Vertical phase separation in spin-coated films of a low bandgap polyfluorene/PCBM blend-Effects of specific substrate interaction

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 253, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3906-3912

  Björström, Cecilia M ^a   Nilsson, Svante ^a   Bernasik, Andrzej ^b   Budkowski, Andrzej ^c   Andersson, Mats ^d   Magnusson, Kjell O ^a   Moons, Ellen ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^d CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Conjugated polymer; Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS); Spinodal decomposition; Thiophene; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS)

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ESTERS; PHASE SEPARATION; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMER BLENDS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPIN COATING;

COMPOSITION PROFILE; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; SUBSTRATE INTERFACES; THIOPHENE;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 33846635906     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2006.08.024     Document Type: Article

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