Time-resolved EPR study of electron-hole dissociations influenced by alkyl side chains at the photovoltaic polyalkylthiophene:PCBM interface

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 30-35

  Miura, Taku ^a   Aikawa, Motoko ^a   Kobori, Yasuhiro ^b,c  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

charge separation; electron tunneling; entropy; organic thin film solar cell; spin correlated radical pair; trap depth

Indexed keywords

CHARGE SEPARATIONS; CHARGE-SEPARATED STATE; ELECTRON HOLE PAIRS; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; ORGANIC THIN-FILM SOLAR CELLS; RADICAL PAIR; TIME-RESOLVED ELECTRON PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCES; TRAP DEPTH;

CHROMATE COATINGS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ENTROPY;

CHAINS;

EID: 84891791966     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402300m     Document Type: Article

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