Reactive scattering between excitons and charge carriers in conjugated polymers

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 118, Issue 41, 2014, Pages 23451-23458

  Da Cunha, Wiliam Ferreira ^a   Ribeiro, Luiz Antonio ^b   Fonseca, Antonio Luciano De Almeida ^a   Gargano, Ricardo ^a   E Silva, Geraldo Magela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER MOBILITY; CONJUGATED POLYMERS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT SCATTERING; ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES (OLED); POLARONS;

EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; INTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; POLYMER LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; POSITIVELY CHARGED; REACTIVE SCATTERING; RECOMBINATION MECHANISMS; SU SCHRIEFFER HEEGER MODEL; TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE;

EXCITONS;

EID: 84908077983     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp5046673     Document Type: Article

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