Quantum Efficiency in Complex Systems, Part II: From Molecular Aggregates to Organic Solar Cells: Organic Solar Cells (Volume 85) (Semiconductors and Semimetals, Volume 85)

Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. The "Willardson and Beer" Series, as it is widely known, has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. Not only did many of these volumes make an impact at the time of their publication, but they continue to be well-cited years after their original release. Recently, Professor Eicke R. Weber of the University of California at Berkeley joined as a co-editor of the series. Professor Weber, a well-known expert in the field of semiconductor materials, will further contribute to continuing the series' tradition of publishing timely, highly relevant, and long-impacting volumes. Some of the recent volumes, such as Hydrogen in Semiconductors, Imperfections in III/V Materials, Epitaxial Microstructures, High-Speed Heterostructure Devices, Oxygen in Silicon, and others promise that this tradition will be maintained and even expanded. Reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field that the series covers, the volumes in Semiconductors and Semimetals have been and will continue to be of great interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in modern industry. Written and edited by internationally renowned experts Relevant to a wide readership: physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in academia, scientific laboratories and modern industry Content: Series Editors Page ii Edited by Page iii Copyright page Page iv List of Contributors Pages ix-x Chapter 1 - Interplay of Exciton Coherence and Dissipation in Molecular Aggregates Pages 3-46 Darius Abramavicius, Vytautas Butkus, Leonas Valkunas Chapter 2 - Quantum Dynamics and Spectroscopy of Excitons in Molecular Aggregates Pages 47-81 Oliver Kühn, Stefan Lochbrunner Chapter 3 - From Atomistic Modeling to Electronic Properties of Light-Harvesting Systems Pages 83-114 Carsten Olbrich, Ulrich Kleinekathöfer Chapter 4 - Chain Representations of Open Quantum Systems and Their Numerical Simulation with Time-Adaptive Density Matrix Renormalisation Group Methods Pages 115-143 Alex W. Chin, Susana F. Huelga, Martin B. Plenio Chapter 5 - Electronic Excitation Dynamics in a Framework of Shifted Oscillators Pages 145-177 Avinash Kolli, Alexandra Olaya-Castro Chapter 6 - The Significance of Alloy Colloidal Quantum Dots Pages 181-229 E. Lifshitz, R. Vaxenburg, G.I. Maikov, D. Yanover, A. Brusilovski, J. Tilchin, A. Sashchiuk Chapter 7 - The Role of Molecular Structure and Conformation in Polymer Electronics Pages 231-260 Elizabeth von Hauff Chapter 8 - Charge Transfer States in Organic Donor–Acceptor Solar Cells Pages 261-295 Koen Vandewal, Kristofer Tvingstedt, Olle Inganäs Chapter 9 - Photocurrent Generation in Organic Solar Cells Pages 297-330 Carsten Deibel Index Pages 331-339 Contents of Volumes in this Series Pages 341-366 Radiationless transfer of excitation energy is at the hear of many processes in quantum physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. Currently, the standard picture of an incoherent Förster resonant excitation transfer is being challenged by the experimental findings of a long-lived quantum mechanical coherence in biomolecular light harvesting complexes. The role of this in molecular aggregates is addressed in the first part of this volume. Utilizing some of the underlying principles to optimize nano scale devices, the second part addresses systems of colloid quantum dots and polymer based organic solar cells Reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of Quantum Efficiency in Complex Systems, this title is of interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in academia, scientific laboratories and modern industry.