Interfacial charge separation and trapping in a photovoltaic polymer blend observed with ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy

Ryan D. Pensack; Kyle M. Banyas; Larry W. Barbour; John B. Asbury

doi:10.1117/12.796100

Interfacial charge separation and trapping in a photovoltaic polymer blend observed with ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy

Ryan D. Pensack
, Kyle M. Banyas
, Larry W. Barbour
, John B. Asbury

Chemistry

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Abstract

The dynamics of photoinduced charge separation, recombination and trapping are examined in a polymer blend photovoltaic material with ultrafast visible pump - infrared probe and time-resolved infrared spectroscopy. The carbonyl (C=O) stretch of methanofullerene [6,6]-phenyl C₆₁-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM) is probed as a local vibrational reporter of the dynamics in a blend with a poly(p-phenylenevinylene) (PPV) -based conjugated polymer, CN-MEH-PPV. Following interfacial electron transfer, geminate electron - hole pair dissociation occurs on ultrafast timescales. Subsequent to this charge separation process, charge carriers become trapped on the microsecond timescale resulting in the formation of a distinct peak in the vibrational spectra corresponding to the anion of PCBM. The charge trapping dynamics correspond to the carrier lifetime of similar PPV-based polymer blends as reported in photocurrent transients from the literature.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials VII
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796100
State	Published - 2008
Event	Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials VII - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Aug 11 2008 → Aug 12 2008

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	7034
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X

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Other	Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials VII
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Diego, CA
Period	8/11/08 → 8/12/08

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Condensed Matter Physics
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Pensack, R. D., Banyas, K. M., Barbour, L. W., & Asbury, J. B. (2008). Interfacial charge separation and trapping in a photovoltaic polymer blend observed with ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy. In Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials VII Article 703404 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7034). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796100

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Pensack, RD, Banyas, KM, Barbour, LW & Asbury, JB 2008, Interfacial charge separation and trapping in a photovoltaic polymer blend observed with ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy. in Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials VII., 703404, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, vol. 7034, Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials VII, San Diego, CA, United States, 8/11/08. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.796100

Interfacial charge separation and trapping in a photovoltaic polymer blend observed with ultrafast vibrational spectroscopy. / Pensack, Ryan D.; Banyas, Kyle M.; Barbour, Larry W. et al.
Physical Chemistry of Interfaces and Nanomaterials VII. 2008. 703404 (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 7034).

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