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Role of Exciton Diffusion and Lifetime in Organic Solar Cells with a Low Energy Offset
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Volume: 13, Issue: 20, Pages: 4402 - 4409
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Drew Riley, Paul Meredith , Ardalan Armin
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Despite general agreement that the generation of free charges in organic solar cells is driven by an energetic offset, power conversion efficiencies have been improved using low-offset blends. In this work, we explore the interconnected roles that exciton diffusion and lifetime play in the charge ge...
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Despite general agreement that the generation of free charges in organic solar cells is driven by an energetic offset, power conversion efficiencies have been improved using low-offset blends. In this work, we explore the interconnected roles that exciton diffusion and lifetime play in the charge generation process under various energetic offsets. A detailed balance approach is used to develop an analytic framework for exciton dissociation and free-charge generation accounting for exciton diffusion to and dissociation at the donor–acceptor interface. For low-offset systems, we find the exciton lifetime to be a pivotal component in the charge generation process, as it influences both the exciton and CT state dissociation. These findings suggest that any novel low-offset material combination must have long diffusion lengths with long exciton lifetimes to achieve optimum charge generation yields. |
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