Accurate measurement of the exciton diffusion length in a conjugated polymer using a heterostructure with a side-chain cross-linked fullerene layer

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 109, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 5266-5274

  Markov, Denis E ^a   Amsterdam, Emiel ^a   Blom, Paul W M ^a   Sieval, Alexander B ^a   Hummelen, Jan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; DIFFUSION LENGTH; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR LAYER; EXCITON DIFFUSION;

DIFFUSION; DISSOCIATION; EVAPORATION; EXCITONS; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLYMERIZATION;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

CROSS LINKING REAGENT; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; INFRARED SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DIFFUSION; FULLERENES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, INFRARED;

EID: 22444432233     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0509663     Document Type: Article

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