Solid-state NMR as a tool to describe and quantify the morphology of photoactive layers used in plastic solar cells

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1699-1707

  Mens, Raoul ^a   Bertho, Sabine ^a   Chambon, Sylvain ^a   D'Haen, Jan ^a   Lutsen, Laurence ^b   Manca, Jean ^a,b   Gelan, Jan ^a   Vanderzande, Dirk ^a,b   Adriaensens, Peter ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b IMEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

conducting polymers; conjugated polymer blends; film morphology; organic solar cells; phase separation; solid state NMR; thin films

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BLEND COMPOSITION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CASTING TECHNIQUES; DEVICE PERFORMANCE; FILM MORPHOLOGY; METHOXY; METHYL ESTERS; MIXED PHASE; NANOMORPHOLOGIES; OPTIMIZATION AND CONTROL; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STATE; PLASTIC SOLAR CELLS; SOLID-STATE NMR;

BLENDING; BUTYRIC ACID; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ESTERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMER FILMS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLID STATE PHYSICS; THIN FILMS; TOLUENE;

SOLAR CONTROL FILMS;

EID: 79952141337     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.24600     Document Type: Article

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