Vertically segregated polymer blends: Their use in organic electronics

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-125

  Arias, Ana Claudia ^a  

^a PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Organicbased electronic devices; Phase separation; Selfencapsulation method; Vertically segregated polymer blends

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLYMERS; STABILITY; SURFACE TREATMENT; VISCOSITY; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; LEAKAGE CURRENTS; PHASE SEPARATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ORGANICBASED ELECTRONIC DEVICES; SELFENCAPSULATION METHOD; VERTICALLY SEGREGATED POLYMER BLENDS; ORGANIC-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICES; SELF-ENCAPSULATION METHOD;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 32944454589     PISSN: 15321797     EISSN: 15329038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15321790500471251     Document Type: Article

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