Poly(3-hexylselenophene) solar cells: Correlating the optoelectronic device performance and nanomorphology imaged by low-energy scanning Transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 198-206

  Klein, Michael F G ^a   Pfaff, Marina ^a   Müller, Erich ^a   Czolk, Jens ^a   Reinhard, Manuel ^a   Valouch, Sebastian ^a   Lemmer, Uli ^a   Colsmann, Alexander ^a   Gerthsen, Dagmar ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

conjugated polymers; discrete spatial Fourier transform; imaging; interpenetrating networks (IPN); lamellar; low energy scanning transmission electron microscopy; morphology; nanomorphology; organic photovoltaics; P3HS; polymer solar cells; STEM; structure property relations

Indexed keywords

INTERPENETRATING NETWORKS (IPN); LAMELLAR; LOW ENERGIES; NANOMORPHOLOGIES; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; P3HS; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; SPATIAL FOURIER TRANSFORM; STEM; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATION;

BUTYRIC ACID; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ELECTRONS; FATTY ACIDS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; SCANNING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84555189263     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: 10990488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/polb.22394     Document Type: Article

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