Photovoltaic properties of a conjugated polymer blend of MDMO-PPV and PCNEPV

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2503-2508

  Veenstra, S C ^a   Verhees, W J H ^a   Kroon, J M ^a   Koetse, M M ^a   Sweelssen, J ^a   Bastiaansen, J J A M ^a   Schoo, H F M ^a   Yang, X ^b   Alexeev, A ^b   Loos, J ^b   Schubert, U S ^b   Wienk, M M ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BINARY MIXTURES; CHARGE TRANSFER; HEAT TREATMENT; OPTIMIZATION;

CONJUGATE POLYMERS; POWER CONVERSIONS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

POLY[2 METHOXY 5 (3,7 DIMETHYLOCTYLOXY) 1,4 PHENYLENEVINYLENE]; POLY[OXA 1,4 PHENYLENE (1 CYANO 1,2 VINYLENE)[2 METHOXY 5 (3,7 DIMETHYLOCTYLOXY) 1,4 PHENYLENE] 1,2 (2 CYANOVINYLENE) 1,4 PHENYLENE]; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; FILM; POLYMERIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 2942592582     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm049917d     Document Type: Article

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