Charge Separation at Molecular Donor–Acceptor Interfaces: Correlation Between Morphology and Solar Cell Performance

Abstract

Blends of organic electron and hole conductive materials are widely used for ambipolar charge-carrier transport and donor/acceptor (DA) photovoltaic cells. Thereby, the efficiency of these excitonic solar cells is correlated to the morphology of the interface between the donor and the acceptor materials, which in turns depends on the preparation conditions, the crystallization of the particular materials, and the interaction between the donor and acceptor molecules. In this contribution, the influence of the morphology on the solar cell architecture and performance will be discussed using different molecular DA combinations.