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.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|May 31, 2013
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.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 太阳能光伏发电是如何实现的
- 有机电子 有机电子
背景情况:
- 小分子有机太阳能电池 (SMOSCs) 提供了有前途的太阳能发电潜力.
- 关于控制SMOSC性能的光物理学的研究有限.
- 了解充电动力学对于优化设备效率至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在特定的SMOSC材料中研究电荷分离和重组的时间尺度和效率.
- 为了将光物理过程与材料的功率转换效率相关联.
- 为了确定限制设备性能的因素.
主要方法:
- 制造DTDCTB (供体) 和C60/C70 (接受体) 的蒸汽沉积薄膜.
- 暂时吸收光谱检测超快电荷动态.
- 时间分辨光发光 (trPL) 用于确定电荷载体寿命和分离效率.
主要成果:
- 电荷分离发生得很快,大约在100 femtoseconds (fs) 之内.
- 电荷重组发生在亚纳秒 (sub-ns) 和纳秒 (ns) 时间尺度上.
- 在整洁的片中,捐赠电子孔对的寿命约为33比秒 (ps).
- ~20%的捐赠者由于形态因素而未能在混合片中实现电荷分离.
结论:
- 该研究阐明了高效SMOSC中的关键电荷分离和重组动态.
- 形态特征,特别是丰富的供体区域,阻碍了有效的电荷分离.
- 优化形态表现为进一步提高SMOSC功率转换效率的可行策略.
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