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Fast charge separation in a non-fullerene organic solar cell with a small driving force

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  • Jing Liu

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Shangshang Chen

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Deping Qian

    (Linköping University)

  • Bhoj Gautam

    (North Carolina State University)

  • Guofang Yang

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Jingbo Zhao

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

  • Jonas Bergqvist

    (Linköping University)

  • Fengling Zhang

    (Linköping University)

  • Wei Ma

    (State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi’an Jiaotong University)

  • Harald Ade

    (North Carolina State University)

  • Olle Inganäs

    (Linköping University)

  • Kenan Gundogdu

    (North Carolina State University)

  • Feng Gao

    (Linköping University)

  • He Yan

    (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Shenzhen Research Institute No. 9, Yuexing 1st Road)

Abstract

Fast and efficient charge separation is essential to achieve high power conversion efficiency in organic solar cells (OSCs). In state-of-the-art OSCs, this is usually achieved by a significant driving force, defined as the offset between the bandgap (Egap) of the donor/acceptor materials and the energy of the charge transfer (CT) state (ECT), which is typically greater than 0.3 eV. The large driving force causes a relatively large voltage loss that hinders performance. Here, we report non-fullerene OSCs that exhibit ultrafast and efficient charge separation despite a negligible driving force, as ECT is nearly identical to Egap. Moreover, the small driving force is found to have minimal detrimental effects on charge transfer dynamics of the OSCs. We demonstrate a non-fullerene OSC with 9.5% efficiency and nearly 90% internal quantum efficiency despite a low voltage loss of 0.61 V. This creates a path towards highly efficient OSCs with a low voltage loss.

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  • Jing Liu & Shangshang Chen & Deping Qian & Bhoj Gautam & Guofang Yang & Jingbo Zhao & Jonas Bergqvist & Fengling Zhang & Wei Ma & Harald Ade & Olle Inganäs & Kenan Gundogdu & Feng Gao & He Yan, 2016. "Fast charge separation in a non-fullerene organic solar cell with a small driving force," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 1(7), pages 1-7, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:1:y:2016:i:7:d:10.1038_nenergy.2016.89
    DOI: 10.1038/nenergy.2016.89
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