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Complex-Valued Intermolecular Coupling Enables Directional Exciton Transport in Excitonic Circuits

Castellanos, Maria A. [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000296779615)·Willard, Adam P. [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000209344737)
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Molecular systems capable of directing the flow of excitons are key to the development and optimization of optoelectronic materials. The transport of excitons across multiple molecules is governed by an intermolecular electronic coupling network. In this article, we consider the effects of complex-valued intermolecular electronic coupling on exciton transport. Here, we present a molecular motif capable of generating complex-valued coupling under excitation with circularly polarized light. We use theoretical modeling and simulation to illustrate how complex coupling can be leveraged to drive the rotational flux of excitons in cyclic molecular networks and direct the exciton population in branched molecular networks.

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Castellanos, Maria A. [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000296779615), Willard, Adam P. [Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000209344737). 2025-03-11. Complex-Valued Intermolecular Coupling Enables Directional Exciton Transport in Excitonic Circuits. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c04744

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