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Triplet Excitons in Highly Efficient Solar Cells Based on the Soluble Small Molecule p‐DTS(FBTTh 2 ) 2
Author(s) -
Väth Stefan,
Tvingstedt Kristofer,
Baumann Andreas,
Heiber Michael C.,
Sperlich Andreas,
Love John A.,
Nguyen ThucQuyen,
Dyakonov Vladimir
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201602016
Subject(s) - exciton , photocurrent , materials science , spin (aerodynamics) , triplet state , molecule , photochemistry , population , optoelectronics , chemistry , physics , condensed matter physics , organic chemistry , demography , sociology , thermodynamics
Triplet exciton formation in neat 7,7‐(4,4‐ bis (2‐ethylhexyl)‐4H‐silolo[3,2‐b:4,5‐b′] dithiophene‐2,6‐diyl) bis (6‐fluoro‐4‐(5′‐hexyl‐[2,2′‐bithiophen]‐5‐yl)benzo[c][1,2,5]thiadiazole) (p‐DTS(FBTTh 2 ) 2 ) and blends with [6,6]‐Phenyl C 70 butyric acid methyl ester (PC 70 BM), with and without the selective solvent additive 1,8‐diiodooctane, is investigated by means of spin sensitive photoluminescence measurements. For all three material systems, a significant amount of long living triplet excitons is detected, situated on the p‐DTS(FBTTh 2 ) 2 molecules. The characteristic zero‐field splitting parameters for this state are identified to be D = 42 mT (1177 MHz) and E = 5 mT (140 MHz). However, no triplet excitons located on PC 70 BM are detectable. Using electrically detected spin resonance, the presence of these triplet excitons is confirmed even at room temperature, highlighting that triplet excitons form during solar cell operation and influence the photocurrent and photovoltage. Surprisingly, the superior performing blend is found to have the largest triplet population. It is concluded, that the formation of triplet excitons from charge transfer states via electron back transfer has no crucial impact on device performance in p‐DTS(FBTTh 2 ) 2 :PC 70 BM based solar cells.