Charge recombination in polythiophene: non-fullerene acceptor solar cells with IE offsets exceeding 1 eV

Energy & Environmental Science 2026 Open access

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Authors: Wejdan Althobaiti, Julien Gorenflot, Catherine S. P. De Castro, Jafar Iqbal Khan, Christopher E. Petoukhoff, Shahidul Alam, Oleksandr Matiash, Yakun He, George T. Harrison, Anirudh Sharma, W. Zhang, Valentina Musteata
+7 more José P Jurado, Marco Marengo, Derya Baran Baran, Stefaan De Wolf, Iain McCulloch, Shadi Fatayer, Frédéric Laquai
DOI: 10.1039/d5ee05059f
Cited by: 1
References: 82

Abstract

The bi-molecular recombination rate ( γ ) of charge carriers in P3HT:NFA blends decreases gradually as the diagonal bandgap (IE D –EA A ) increases.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics Fullerene Chemistry and Applications Nonlinear Optical Materials Research

Publication details

Journal / source
Energy & Environmental Science
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
659–679
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN