The role of spin in the degradation of organic photovoltaics

The commercialisation of organic photovoltaic technology calls for research on material degradation mechanisms. Ramirez et al. show that triplet excitons produced by back charge transfer can significantly impact the photo-stability of fullerene-based devices even in the absence of water and oxygen.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ivan Ramirez, Alberto Privitera, Safakath Karuthedath, Anna Jungbluth, Johannes Benduhn, Andreas Sperlich, Donato Spoltore, Koen Vandewal, Frédéric Laquai, Moritz Riede
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20601-6