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JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
Volume 6, Issue 1, Pages 113-123Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jz5023202
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan [25288004, 26620065]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26620065, 25288004] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Recent progress is overviewed on experimental elucidations of fundamental molecular functions of the light energy conversions by the photoactive layers of the organic photovoltalic (OPV) cells by means of the time-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Positions and orientations of the unpaired electrons and electronic coupling matrix elements are clarified in photoinduced, primary charge-separated (CS) states. Connections between the molecular geometries and the electronic couplings have been characterized for the initial CS states to elucidate how the structure, orbital delocalization, and molecular libration play roles on exothermic carrier dissociation via a vibrationally relaxed charge-transfer complex with prevention of the energy-wasting charge recombination. Superior functions to biological molecules are presented for the efficient photocurrent generations induced by orbital delocalization and by shallow trap depths at polymer-stacking domains. The above structural and electronic characteristics of the primary electron hole pairs are essential to evaluations, designs, and developments of the efficient solar cells using organic molecules.
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