Charge photogeneration in polythiophene-perylene diimide blend films

Shoaee, Safa; An, Zesheng; Zhang, Xuan; Barlow, Stephen; Marder, Seth R.; Duffy, Warren; Heeney, Martin; McCulloch, Iain; Durrant, James R.

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

2009

Transient absorption spectroscopy is employed to monitor charge photogeneration in polythiophene–perylene diimide blend films; in contrast to polythiophene–PCBM blends, efficient charge photogeneration is observed even for small energetic driving forces.