Computational studies of charge transfer in organic solar photovoltaic cells: A review

Publication date: March 2014 Source:Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews, Volume 18 Author(s): Neha Agnihotri Photoinduced charge transfer (CT) is a fundamental process that determines the overall energy conversion efficiency of organic solar photovoltaic cells (OPVs). This review focuses on the advantages and pitfalls of theoretical/computational methods available to describe CT excitations in donor–acceptor (D–A) complexes. Studies of porphyrin–fullerene constructs as model D–A systems will be used to illustrate progress in this area.

Source: Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C: Photochemistry Reviews - November 4, 2014 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research