Understanding the role of non-fullerene acceptor crystallinity in the charge transport properties and performance of organic solar cells
Pierluigi Mondelli, Pascal Kaienburg, Francesco Silvestri, Rebecca Scatena, Claire Welton, Martine Grandjean, Vincent Lemaur, Eduardo Solano, Mathias Nyman, Peter N. Horton, Simon J. Coles, Esther Barrena, Moritz Riede, P. G. Radaelli, David Beljonne, G. N. Manjunatha Reddy, Graham E. Morse
Abstract
This structural characterisation shows how non-fullerene acceptor packing largely track from single crystals to solar cells. The crystal packing impacts electron mobility, while the domain purity drives the bimolecular recombination and performance.
Topics & Concepts
FullereneCrystallinityAcceptorOrganic solar cellMaterials scienceCharge (physics)Electron acceptorChemical physicsCrystal (programming language)NanotechnologyChemistryPolymerPhotochemistryCondensed matter physicsOrganic chemistryPhysicsComposite materialComputer scienceProgramming languageQuantum mechanicsOrganic Electronics and PhotovoltaicsConducting polymers and applicationsSemiconductor materials and interfaces