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Area of Science:

  • Organic electronics
  • Photovoltaics
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Charge delocalization in organic bulk heterojunctions is theorized to enhance free carrier generation by reducing Coulomb attraction via interfacial charge transfer excitons (CTXs).
  • Previous pump-push-probe (PPP) studies used high-energy pulses, questioning if dissociation occurred directly rather than via delocalized states.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of delocalized states in organic photovoltaics using mid-infrared push pulses below the charge transfer exciton binding energy.
  • To differentiate and characterize various types of charge transfer excitons (CTXs) and their response to photoexcitation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized pump-push-probe (PPP) experiments with mid-infrared push pulses (0.12–0.25 eV).
  • Analyzed the behavior of delocalized, localized, and trapped charge transfer excitons (CTXs).

Main Results:

  • Identified three CTX types: delocalized (multi-chain), localized (single-chain), and trapped (fully localized).
  • Demonstrated that photo-exciting localized CTXs with resonant mid-infrared pulses promotes delocalization and forms long-lived charge separated states.
  • Observed that trapped CTXs are unresponsive to push pulses.

Conclusions:

  • Localized CTXs can be promoted to delocalized states, contributing to charge separation and photocurrent generation.
  • The accessibility of delocalized states depends on interchain electronic coupling and regioregularity.
  • Optimizing donor-acceptor interface morphology and energetics is key for maximizing photovoltaic material potential.