A model Hamiltonian map for organic semiconductor doping regimes

Molecular doping of organic semiconductors (OSCs) depends on coupled energetic and electronic parameters that control integer charge transfer, charge-transfer complex formation, and double doping. Here, we use exact diagonalization of a coarse-grained Pariser-Parr-Pople-style Hamiltonian to map OSC doping regimes across molecularly tunable parameters: the OSC-dopant energy offset, on-site Hubbard repulsions, intermolecular electronic couplings, and inter-site Coulomb interactions. Minimal two-site, three-site, and extended OSC-aggregate models show that Hubbard repulsion is essential for stabilizing single-polaron states, suppressing bipolaron formation, and enabling double-doped states with charge delocalized across OSC aggregates. In contrast, strong OSC-dopant electronic coupling promotes partial charge-transfer-complex character, while strong OSC-OSC coupling and weak Coulomb binding favor delocalized integer-charge carriers. These results provide a compact theoretical framework for rationalizing and designing OSC-dopant pairs with targeted charge-transfer character and doping efficiency.

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The Journal of Chemical Physics
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2026-09-01
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https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0345344
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Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
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A model Hamiltonian map for organic semiconductor doping regimes

Nicholas E. Jackson, Matthew D. Too
The Journal of Chemical Physics
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
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A model Hamiltonian map for organic semiconductor doping regimes

Nicholas E. Jackson, Matthew D. Too
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Abstract

Molecular doping of organic semiconductors (OSCs) depends on coupled energetic and electronic parameters that control integer charge transfer, charge-transfer complex formation, and double doping. Here, we use exact diagonalization of a coarse-grained Pariser-Parr-Pople-style Hamiltonian to map OSC doping regimes across molecularly tunable parameters: the OSC-dopant energy offset, on-site Hubbard repulsions, intermolecular electronic couplings, and inter-site Coulomb interactions. Minimal two-site, three-site, and extended OSC-aggregate models show that Hubbard repulsion is essential for stabilizing single-polaron states, suppressing bipolaron formation, and enabling double-doped states with charge delocalized across OSC aggregates. In contrast, strong OSC-dopant electronic coupling promotes partial charge-transfer-complex character, while strong OSC-OSC coupling and weak Coulomb binding favor delocalized integer-charge carriers. These results provide a compact theoretical framework for rationalizing and designing OSC-dopant pairs with targeted charge-transfer character and doping efficiency.

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