Photobleaching of MEH-PPV thin films: Correlation between optical properties and the nanoscale surface photovoltage

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-21

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Conjugated polymer; Electro optical properties; Kelvin probe microscopy; Photochemical reactions; Surface photovoltage

Indexed keywords

ELECTROOPTICAL PROPERTIES; KELVIN PROBE MICROSCOPY; NANO-SCALE SURFACES; NANOSCALE CONTACTS; PHENYLENEVINYLENE; PHOTOPHYSICAL PROCESS; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGES; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

CONJUGATED POLYMERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOBLEACHING; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PROBES; THIN FILMS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84878882085     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.05.022     Document Type: Article

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