Understanding morphology-dependent polymer aggregation properties and photocurrent generation in polythiophene/fullerene solar cells of variable compositions

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 35, 2010, Pages 15121-15128

  Gao, Yongqian ^a   Martin, Thomas P ^a   Niles, Edwards T ^a   Wise, Adam J ^a   Thomas, Alan K ^a   Grey, John K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE MODEL; BLUE SHIFT; CHARGE TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; EXCITON COUPLING; FREQUENCY MAP; LOCAL ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES; METHYL ESTERS; PHOTOCURRENT GENERATIONS; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POLYMER AGGREGATIONS; RAMAN BANDS; RAMAN SPECTRA; RED SHIFT; RESONANCE RAMAN; SPATIAL LOCATION; STRETCHING MODES; SYMMETRIC STRETCHING; THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS; WEIGHT FRACTIONS;

ABSORPTION; BUTYRIC ACID; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ESTERS; EXCITONS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOCURRENTS; POLYMERS; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 77956975590     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp104111h     Document Type: Article

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