Long lived-charge separation of ultrafast bimolecular electron transfer at PCE10 and fullerene interfaces

Qana A. Alsulami

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Abstract

A profound understanding of the ultrafast interfacial charge transfer (CT), charge separation (CS), and charge recombination (CR) are paramount in enhancing the photoconversion efficiency (PCE) of the solar cell devices. Here, a combination of steady-state and femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopies with broadband capabilities are used to explore and decipher the photoinduced charge carrier dynamics at the PCE10/C60 interfaces. Our experimental results verified the efficient and ultrafast (sub-picosecond) photoinduced electron transfer (ET) from the PCE10 polymer to fullerene acceptor C60. Notably, the slow CR and fast ET make the current PCE10/C60 system ideal for its potential use in solar cells devices.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)472-476
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume706
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 4 2018
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2022-06-08
Acknowledgements: This project was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, under grant no. J-736-247-38. The author, therefore, acknowledges with thanks DSR for technical and financial support. Thanks are extended to Dr. Omar F Mohammed for the use of his facilities and equipment at KAUST, and to Dr. Banavoth Murali.
This publication acknowledges KAUST support, but has no KAUST affiliated authors.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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