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Published on: March 2, 2021
Influence of the electron-vibration coupling on the interfacial charge transfer in organic solar cells: a simple
Ghassen Jemaï1, Khouloud Chika1, Jouda Jemaa Khabthani1
1Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Campus Universitaire, 1060 Tunis, Tunisia.
Abstract:
In this paper, we analyze the influence of the electron-vibration interaction on the charge transfer process at the donor-acceptor interface in an organic solar cell. We present an essentially exact numerical analysis for a minimal model with only one vibration mode which is coupled to the charge transfer state. We show that the charge transfer state can be hot or cold depending on the parameters and in particular on the value of the energy of the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital on the donor side. We analyze also different regimes where electron-hole attraction or hybridization effects at the interface can modify the quantum yield of the transfer. We discuss also briefly the possible effects of the other vibration modes that are coupled to the charge either on the donor side or on the acceptor side.
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