| Structural correlations in the generation of polaron pairs in low-bandgap polymers for photovoltaics. | |
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PMID: 22828630 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Polymeric semiconductors are materials where unique optical and electronic properties often originate from a tailored chemical structure. This allows for synthesizing conjugated macromolecules with ad hoc functionalities for organic electronics. In photovoltaics, donor-acceptor co-polymers, with moieties of different electron affinity alternating on the chain, have attracted considerable interest. The low bandgap offers optimal light-harvesting characteristics and has inspired work towards record power conversion efficiencies. Here we show for the first time how the chemical structure of donor and acceptor moieties controls the photogeneration of polaron pairs. We show that co-polymers with strong acceptors show large yields of polaron pair formation up to 24% of the initial photoexcitations as compared with a homopolymer (η=8%). π-conjugated spacers, separating the donor and acceptor centre of masses, have the beneficial role of increasing the recombination time. The results provide useful input into the understanding of polaron pair photogeneration in low-bandgap co-polymers for photovoltaics. |
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Raphael Tautz; Enrico Da Como; Thomas Limmer; Jochen Feldmann; Hans-Joachim Egelhaaf; Elizabeth von Hauff; Vincent Lemaur; David Beljonne; Seyfullah Yilmaz; Ines Dumsch; Sybille Allard; Ullrich Scherf |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2012-07-24 |
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Title: Nature communications Volume: 3 ISSN: 2041-1723 ISO Abbreviation: Nat Commun Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2012-07-25 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101528555 Medline TA: Nat Commun Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 970 Citation Subset: IM |
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Photonics and Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics and CeNS Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80799 Munich, Germany. |
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