Short and long-range electron transfer compete to determine free-charge yield in organic semiconductors

Carr, Joshua M.; Allen, Taylor G.; Larson, Bryon W.; Davydenko, Iryna G.; Dasari, Raghunath R.; Barlow, Stephen; Marder, Seth R.; Reid, Obadiah G.; Rumbles, Garry

doi:10.1039/d1mh01331a

Title: Short and long-range electron transfer compete to determine free-charge yield in organic semiconductors

Journal Article · Mon Nov 15 00:00:00 EST 2021 · Materials Horizons

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/d1mh01331a· OSTI ID:1832865

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Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States); Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States); National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Marcus theory explains photoinduced electron transfer from donor molecules to a fullerene host when all microstates are included, and formation of free charge competes with charge-transfer states.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1832865

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1830862

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5900-80749; MainId:77533; UUID:c556dfc8-4b54-416f-9016-708e20881e5e; MainAdminID:63314; TRN: US2216796

Journal Information:: Materials Horizons, Vol. 9, Issue 1; ISSN 2051-6347

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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