Photophysics and morphology of poly (3-dodecylthienylenevinylene)-[6,6]- phenyl-C 61-butyric acid methyl ester composite

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 21, 2012, Pages

  Lafalce, E ^a   Toglia, P ^a   Zhang, C ^b   Jiang, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEND FILMS; BULK HETEROJUNCTION; CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ENERGY TRANSFER PROCESS; EXCITON-BINDING ENERGY; EXCITONIC PROPERTIES; LOW BAND GAP; METHYL ESTERS; NEAT POLYMER; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; PHOTO-INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER; PHOTO-INDUCED EXCITATION; PHOTOINDUCED ABSORPTION; PHOTOINDUCED CHARGE TRANSFER; PHOTOPHYSICS; POLY (3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); POLYMER CHAINS; POLYMER CRYSTALLINITY; REGIOREGULARITY; SIDE-CHAINS; ULTRA-FAST;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING ENERGY; BLENDING; BUTYRIC ACID; CHARGE TRANSFER; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESTERIFICATION; ESTERS; EXCITONS; HETEROJUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84861805399     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4720091     Document Type: Article

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