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Study of the doping effect on imperfect morphology at photovoltaic heterojunctions in bilayer organic solar cells

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Chemistry C
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d2tc01920e· OSTI ID:1982270
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  1. State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, P. R. China
  2. Centre of Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, P. R. China
  3. State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 710049, P. R. China; State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R. China
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The efficient doping of a donor–acceptor copolymer is controlled by the charge–quadrupole interaction between the dopant and the respective units to improve the photovoltaic performance by alleviating the energy barrier for charge separation.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1982270
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 10, Issue 33; ISSN 2050-7526
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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