Time- and polarization-resolved photoluminescence of individual semicrystalline polythiophene (P3HT) nanoparticles

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 2089-2093

  Labastide, Joelle A ^a   Baghgar, Mina ^a   Dujovne, Irene ^a   Venkatraman, B Harihara ^a   Ramsdell, David C ^a,b   Venkataraman, Dhandapani ^a   Barnes, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles and Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMER NANOPARTICLES; CRYSTALLINE PARTICLES; HIERARCHICAL ASSEMBLIES; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; LOW CRYSTALLINITY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; PL INTENSITY; POLARIZATION CONTRAST; POLY-THIOPHENE; POWER LAW; REGIO-REGULAR; RR-P3HT; SEMICRYSTALLINES; TIME EVOLUTIONS; TIME REGIME; TIME-SCALES;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEPOLARIZATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POLARIZATION; POLYMER FILMS;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 80052350189     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz200958x     Document Type: Article

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