driven by dynamical disorder. The challenges of studying the transient localization of charge carriers in the low-frequency/long-time limit from first principles are discussed. We demonstrate that a combination of high-precision QMC data with prior estimates of frequency-dependent charge carrier mobility based on the static disorder approximation for phonon fields allows for improved estimates of mobility in the low-frequency limit. We also point out that a simple relaxation time approximation for charge mobility in organic semiconductors is not consistent with the QMC data. Physical similarities with charge transport in quark-gluon plasma are highlighted.
title High-precision Quantum Monte-Carlo study of charge transport in a lattice model of molecular organic semiconductors
topic Materials Science
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
High Energy Physics - Lattice
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.17460