Molecular-scale and nanoscale morphology of P3HT:PCBM bulk heterojunctions: Energy-filtered TEM and low-dose HREM

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 907-912

  Drummy, Lawrence F ^a   Davis, Robert J ^b   Moore, Diana L ^b   Durstock, Michael ^a   Vaia, Richard A ^a   Hsu, Julia W P ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LAYER; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; BULK HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS; DOMAIN MORPHOLOGY; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBRIL AXIS; FIBRILLAR STRUCTURES; HIGH MOBILITY; LOCAL TRANSPORT; LOW DOSE; MESOSCALE; MESOSCOPICS; METHYL ESTERS; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUE; MOLECULAR LEVELS; NANO SCALE; NANOSCALE MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); TEM;

BUTYRIC ACID; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; CRYSTALLITES; CRYSTALS; ESTERS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79952141731     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cm102463t     Document Type: Article

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