Correlation between polymer structure and polymer:fullerene blend morphology and its implications for high performance polymer solar cells

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2237-2244

  Son, Seon Kyoung ^a,b   Kim, Youn Su ^a   Son, Hae Jung ^a   Ko, Min Jae ^a   Kim, Honggon ^a   Lee, Doh Kwon ^a   Kim, Jin Young ^a   Choi, Dong Hoon ^b   Kim, Kyungkon ^a,c   Kim, Bongsoo ^a,b  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL SIDE-CHAIN LENGTHS; FULLERENE DERIVATIVE; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER SOLAR CELLS; INTERCONNECTIVITY; PHOTOACTIVE LAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC PROPERTY; POLYMER SOLAR CELL (PSCS); SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE;

BLENDING; CHAINS; FULLERENES; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLAR CELLS; SOLUBILITY; THIOPHENE;

POLYMERS;

EID: 84893826449     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp405744d     Document Type: Article

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