Molecular dynamics simulations of the solvent- and thermal history-dependent structure of the PCBM fullerene derivative

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 5434-5443

  Frigerio, Francesco ^a   Casalegno, Mosè ^b   Carbonera, Chiara ^c   Nicolini, Tommaso ^b   Meille, Stefano Valdo ^b   Raos, Guido ^b  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c Istituto Guido Donegani SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CHARGE HOPPING; COCRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; GUEST MOLECULES; HOST-GUEST SYSTEM; INTERCONNECTED NETWORK; MD SIMULATION; METHYL ESTERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR ORGANIZATION; MONO-CHLOROBENZENE; NANOCRYSTALLINE SAMPLE; NON-TRIVIAL; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; ORGANIC SOLAR CELL; ORTHO-DICHLOROBENZENE; PAIR DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; POST DEPOSITION TREATMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SOLUTION-PROCESSED; SOLVENT MOLECULES; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; STRUCTURAL FEATURE; STRUCTURAL MODELS; STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY; THERMAL BEHAVIORS; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; FULLERENES; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MODEL STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SOLVENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84857551542     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: 13645501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2jm16142g     Document Type: Article

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