The type of aggregation in conjugated polymers determines their use in electronic devices. H-type aggregates are most suitable for solar cell applications, while J-type aggregates are recommended for light-emitting diodes. In this work, we used three methods to determine the type of aggregates in a benzodithiophene–isoindigo-based (PBDTI-DT) copolymer, namely, Huang–Rhys factor evolution with temperature, Franck–Condon analysis, and relative quantum yield (QY) calculation. All three methods indicate that both aggregation types are present, and the QY calculation clearly indicates that H-aggregates are more dominant. Time-dependent density functional theory was used to identify the two absorption bands of PBDTI-DT as local π − π* and intramolecular charge-transfer transitions.
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