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ISSN : 1226-0517(Print)
ISSN : 2288-9604(Online)
Journal of Korean Society for Imaging Science and Technology Vol.31 No.4 pp.25-30
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.14226/KSIST.2025.31.04.1

High accuracy calculations of Orbital Energies of Solar Cell Devices using Long-Range Corrected Density Functional Theory

Dae-Hwan Ahn, Jong-Won Song*, Jun Ho Shim*
Department of Chemistry Education Daegu University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 38453, Korea

Abstract

In this study, we apply Koopmans’ theorem based optimally tuned (OT) long-range corrected density functional theory (LC-DFT) combined with a polarizable continuum model (PCM) to describe the electronic and optical properties of the non-fullerene acceptor, Y6. When optimizing the range separation parameter μ, we found that structural changes within the same molecule have only a small effect on μ value, while the siginificant difference in the μ value is observed between gas-phase and PCM environments, with smaller μ values under PCM conditions. The μ value optimized using PCM shows good agreement with experimental ionization potential (IP), electron affinity (EA), and fundamental gap of solid-state Y6. In addition, time-dependent (TD)-OT-LC-ωPBE calculations accurately reproduce the near-infrared absorption maxima and the red-shift observed when changing from solution to thin-film conditions. These results indicate that OT-LC-DFT is a practical and reliable approach for predicting electronic structure and optical properties in condensed-phase environments.

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