蒸汽沉积的小分子/富勒烯有机太阳能电池的电荷载体动力学

Angela Y Chang1, Yi-Hong Chen, Hao-Wu Lin

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.

概括

小分子有机太阳能电池 (SMOSCs) 的效率达到5.81%. 电荷分离发生在~100 fs,但重组限制了性能,这表明形态上的改进是更好的太阳能发电的关键.

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