Charge separation at organic donor/acceptor interfaces is a key step in the functioning of an organic photovoltaic cell, but experimental techniques that uniquely probe the interface on ultrafast time scales are absent. Here, we apply a technique sensitive to interfacial charge separation based on four-wave mixing to follow the transient electric field at the donor/acceptor interface. Examining the model system of copper phthalocyannine (CuPc) and fullerene (C-60) bilayers, we observe ultrafast electron transfer from photoexcited CuPc to C-60 on a 80 +/- 20 fs time scale. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3632062]
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Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Ctr Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USAUniv Calif Santa Barbara, Ctr Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Hwang, In-Wook
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Moses, Daniel
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Moses, Daniel
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Heeger, Alan J.
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Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Ctr Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USAUniv Calif Santa Barbara, Ctr Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Hwang, In-Wook
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Moses, Daniel
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Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Ctr Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USAUniv Calif Santa Barbara, Ctr Polymers & Organ Solids, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
Moses, Daniel
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Heeger, Alan J.
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