Nanoscale electrical characterization of organic photovoltaic blends by conductive atomic force microscopy

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Douhéret, Olivier ^a   Lutsen, Laurence ^a   Swinnen, Ann ^a   Breselge, Martin ^a   Vandewal, Koen ^a   Goris, Ludwig ^a   Manca, Jean ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHARGE TRANSFER; DERIVATIVES; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMER BLENDS; SEMICONDUCTING POLYMERS; SOLAR CELLS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CHARGE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS; CONDUCTIVE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (CAFM); NANOSCALE ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC BLENDS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 33746288041     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2227846     Document Type: Article

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