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Coherent dynamics of singlet fission controlled by nonlocal electron-phonon coupling

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2016-04-20 v2

Abstract

Based on the Frenkel-charge transfer (CT) mixing model of singlet fission (SF), we incorporate both the local and nonlocal phonon baths in the Hamiltonian and adopt the algorithm of time-dependent density matrix renormalization group to simulate the fission process in tetracene. The endergonic SF is found to be facilitated by the robust quantum coherence, which concurrently gives rise to a notable quantum beating effect. Controlled by the nonlocal electron-phonon coupling, the density of triplet yield manifests a nonlinear relationship with the singlet density. As a result, the fission rate in tetracene is explicitly obtained, which is in agreement with the experimental measurement.

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@article{arxiv.1510.06798,
  title  = {Coherent dynamics of singlet fission controlled by nonlocal electron-phonon coupling},
  author = {Yao Yao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.06798},
  year   = {2016}
}

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5 pagas, 4 figures