Mapping the energy level alignment at donor/acceptor interfaces in non-fullerene organic solar cells

Xian’e Li; Qilun Zhang; Jianwei Yu; Ye Xu; Rui Zhang; Chuanfei Wang; Huotian Zhang; Simone Fabiano; Xianjie Liu; Jianhui Hou; Feng Gao; Mats Fahlman

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-29702-w

Nature Communications (Apr 2022)

Mapping the energy level alignment at donor/acceptor interfaces in non-fullerene organic solar cells

Xian’e Li,
Qilun Zhang,
Jianwei Yu,
Ye Xu,
Rui Zhang,
Chuanfei Wang,
Huotian Zhang,
Simone Fabiano,
Xianjie Liu,
Jianhui Hou,
Feng Gao,
Mats Fahlman

Affiliations

Xian’e Li: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University
Qilun Zhang: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University
Jianwei Yu: Biomolecular and Organic Electronics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University
Ye Xu: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Rui Zhang: Biomolecular and Organic Electronics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University
Chuanfei Wang: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University
Huotian Zhang: Biomolecular and Organic Electronics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University
Simone Fabiano: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University
Xianjie Liu: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University
Jianhui Hou: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feng Gao: Biomolecular and Organic Electronics, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM), Linköping University
Mats Fahlman: Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Linköping University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29702-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Energy level alignment (ELA) at donor-acceptor heterojunctions is of vital importance yet largely undetermined in organic solar cells. Here, authors determine the heterojunction ELA with (mono) layer-by-layer precision to understand the co-existence of efficient charge.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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