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ArticleNature communications2024

Assessing intra- and inter-molecular charge transfer excitations in non-fullerene acceptors using electroabsorption spectroscopy.

Sudhi Mahadevan, Taili Liu, Saied Md Pratik, Yuhao Li, Hang Yuen Ho, Shanchao Ouyang, Xinhui Lu, Hin-Lap Yip, Philip C Y Chow, Jean-Luc Brédas and 3 more

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Sudhi MahadevanDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7020-6862
Taili LiuCollege of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, 650500, Yunnan, PR China.
Saied Md PratikDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4900-4323
Yuhao LiDepartment of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
Hang Yuen HoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
Shanchao OuyangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
Xinhui LuDepartment of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1908-3294
Hin-Lap YipDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-9751
Philip C Y ChowDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2373-503X
Jean-Luc BrédasDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7278-4471
Veaceslav CoropceanuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 85721-0041, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1693-2315
Shu Kong SoDepartment of Physics and Institute of Advanced Materials, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China.
Sai-Wing TsangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China. saitsang@cityu.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0788-4905

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City University of Hong Kong (CityU) 11303618City University of Hong Kong (CityU) 11317422United States Department of Defense | United States Navy | Office of Naval Research (ONR) N00014-24-1-2114
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organic photovoltaic cells using Y6 non-fullerene acceptors have recently achieved high efficiency, and it was suggested to be attributed to the charge-transfer (CT) nature of the excitations in Y6 aggregates. Here, by combining electroabsorption spectroscopy measurements and electronic-structure calculations, we find that the charge-transfer character already exists in isolated Y6 molecules but is strongly increased when there is molecular aggregation. Surprisingly, it is found that the large enhanced charge transfer in clustered Y6 molecules is not due to an increase in excited-state dipole moment, Δμ, as observed in other organic systems, but due to a reduced polarizability change, Δp. It is proposed that such a strong charge-transfer character is promoted by the stabilization of the charge-transfer energy upon aggregation, as deduced from density functional theory and four-state model calculations. This work provides insight into the correlation between molecular electronic properties and charge-transfer characteristics in organic electronic materials.

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