Triplet formation from the charge-separated state in blends of MDMO-PPV with cyano-containing acceptor polymers

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 511-512, Issue , 2006, Pages 333-337

  Veldman, Dirk ^a   Offermans, Ton ^a   Sweelssen, Jörgen ^b   Koetse, Marc M ^b   Meskers, Stefan C J ^a   Janssen, René A J ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Charge transfer; Conjugated polymers; Photoinduced absorption; Polymer solar cells; Triplet generation

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRONS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; QUENCHING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CYANO-SUBSTITUTED POLYMERS; PHOTOEXCITATIONS; PHOTOGENERATED CHARGE CARRIERS; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION (PIA);

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 33646585434     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2005.12.034     Document Type: Article

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