Exciton dissociation in organic solar cells: An embedded charge transfer state model
Organic solar cells are a promising avenue for renewable energy, and our study introduces a comprehensive model to investigate exciton dissociation processes at the donor-acceptor interface. Examining quantum efficiency and emitted phonons in the charge transfer state (CTS), we explore scenarios lik...
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| author | Jouda Jemaa Khabthani, Khouloud Chika, Alexandre Perrin, Didier Mayou |
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| description | Organic solar cells are a promising avenue for renewable energy, and our study introduces a comprehensive model to investigate exciton dissociation processes at the donor-acceptor interface. Examining quantum efficiency and emitted phonons in the charge transfer state (CTS), we explore scenarios like variations of the environment beyond the CTS and repulsive/attractive potentials. The donor-acceptor interface significantly influences the injection process, with minimal impact from the environment beyond the CTS. Attractive potentials can create localized electron states at the interface, below the acceptor band, without necessarily hampering a good injection at higher energies. Exploring different recombination processes, including acceptor-side and donor-side recombination, presents distinct phases for the injection process versus the initial energy of the electron and the recombination rate. Our study highlights the important role of the type of recombination in determining the quantum efficiency and the existence of hot or cold charge transfer states. Finally, depending on the initial energy of the electron on the donor side, three distinct injection regimes are exhibited. The present model should be helpful for optimizing organic photovoltaic cell interfaces, highlighting the critical parameter interplay for enhanced performance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a21128bf851642a89e15ed670387c7102025-01-31T12:21:02ZengSciPostSciPost Physics2542-46532025-01-0118103810.21468/SciPostPhys.18.1.038Exciton dissociation in organic solar cells: An embedded charge transfer state modelJouda Jemaa Khabthani, Khouloud Chika, Alexandre Perrin, Didier MayouOrganic solar cells are a promising avenue for renewable energy, and our study introduces a comprehensive model to investigate exciton dissociation processes at the donor-acceptor interface. Examining quantum efficiency and emitted phonons in the charge transfer state (CTS), we explore scenarios like variations of the environment beyond the CTS and repulsive/attractive potentials. The donor-acceptor interface significantly influences the injection process, with minimal impact from the environment beyond the CTS. Attractive potentials can create localized electron states at the interface, below the acceptor band, without necessarily hampering a good injection at higher energies. Exploring different recombination processes, including acceptor-side and donor-side recombination, presents distinct phases for the injection process versus the initial energy of the electron and the recombination rate. Our study highlights the important role of the type of recombination in determining the quantum efficiency and the existence of hot or cold charge transfer states. Finally, depending on the initial energy of the electron on the donor side, three distinct injection regimes are exhibited. The present model should be helpful for optimizing organic photovoltaic cell interfaces, highlighting the critical parameter interplay for enhanced performance.https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.18.1.038 |
| spellingShingle | Jouda Jemaa Khabthani, Khouloud Chika, Alexandre Perrin, Didier Mayou Exciton dissociation in organic solar cells: An embedded charge transfer state model SciPost Physics |
| title | Exciton dissociation in organic solar cells: An embedded charge transfer state model |
| title_full | Exciton dissociation in organic solar cells: An embedded charge transfer state model |
| title_fullStr | Exciton dissociation in organic solar cells: An embedded charge transfer state model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exciton dissociation in organic solar cells: An embedded charge transfer state model |
| title_short | Exciton dissociation in organic solar cells: An embedded charge transfer state model |
| title_sort | exciton dissociation in organic solar cells an embedded charge transfer state model |
| url | https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.18.1.038 |
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