Molecular structure of poly(3-alkyl-thiophenes) investigated by calorimetry and grazing incidence X-ray scattering

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-118

  Abad, Jose ^a,b   Espinosa, Nieves ^b   Ferrer, Pilar ^c,d   García Valverde, Rafael ^b   Miguel, Carmen ^b   Padilla, Javier ^b   Alcolea, Alberto ^b   Castro, German R ^c,d   Colchero, Jaime ^a   Urbina, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^c SpLine   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Glass transition; Grazing incidence X ray diffraction; Organic electronic devices; Organic solar cells; Poly alkyl thiophenes

Indexed keywords

BULK SAMPLES; CALORIMETRIC GLASS TRANSITION; CALORIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; COOLING SCAN; CRYSTALLINE PEAKS; CRYSTALLINE PHASIS; D-SPACING INCREASE; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; GRAZING INCIDENCE; GRAZING INCIDENCE X-RAY DIFFRACTION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MELTING AND CRYSTALLIZATION; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; ORGANIC-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLY-ALKYL-THIOPHENES; REGIO-REGULAR; SAMPLE TEMPERATURE; SCAN RATES; TEMPERATURE DIAGRAM; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TOLUENE SOLUTION;

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GLASS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OPTICS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POLYMERS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THIOPHENE; TOLUENE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

GLASS TRANSITION;

EID: 82955167846     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2011.09.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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