Ultrafast charge photogeneration and exciton regeneration at polymeric semiconductor heterojunctions

Morteani AC, Sreearunothai P, Herz LM, Friend RH, Silva C

We investigate photoexcitation dynamics in blends of electron and hole transporting conjugated polymers. Excitons that dissociate at the heterojunction can be regenerated efficiently via geminate-pair recombination and endothermic energy transfer from intermediate exciplex states.