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- Title
Effect of Palladium‐Tetrakis(Triphenylphosphine) Catalyst Traces on Charge Recombination and Extraction in Non‐Fullerene‐based Organic Solar Cells.
- Authors
Schopp, Nora; Brus, Viktor V.; Lee, Jaewon; Dixon, Alana; Karki, Akchheta; Liu, Tuo; Peng, Zhengxing; Graham, Kenneth R.; Ade, Harald; Bazan, Guillermo C.; Nguyen, Thuc‐Quyen
- Abstract
The effect of the cross‐coupling catalyst tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) (Pd(PPh3)4) on the performance of a model organic bulk‐heterojunction solar cell composed of a blend of poly([2,6′‐4,8‐di(5‐ethylhexylthienyl)benzo[1,2‐b;3,3‐b]dithiophene]{3‐fluoro‐2[(2‐ethylhexyl)carbonyl]thieno[3,4‐b]thiophenediyl}) (PTB7‐Th) donor and 3,9‐bis(2‐methylene‐((3‐(1,1‐dicyanomethylene)‐6,7‐difluoro)‐indanone))‐5,5,11,11‐tetrakis(4‐hexylphenyl)‐dithieno[2,3‐d:2′,3′‐d′]‐s‐indaceno[1,2‐b:5,6‐b′]dithiophene (IOTIC‐4F) non‐fullerene acceptor is investigated. The effect of intentional addition of different amounts of Pd(PPh3)4 on morphology, free charge carrier generation, non‐geminate bulk trap‐ and surface trap‐assisted recombination as well as bimolecular recombination and charge extraction is quantified. This work shows that free charge carrier generation is affected significantly, while the impact of Pd(PPh3)4 on non‐geminate recombination processes is limited because the catalyst does not facilitate efficient trap‐assisted recombination. The studied system shows substantial robustness towards the addition of Pd(PPh3)4 in small amounts.
- Subjects
SOLAR cells; SILICON solar cells; FULLERENE polymers; TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE; SURFACE recombination; CATALYSTS; CHARGE carriers; THIOPHENES
- Publication
Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, Vol 31, Issue 15, p1
- ISSN
1616-301X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/adfm.202009363