Abstract
We examined sub-nanosecond time-scale charge carrier dynamics in crystalline films of a functionalized anthradithiophene (ADT) donor (D) with three different acceptor (A) molecules. A four-fold enhancement in ultrafast charge carrier separation efficiency was observed in D/A blends with a fullerene acceptor added at 7–10 wt. % concentrations, whereas a gradual decrease in peak photocurrent amplitude with acceptor concentration was observed with functionalized pentacene and indenofluorene acceptors. The results were directly correlated with the ADT-tri(ethylsilyl)ethynyl-F donor crystallinity. In the best-performing blends, the presence of crystalline acceptor domains was also established.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-28-2014
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4891758
Funding Information
This work was supported by the NSF Grants DMR-1207309 (O.O.) and CHE-1301485 (M.H.), and the OSU URISC Program (M.T.).
Repository Citation
Paudel, Keshab; Johnson, Brian; Thieme, Mattson; Haley, Michael M.; Payne, Marcia M.; Anthony, John E.; and Ostroverkhova, Oksana, "Enhanced Charge Photogeneration Promoted by Crystallinity in Small-Molecule Donor-Acceptor Bulk Heterojunctions" (2014). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 33.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/chemistry_facpub/33
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in Applied Physics Letters, v. 105, no. 4, article 043301, p. 1-4.
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The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, v. 105, no. 4, article 043301, p. 1-4 and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4891758.