Hybridization of local exciton and charge-transfer states reduces nonradiative voltage losses in organic solar cells

FD Eisner, M Azzouzi, Z Fei, X Hou… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A number of recent studies have shown that the nonradiative voltage losses in organic solar
cells can be suppressed in systems with low energetic offsets between donor and acceptor …

The cost of converting excitons into free charge carriers in organic solar cells

K Vandewal, S Mertens, J Benduhn… - The journal of physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Efficient exciton dissociation and subsequent generation of free charge carriers at the
organic donor–acceptor interface requires a number of electron-transfer processes. It is a …

Ultrafast spectral hole burning reveals the distinct chromophores in eumelanin and their common photoresponse

FR Kohl, C Grieco, B Kohler - Chemical science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Eumelanin, the brown-black pigment found in organisms from bacteria to humans,
dissipates solar energy and prevents photochemical damage. While the structure of …

Mapping structure-property relationships in fullerene systems: a computational study from C20 to C60

B Liu, J Jin, M Liu - npj Computational Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Fullerenes, as characteristic carbon nanomaterials, offer significant potential for diverse
applications due to their structural diversity and tunable properties. Numerous isomers can …

Dipole-Induced Rectification Across AgTS/SAM//Ga2O3/EGaIn Junctions

M Baghbanzadeh, L Belding, L Yuan… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
This Article describes the relationship between molecular structure, and the rectification of
tunneling current, in tunneling junctions based on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) …

Field-induced exciton dissociation in PTB7-based organic solar cells

M Gerhard, AP Arndt, M Bilal, U Lemmer, M Koch… - Physical Review B, 2017 - APS
The physics of charge separation in organic semiconductors is a topic of ongoing research
of relevance to material and device engineering. Herein, we present experimental …

Synergistic effect of solvent and epitaxy on the formation of anisotropic structures of P3HT and P3HT/PCBM films

WA Memon, J Li, Q Fang, Z Ren, S Yan… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Oriented organic semiconductor blends can confer desirable properties, such as enhanced
charge transport properties and polarized light emission or absorption. A technique that is …

Effect of infrared pulse excitation on the bound charge-transfer state of photovoltaic interfaces

Y Geng, MH Lee, A Troisi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The nature and dynamics of the bound charge-transfer (CT) state in the exciton dissociation
process in organic solar cells are of critical importance for the understanding of these …

Ultrafast dynamics of the eumelanin pigment

A Ilina - 2022 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
Ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation can cause many hazardous effects in human body. It is highly
carcinogenic; exposure to the sun radiation is leading to the malignant melanoma–the most …

Spectroscopic Studies of Charge Dynamics in Non-Fullerene Organic Solar Cells

TF Hinrichsen - 2020 - repository.cam.ac.uk
Organic solar cells (OSCs) are a promising technology for emission-free electricity supply.
However, low power conversion efficiencies and poor device stabilities have so far …