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Tuning the donor–acceptor (D–A) weight ratio is an essential step to optimize the performance of a bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cell. The unoptimized regime with a low acceptor concentration is generally unexplored despite it may reveal the early stage electronic D–A interactions. In this study, PTB7:PC71BM is used to examine factors that limit the device performance in unoptimized regime. The key limiting factor is the creation of traps and localized states originated from fullerene molecules. Photothermal deflection spectroscopy is used to quantify the trap density. Starting with pristine PTB7, addition of small concentration of fullerene increases the electron trap density and lowers the electron mobility. When the D–A weight ratio reaches 1:0.1, fullerene percolation occurs. There is an abrupt drop in trap density and simultaneously a six orders of magnitude increase in the electron mobility. Furthermore, the fill factors of the corresponding photovoltaic devices are found to anticorrelate with the trap density. This study reveals that electron trapping is the key limiting factor for unoptimized BHJ solar cells in low fullerene regime.
Advanced Energy Materials – Wiley
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