Photochemical charge separation in poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) films observed with surface photovoltage spectroscopy

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 117, Issue 51, 2013, Pages 26905-26913

  Osterloh, Frank E ^a   Holmes, Michael A ^a   Chang, Lilian ^b   Moulé, Adam J ^b   Zhao, Jing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE REGIONS; ILLUMINATION INTENSITY; INDUCED CHARGES; ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTOCHEMICAL CHARGE SEPARATION; POLY-3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE; SURFACE PHOTOVOLTAGE SPECTROSCOPY; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; CARRIER MOBILITY; ENERGY GAP; FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS; INTERFACE STATES; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERS; PROBES; SEMICONDUCTING FILMS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 84891408099     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp409262v     Document Type: Article

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