Correlated In Situ Low-Frequency Noise and Impedance Spectroscopy Reveal Recombination Dynamics in Organic Solar Cells Using Fullerene and Non-Fullerene Acceptors

Luck, Kyle A.; Sangwan, Vinod K.; Hartnett, Patrick E.; Arnold, Heather N.; Wasielewski, Michael R.; Marks, Tobin J.; Hersam, Mark C.

doi:10.1002/adfm.201703805

Title: Correlated In Situ Low-Frequency Noise and Impedance Spectroscopy Reveal Recombination Dynamics in Organic Solar Cells Using Fullerene and Non-Fullerene Acceptors

Journal Article · Thu Nov 02 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Advanced Functional Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201703805· OSTI ID:1470382

Luck, Kyle A. ^[1]; Sangwan, Vinod K. ^[1]; Hartnett, Patrick E. ^[1]; Arnold, Heather N. ^[1]; Wasielewski, Michael R. ^[1]; Marks, Tobin J. ^[1];

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Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Abstract Non‐fullerene acceptors based on perylenediimides (PDIs) have garnered significant interest as an alternative to fullerene acceptors in organic photovoltaics (OPVs), but their charge transport phenomena are not well understood, especially in bulk heterojunctions (BHJs). Here, charge transport and current fluctuations are investigated by performing correlated low‐frequency noise and impedance spectroscopy measurements on two BHJ OPV systems, one employing a fullerene acceptor and the other employing a dimeric PDI acceptor. In the dark, these measurements reveal that PDI‐based OPVs have a greater degree of recombination in comparison to fullerene‐based OPVs. Furthermore, for the first time in organic solar cells, 1/ f noise data are fit to the Kleinpenning model to reveal underlying current fluctuations in different transport regimes. Under illumination, 1/ f noise increases by approximately four orders of magnitude for the fullerene‐based OPVs and three orders of magnitude for the PDI‐based OPVs. An inverse correlation is also observed between noise spectral density and power conversion efficiency. Overall, these results show that low‐frequency noise spectroscopy is an effective in situ diagnostic tool to assess charge transport in emerging photovoltaic materials, thereby providing quantitative guidance for the design of next‐generation solar cell materials and technologies.

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States). Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center (ANSER)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001059; DE‐SC0001059

OSTI ID:: 1470382

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Journal Information:: Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 48; Related Information: ANSER partners with Northwestern University (lead); Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yale University; ISSN 1616-301X

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