One-dimensional singlet exciton diffusion in poly(3-hexylthiophene) crystalline domains

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 399-403

  Tamai, Yasunari ^a   Matsuura, Yuu ^a   Ohkita, Hideo ^a,b   Benten, Hiroaki ^a   Ito, Shinzaburo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

annihilation; H aggregate; organic photovoltaics; polythiophene; transient absorption

Indexed keywords

ANNIHILATION; H-AGGREGATE; ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS; POLY-THIOPHENE; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION;

CARRIER MOBILITY; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84892734110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz402299a     Document Type: Article

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