TY - JOUR
T1 - Charge Photogeneration in Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells: Influence of Excess Energy and Electrostatic Interactions
AU - Saladina, Maria
AU - Simón Marqués, Pablo
AU - Markina, Anastasia
AU - Karuthedath, Safakath
AU - Wöpke, Christopher
AU - Göhler, Clemens
AU - Chen, Yue
AU - Allain, Magali
AU - Blanchard, Philippe
AU - Cabanetos, Clément
AU - Andrienko, Denis
AU - Laquai, Frédéric
AU - Gorenflot, Julien
AU - Deibel, Carsten
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-02-21
Acknowledged KAUST grant number(s): CRG, OSR-2018-CARF/CCF-3079
Acknowledgements: The work of M.S., P.S.M. and C.D. received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 722651 (SEPOMO). The work of C.W. and C.G. was funded by the DFG (project DE 830/19-1). The work of S.K., F.L. and J.G. was supported by funding from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). This publication is based on work supported by the KAUST Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) under award nos. OSR-2018-CARF/CCF-3079 and OSR-CRG2018-3746. D.A. acknowledges KAUST for funding his sabbatical stay. A.M. acknowledges funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement No. 844655 (SMOLAC). The authors thank the MATRIX SFR of the University of Angers.
PY - 2020/12/3
Y1 - 2020/12/3
N2 - In organic solar cells, photogenerated singlet excitons form charge transfer (CT) complexes, which subsequently split into free charge carriers. Here, the contributions of excess energy and molecular quadrupole moments to the charge separation process are considered. The charge photogeneration in two separate bulk heterojunction systems consisting of the polymer donor PTB7-Th and two non-fullerene acceptors, ITIC and h-ITIC, is investigated. CT state dissociation in these donor–acceptor systems is monitored by charge density decay dynamics obtained from transient absorption experiments. The electric field dependence of charge carrier generation is studied at different excitation energies by time delayed collection field (TDCF) and sensitive steady-state photocurrent measurements. Upon excitation below the optical gap, free charge carrier generation becomes less field dependent with increasing photon energy, which challenges the view of charge photogeneration proceeding through energetically lowest CT states. The average distance between electron–hole pairs at the donor–acceptor interface is determined from empirical fits to the TDCF data. The delocalization of CT states is larger in PTB7-Th:ITIC, the system with larger molecular quadrupole moment, indicating the sizeable effect of the electrostatic potential at the donor–acceptor interface on the dissociation of CT complexes.
AB - In organic solar cells, photogenerated singlet excitons form charge transfer (CT) complexes, which subsequently split into free charge carriers. Here, the contributions of excess energy and molecular quadrupole moments to the charge separation process are considered. The charge photogeneration in two separate bulk heterojunction systems consisting of the polymer donor PTB7-Th and two non-fullerene acceptors, ITIC and h-ITIC, is investigated. CT state dissociation in these donor–acceptor systems is monitored by charge density decay dynamics obtained from transient absorption experiments. The electric field dependence of charge carrier generation is studied at different excitation energies by time delayed collection field (TDCF) and sensitive steady-state photocurrent measurements. Upon excitation below the optical gap, free charge carrier generation becomes less field dependent with increasing photon energy, which challenges the view of charge photogeneration proceeding through energetically lowest CT states. The average distance between electron–hole pairs at the donor–acceptor interface is determined from empirical fits to the TDCF data. The delocalization of CT states is larger in PTB7-Th:ITIC, the system with larger molecular quadrupole moment, indicating the sizeable effect of the electrostatic potential at the donor–acceptor interface on the dissociation of CT complexes.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/666309
UR - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202007479
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097027273&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/adfm.202007479
DO - 10.1002/adfm.202007479
M3 - Article
SN - 1616-3028
SP - 2007479
JO - Advanced Functional Materials
JF - Advanced Functional Materials
ER -