Effect of the end group of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) polymers on the performance of polymer/fullerene solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 8137-8141

  Kim, Y ^a,c   Cook, S ^a   Kirkpatrick, J ^a   Nelson, J ^a   Durrant, J R ^a   Bradley, D D C ^a   Giles, M ^b   Heeney, M ^b   Hamilton, R ^b   McCulloch, I ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Merck Chemicals   (United Kingdom)

^c Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FULLERENES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; POLYMER FILMS; SOLAR CELLS;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; CHARGE RECOMBINATION; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 34347338605     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp072306z     Document Type: Article

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