Nanoscale electro-optical properties of organic semiconducting thin films: From individual materials to the blend

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 116, Issue 33, 2012, Pages 17919-17927

  Escasaín, Elisa ^a   Lopez Elvira, Elena ^b   Baro, Arturo M ^b   Colchero, Jaime ^a   Palacios Lidon, Elisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE REDISTRIBUTION; ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; GREEN LIGHT; KELVIN PROBE MICROSCOPY; MEH-PPV; NANO SCALE; PHOTO-CHARGE GENERATION; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROCESS; PHOTORESPONSES; SEMICONDUCTING THIN FILMS; WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84868549096     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp304278w     Document Type: Article

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