Quantitative Analysis of Exciton Composition and Dynamics in Y6 Films for Single-Component Solar Cells
Abstract
Non-fullerene acceptors such as Y6 have enabled high-efficiency organic photovoltaic devices and motivated the development of single-component architectures; however, the microscopic mechanisms governing exciton transport and charge dissociation remain under active investigation. In particular, the interplay between Frenkel-charge-transfer excitations and their coupling to environmental fluctuations complicates the description of light absorption and subsequent exciton dynamics. Here, ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy is used to probe exciton quenching dynamics in Y6 films interfaced with hole-transport layers. To interpret these measurements, we develop an analytical model based on hybrid Frenkel-charge-transfer states that enables direct extraction of intermolecular electronic couplings, charge-transfer character, and system-bath interaction strengths from experimental data. The analysis reveals a substantial charge-transfer admixture of 20-40% in the exciton states and identifies a transport regime characterized by delocalization-mediated exciton motion rather than purely diffusive hopping. Consistent with this interpretation, the corresponding quenching dynamics occur on a ~1 ps timescale within ~4 nm of the interface, suggesting a short-range injection mechanism facilitated by exciton delocalization. In addition to providing physical parameters for Y6, these results establish a quantitative framework that connects spectroscopic observables to microscopic transport mechanisms and can be generalized to other non-fullerene acceptors.
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BibTeX
@misc{mahmoodpour2026quantitative,
title = {{Quantitative Analysis of Exciton Composition and Dynamics in Y6 Films for Single-Component Solar Cells}},
author = {Saba Mahmoodpour and Jiyeon Oh and Yanlin Liu and Zijian Gan and Wei You and Andrew M. Moran},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = jul,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2607.10009},
eprint = {2607.10009},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.10009},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Quantitative Analysis of Exciton Composition and Dynamics in Y6 Films for Single-Component Solar Cells
AU - Saba Mahmoodpour
AU - Jiyeon Oh
AU - Yanlin Liu
AU - Zijian Gan
AU - Wei You
AU - Andrew M. Moran
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/07/10
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2607.10009
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.10009
AB - Non-fullerene acceptors such as Y6 have enabled high-efficiency organic photovoltaic devices and motivated the development of single-component architectures; however, the microscopic mechanisms governing exciton transport and charge dissociation remain under active investigation. In particular, the interplay between Frenkel-charge-transfer excitations and their coupling to environmental fluctuations complicates the description of light absorption and subsequent exciton dynamics. Here, ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy is used to probe exciton quenching dynamics in Y6 films interfaced with hole-transport layers. To interpret these measurements, we develop an analytical model based on hybrid Frenkel-charge-transfer states that enables direct extraction of intermolecular electronic couplings, charge-transfer character, and system-bath interaction strengths from experimental data. The analysis reveals a substantial charge-transfer admixture of 20-40% in the exciton states and identifies a transport regime characterized by delocalization-mediated exciton motion rather than purely diffusive hopping. Consistent with this interpretation, the corresponding quenching dynamics occur on a ~1 ps timescale within ~4 nm of the interface, suggesting a short-range injection mechanism facilitated by exciton delocalization. In addition to providing physical parameters for Y6, these results establish a quantitative framework that connects spectroscopic observables to microscopic transport mechanisms and can be generalized to other non-fullerene acceptors.
ER -