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POLARON DYNAMICS. Long-lived photoinduced polaron formation in conjugated polyelectrolyte-fullerene assemblies.

ABSTRACT: The efficiency of biological photosynthesis results from the exquisite organization of photoactive elements that promote rapid movement of charge carriers out of a critical recombination range. If synthetic organic photovoltaic materials could mimic this assembly, charge separation and collection could be markedly enhanced. We show that micelle-forming cationic semiconducting polymers can coassemble in water with cationic fullerene derivatives to create photoinduced electron-transfer cascades that lead to exceptionally long-lived polarons. The stability of the polarons depends on the organization of the polymer-fullerene assembly. Properly designed assemblies can produce separated polaronic charges that are stable for days or weeks in aqueous solution.

SUBMITTER: Huber RC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6039100 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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POLARON DYNAMICS. Long-lived photoinduced polaron formation in conjugated polyelectrolyte-fullerene assemblies.

Huber Rachel C RC Ferreira Amy S AS Thompson Robert R Kilbride Daniel D Knutson Nicholas S NS Devi Lekshmi Sudha LS Toso Daniel B DB Challa J Reddy JR Zhou Z Hong ZH Rubin Yves Y Schwartz Benjamin J BJ Tolbert Sarah H SH

Science (New York, N.Y.) 20150601 6241

The efficiency of biological photosynthesis results from the exquisite organization of photoactive elements that promote rapid movement of charge carriers out of a critical recombination range. If synthetic organic photovoltaic materials could mimic this assembly, charge separation and collection could be markedly enhanced. We show that micelle-forming cationic semiconducting polymers can coassemble in water with cationic fullerene derivatives to create photoinduced electron-transfer cascades th ...[more]

PMID: 26089510

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