Phase separation-driven stratification in conventional and inverted P3HT:PCBM organic solar cells

Organic Electronics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1249-1254

  Pavlopoulou, E ^a   Fleury, G ^a   Deribew, D ^a   Cousin, F ^b   Geoghegan, M ^c   Hadziioannou, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active layer morphology; Neutron reflectivity; Organic photovoltaics; Vertical phase separation

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; OXIDE FILMS; REFLECTION; SOLAR CELLS; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ACTIVE LAYER; INVERTED DEVICES; NEUTRON REFLECTIVITY; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLY(3 ,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE):POLY(STYRENESULFONATE); POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; SCATTERING LENGTH DENSITY; VERTICAL PHASE SEPARATIONS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84875354764     PISSN: 15661199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orgel.2013.02.020     Document Type: Article

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