Nanoscale morphology control of polymer/TiO2 nanocrystal hybrids: Photophysics, charge generation, charge transport, and photovoltaic properties

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 43, 2010, Pages 18717-18724

  Chuang, Chia Hao ^a   Lin, Yun Yue ^a   Tseng, Yun Heng ^a   Chu, Tsung Hung ^a   Lin, Chih Cheng ^a   Su, Wei Fang ^a   Chen, Chun Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BICONTINUOUS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CARRIER EXTRACTION; CHARGE GENERATION; CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CHARGE TRANSPORT; COMMONLY USED; CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY; DECAY MEASUREMENTS; DEVICE OPTIMIZATION; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; FLEXIBLE SOLAR CELLS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HYBRID DEVICES; HYBRID FILM; INORGANIC NANOCRYSTALS; MIXED SOLVENT; MOBILITY MEASUREMENTS; MORPHOLOGY CONTROL; NANOSCALE MORPHOLOGY; NONPOLAR POLYMERS; OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE SEPARATED MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOPHYSICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; PLASTIC SUBSTRATES; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; POOR SOLVENTS; POST TREATMENT; ROOM-TEMPERATURE PROCESS; SIMPLE APPROACH; SINGLE SOLVENTS; TIME-RESOLVED PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; TIO; WELL-DISPERSED;

CARRIER MOBILITY; DICHLOROMETHANE; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOCRYSTALS; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOEXCITATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; SOLAR CELLS;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 78650377824     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp1075516     Document Type: Article

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