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PBDTTPD is a conjugated polymer with high power conversion efficiency if used in organic solar cells together with fullerene derivatives. We have investigated forthe first time the excited state dynamics of pristine PBDTTPD thin film as well as the ultrafast evolution of charge carriers in PBDTTPD:PCBM bulk heterojunction blend using femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. In the latter, charges appear within the time resolution of the experiment (80% of charges survive after 1 ns; the rest recombines (most probably geminately) on the 200 ps time scale.
Christophe Ballif, Antoine Descoeudres, Matthieu Despeisse, Mathieu Gérard Boccard, Loris Barraud, Jan Haschke, Raphaël Monnard, Brahim Aissa
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin, Sanghyun Paek, Yonghui Lee, Kyung Taek Cho