Reversible P3HT/oxygen charge transfer complex identification in thin films exposed to direct contact with water

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 6291-6299

  Bellani, Sebastiano ^a,b   Fazzi, Daniele ^b,c   Bruno, Paola ^b   Giussani, Ester ^a,b   Canesi, Eleonora Valeria ^b   Lanzani, Guglielmo ^a,b   Antognazza, Maria Rosa ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KOHLENFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; THIN FILMS;

AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE; CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX; COMPLEX FORMATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; POLY(3-HEXYLTHIOPHENE); REVERSIBLE FORMATION; THEORETICAL MODELING;

CHARGE TRANSFER;

EID: 84897427489     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp4119309     Document Type: Article

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