Deeper insights into charge photogeneration in organic solar cells

Subjects Atomistic modelsSolar cells An advanced model is developed to pinpoint the parameters that control the bulk charge photogeneration yield and to provide design strategies for highly efficient organic solar cells. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout Fig. 1: Schematic Jablonski diagram illustrating the charge photogeneration process in organic solar cells, from photoexcitation and formation of LEs to CT excitons, the CS state and eventual charge carrier extraction at the electrodes. ReferencesFu, J. et al. Nat. Energy 10, 1251–1261 (2025).Article CAS Google Scholar Zhu, L. et al. Joule 8, 3153–3168 (2024).Article CAS Google Scholar Li, Y. et al. Adv. Mater. 37, 2409212 (2025).Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar Sağlamkaya, E. et al. Mater. Horiz. 10, 1825–1834 (2023).Article PubMed Google Scholar Sharma, A. et al. Energy Environ. Sci. 18, 7610–7623 (2025).Article CAS Google Scholar Hart, L. J. F. et al. Nat. Mater. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02509-6 (2026).Article Google Scholar Deibel, C. & Strobel, T. Phys. Rev. Lett 103, 036402 (2009).Article PubMed Google Scholar Baranovskii, S. D., Wiemer, M., Nenashev, A. V., Jansson, F. & Gebhard, F. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 3, 1214–1221 (2012).Article CAS Google Scholar Classen, A. et al. Nat. Energy 5, 711–719 (2020).Article CAS Google Scholar Download referencesAuthor informationAuthors and AffiliationsInstitut für Physik, Technische Universität Chemnitz, Chemnitz, GermanyCarsten DeibelAuthorsCarsten DeibelView author publicationsSearch author on:PubMed Google ScholarCorresponding authorCorrespondence to Carsten Deibel.Ethics declarations Competing interests The author declares no competing interests. Rights and permissionsReprints and permissionsAbout this articleCite this articleDeibel, C. Deeper insights into charge photogeneration in organic solar cells. Nat. Mater. (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02500-1Download citationPublished: 27 February 2026Version of record: 27 February 2026DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-026-02500-1Share this articleAnyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content:Get shareable linkSorry, a shareable link is not currently available for this article.Copy shareable link to clipboard Provided by the Springer Nature SharedIt content-sharing initiative Molecular factors controlling charge pair generation in organic photovoltaic materials Lucy J. F. HartDaniel G. MedrandaJenny Nelson Nature Materials Article Open Access 27 Feb 2026