Probing the pathways of free charge generation in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells

Probing the pathways of free charge generation in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells

Contradictory models are being debated on the dominant pathways of charge generation in organic solar cells. Here Kurpiers et al. determine the activation energy for this fundamental process and reveal that the main channel is via thermalized charge transfer states instead of hot exciton dissociatio...

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Main Authors: Jona Kurpiers, Thomas Ferron, Steffen Roland, Marius Jakoby, Tobias Thiede, Frank Jaiser, Steve Albrecht, Silvia Janietz, Brian A. Collins, Ian A. Howard, Dieter Neher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04386-3
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spelling doaj-ee5b709a2db04fb1b5088956540a619c2021-05-11T09:21:38ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232018-05-019111110.1038/s41467-018-04386-3Probing the pathways of free charge generation in organic bulk heterojunction solar cellsJona Kurpiers0Thomas Ferron1Steffen Roland2Marius Jakoby3Tobias Thiede4Frank Jaiser5Steve Albrecht6Silvia Janietz7Brian A. Collins8Ian A. Howard9Dieter Neher10Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Soft Matter Physics, University of PotsdamDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State UniversityInstitute of Physics and Astronomy, Soft Matter Physics, University of PotsdamKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT)Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Soft Matter Physics, University of PotsdamInstitute of Physics and Astronomy, Soft Matter Physics, University of PotsdamHelmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Nachwuchsgruppe Perowskit TandemsolarzellenFraunhofer IAP, Polymere und ElektronikDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, Washington State UniversityKarlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Microstructure Technology (IMT)Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Soft Matter Physics, University of PotsdamContradictory models are being debated on the dominant pathways of charge generation in organic solar cells. Here Kurpiers et al. determine the activation energy for this fundamental process and reveal that the main channel is via thermalized charge transfer states instead of hot exciton dissociation.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04386-3
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Tobias Thiede
Frank Jaiser
Steve Albrecht
Silvia Janietz
Brian A. Collins
Ian A. Howard
Dieter Neher
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Frank Jaiser
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Ian A. Howard
Dieter Neher
Probing the pathways of free charge generation in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells
Nature Communications
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title Probing the pathways of free charge generation in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells
title_short Probing the pathways of free charge generation in organic bulk heterojunction solar cells
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description Contradictory models are being debated on the dominant pathways of charge generation in organic solar cells. Here Kurpiers et al. determine the activation energy for this fundamental process and reveal that the main channel is via thermalized charge transfer states instead of hot exciton dissociation.
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