The influence of UV radiation and ozone exposure on the electronic properties of poly-3-octyl-thiophene thin films

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1326-1332

  Abad, Jose ^a,b   Espinosa, Nieves ^b   García Valverde, Rafael ^b   Colchero, Jaime ^a   Urbina, Antonio ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic transport; Electrostatic scanning force microscopy; Organic solar cells; Poly alkyl thiophenes; Scanning force microscopy; UV degradation

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC TRANSPORT; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; POLY-ALKYL-THIOPHENES; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY; UV-DEGRADATION;

ALKYLATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROSTATICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OZONE; PHOTODEGRADATION; SCANNING; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLAR CELLS; SPIN GLASS; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; THIOPHENE; TOLUENE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CARRIER MOBILITY;

EID: 79953675671     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.12.032     Document Type: Article

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