Transient absorption spectroscopy of charge photogeneration yields and lifetimes in a low bandgap polymer/fullerene film

被引:87
作者
Clarke, Tracey [1 ,2 ]
Ballantyne, Amy [1 ,2 ]
Jamieson, Fiona [1 ,2 ]
Brabec, Christoph [3 ]
Nelson, Jenny [1 ,2 ]
Durrant, James [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Chem, London SW7 2AZ, England
[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Phys, London SW7 2AZ, England
[3] Konarka Technol Austria, A-4040 Linz, Austria
关键词
POLYMER SOLAR-CELLS; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES;
D O I
10.1039/b813815j
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Charge photogeneration yields and energetics are determined for a low band gap co-polymer, PCPDTBT blended with PC70BM; the increase in charge photogeneration with dithiol is correlated with an increase in the free energy of charge separation.
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页数:3
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