Volume 42, Issue 11 pp. 1275-1283
Comprehensive Report

Controllable Exciton Diffusion Length and Ultrafast Charge Generation in Ternary Organic Solar Cells

Sixuan Cheng

Sixuan Cheng

School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100 China

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Jiawei Qiao

Jiawei Qiao

School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100 China

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Peng Lu

Peng Lu

School of Physics, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100 China

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Wei Qin

Wei Qin

School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100 China

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Xiaotao Hao

Corresponding Author

Xiaotao Hao

School of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250100 China

ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3010 Australia

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First published: 13 February 2024
Citations: 7

Comprehensive Summary

Charge generation, a critical process in the operation of organic solar cell (OSC), requires thorough investigation in an ultrafast perspective. This work demonstrates that the utilization of alloy model for the non-fullerene acceptor (NFA) component can regulate the crystallization properties of active layer films, which in turn affects exciton diffusion and hole transfer (HT), ultimately influencing the charge generation process. By incorporating BTP-eC7 as a third component, without expanding absorption range or changing molecular energy levels but regulating the ultrafast exciton diffusion and HT processes, the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the optimized PM6:BTP-eC9:BTP-eC7 based ternary OSC is improved from 17.30% to 17.83%, primarily due to the enhancement of short-circuit current density (JSC). Additionally, the introduction of BTP-eC7 also reduces the trap state density in the photoactive layer which helps to reduce the loss of JSC. This study introduces a novel approach for employing ternary alloy models by incorporating dual acceptors with similar structures, and elucidates the underlying mechanism of charge generation and JSC in ternary OSCs.image

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