Singlet exciton fission-sensitized infrared quantum dot solar cells

B Ehrler, MWB Wilson, A Rao, RH Friend… - Nano …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Nano letters, 2012ACS Publications
We demonstrate an organic/inorganic hybrid photovoltaic device architecture that uses
singlet exciton fission to permit the collection of two electrons per absorbed high-energy
photon while simultaneously harvesting low-energy photons. In this solar cell, infrared
photons are absorbed using lead sulfide (PbS) nanocrystals. Visible photons are absorbed
in pentacene to create singlet excitons, which undergo rapid exciton fission to produce pairs
of triplets. Crucially, we identify that these triplet excitons can be ionized at an …
We demonstrate an organic/inorganic hybrid photovoltaic device architecture that uses singlet exciton fission to permit the collection of two electrons per absorbed high-energy photon while simultaneously harvesting low-energy photons. In this solar cell, infrared photons are absorbed using lead sulfide (PbS) nanocrystals. Visible photons are absorbed in pentacene to create singlet excitons, which undergo rapid exciton fission to produce pairs of triplets. Crucially, we identify that these triplet excitons can be ionized at an organic/inorganic heterointerface. We report internal quantum efficiencies exceeding 50% and power conversion efficiencies approaching 1%. These findings suggest an alternative route to circumvent the Shockley-Queisser limit on the power conversion efficiency of single-junction solar cells.
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