Dynamics of charge transfer excitons recombination in polymer/fullerene solar cells

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Contributors

  • Markus Hallermann - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Felix Deschler - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Josef Berger - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)
  • Elizabeth Von Hauff - , University of Oldenburg (Author)
  • Enrico Da Como - , Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Author)

Abstract

Among the different recombination mechanisms in organic solar cells the photoluminescence (PL) of charge transfer excitons (CTEs) has been identified has one of the most important, impacting both the open circuit voltage and the short circuit current. Here, we study their recombination dynamics, monitoring the decay of the PL on a time scale spanning three orders of magnitude from nanoseconds to microseconds. As a model system we investigate blends of the conjugated polymer poly(2-methoxy-5-(3′,7′-dimethyloctyloxy)-l,4- phenylene-vinylene) (MDMO-PPV) and the fullerene derivative [6,6]-phenyl C 61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM). We observe that the dynamics of recombination follows a power-law, which is independent of sample morphology. Upon application of a transient electric field, which is capable of separating the bound charge pairs, we observe different dynamics of recombination only for the separated pairs. Those also follow a power-law and show a strong dependence on the film morphology.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMolecular and Hybrid Materials for Electronics and Photonics
Pages13-18
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

SeriesMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume1286
ISSN0272-9172

Conference

Title2010 MRS Fall Meeting
Duration29 November - 3 December 2010
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-6269-0540/work/172082588