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A unified description of non-radiative voltage losses in organic solar cells

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  • Xian-Kai Chen

    (The University of Arizona)

  • Deping Qian

    (Linköping University)

  • Yuming Wang

    (Linköping University)

  • Thomas Kirchartz

    (IEK5-Photovoltaik, Forschungszentrum Jülich
    University of Duisburg-Essen)

  • Wolfgang Tress

    (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)

  • Huifeng Yao

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Jun Yuan

    (Linköping University
    Central South University)

  • Markus Hülsbeck

    (IEK5-Photovoltaik, Forschungszentrum Jülich)

  • Maojie Zhang

    (Soochow University)

  • Yingping Zou

    (Central South University)

  • Yanming Sun

    (Beihang University)

  • Yongfang Li

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences
    Soochow University)

  • Jianhui Hou

    (Chinese Academy of Sciences)

  • Olle Inganäs

    (Linköping University)

  • Veaceslav Coropceanu

    (The University of Arizona)

  • Jean-Luc Bredas

    (The University of Arizona)

  • Feng Gao

    (Linköping University)

Abstract

Recent advances in organic solar cells based on non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) come with reduced non-radiative voltage losses (ΔVnr). Here we show that, in contrast to the energy-gap-law dependence observed in conventional donor:fullerene blends, the ΔVnr values in state-of-the-art donor:NFA organic solar cells show no correlation with the energies of charge-transfer electronic states at donor:acceptor interfaces. By combining temperature-dependent electroluminescence experiments and dynamic vibronic simulations, we provide a unified description of ΔVnr for both fullerene- and NFA-based devices. We highlight the critical role that the thermal population of local exciton states plays in low-ΔVnr systems. An important finding is that the photoluminescence yield of the pristine materials defines the lower limit of ΔVnr. We also demonstrate that the reduction in ΔVnr (for example,

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  • Xian-Kai Chen & Deping Qian & Yuming Wang & Thomas Kirchartz & Wolfgang Tress & Huifeng Yao & Jun Yuan & Markus Hülsbeck & Maojie Zhang & Yingping Zou & Yanming Sun & Yongfang Li & Jianhui Hou & Olle , 2021. "A unified description of non-radiative voltage losses in organic solar cells," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 6(8), pages 799-806, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natene:v:6:y:2021:i:8:d:10.1038_s41560-021-00843-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41560-021-00843-4
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    1. Yuming Wang & Jianwei Yu & Rui Zhang & Jun Yuan & Sandra Hultmark & Catherine E. Johnson & Nathaniel P. Gallop & Bernhard Siegmund & Deping Qian & Huotian Zhang & Yingping Zou & Martijn Kemerink & Art, 2023. "Origins of the open-circuit voltage in ternary organic solar cells and design rules for minimized voltage losses," Nature Energy, Nature, vol. 8(9), pages 978-988, September.
    2. Jinfeng Huang & Tianyi Chen & Le Mei & Mengting Wang & Yuxuan Zhu & Jiting Cui & Yanni Ouyang & Youwen Pan & Zhaozhao Bi & Wei Ma & Zaifei Ma & Haiming Zhu & Chunfeng Zhang & Xian-Kai Chen & Hongzheng, 2024. "On the role of asymmetric molecular geometry in high-performance organic solar cells," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.

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