Förster resonance energy transfer in p-DTS(FBTTh2)2- p-SIDT(FBTTh2)2 small molecule ternary blend bulk-heterojunction solar cells for enhanced power conversion efficiency

Ram Datt; Ramakant Sharma; Swati Bishnoi; Vinay Gupta

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2019.05.043

Förster resonance energy transfer in p-DTS(FBTTh₂)₂- p-SIDT(FBTTh₂)₂ small molecule ternary blend bulk-heterojunction solar cells for enhanced power conversion efficiency

Ram Datt
, Ramakant Sharma
, Swati Bishnoi
, Vinay Gupta

Physics

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Abstract

In this study, we demonstrate a new all small molecule ternary bulk heterojunction (BHJ) organic solar cells (OSCs) incorporating two small molecule (SM) (7,7′-[4,4-Bis(2-ethylhexyl)-4H-silolo[3,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-2,6-diyl]bis[6-fluoro-4-(5′-hexyl-[2,2′-bithiophen]-5yl)benzo [c][1,2,5] thiadiazole] (p-DTS(FBTTh₂)₂) and benzo [1,2-b:4,5-b]bis (4,4′-dihexyl-4H-silolo[3,2-b]thiophene-2,2′-diyl)bis(6-fluoro-4-(5′-hexyl-[2,2′-bithiophene]-5-yl)benzo[c][1,2,5] thiadiazole (p-SIDT(FBTTh₂)₂) as a donor and fullerene derivative ([6,6]-Phenyl-C₇₁-butyric acid methyl ester (PC₇₁BM)) as an acceptor. By varying SM donor ratios, we observed an enhancement of power conversion efficiency (PCE) from ∼7% to ∼9%. This increase in the PCE can be attributed to the Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) as confirmed by steady-state photoluminescence measurements.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	122-125
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	251
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2019.05.043
State	Published - 15 Sep 2019

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Keywords

FRET
Power conversion efficiency
Small molecules
Solar cell
Ternary blend

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