Influence of processing and intrinsic polymer parameters on photochemical stability of polythiophene thin films

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2412-2417

  Madsen, Morten V ^a   Tromholt, Thomas ^a   Böttiger, Arvid ^a   Andreasen, Jens W ^a   Norrman, Kion ^a   Krebs, Frederik C ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Degradation; Organic photovoltaics; P3HT; Photo chemical stability; Photooxidation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; DEGRADATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLAR CELLS; STABILITY; THIOPHENE;

CONJUGATION LENGTH; DEGRADATION KINETICS; LARGE-SCALE APPLICATIONS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; P3HT; PHOTOCHEMICAL DEGRADATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL STABILITY; SPECTRAL BLUESHIFT;

POLYMER FILMS;

EID: 84869207032     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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