Modeling of electron injection and transport in conjugated polymers

Conjugated polymers are an important class of electronic and electro-optic materials. Nonlinear excitations are critical in determining the electrical and optical properties of these materials. Michael J. Rice was a pioneer in elucidating the nature and importance of nonlinear excitations in conjugated polymers. Here, we describe modeling of electron injection and transport in conjugated polymers that was strongly influenced by the seminal work of Michael Rice. We consider (i) charge transport in conjugated polymers based on a molecular fluctuation model and (ii) charge and spin injection at conjugated polymer/metal interfaces.